9/12/2021- 6:17 p.m.
Spears, 39, and Asghari, 27, announced their engagement on Instagram on Sunday, hours before the music world hit the red carpet for the MTV Video Music Awards.
Britney Spears and Sam Asghari are engaged!
“I can’t (expletive) believe it,” Spears wrote on her Instagram account below videos showing off the ring with a shocked expression. She added six engagement ring emojis and six exclamation points.
Asghari’s talent manager Brand Cohen confirmed the news in an email statement to USA Today saying, he was “proud to celebrate and confirm the engagement.”
“The couple made their long-standing relationship official today and are deeply touched by the support, dedication and love expressed to them,” the statement said.
Asghari and Spears have been a couple for the last four years after meeting on the set of Spears’ “Slumber Party” music video in 2016.
Asghari posted his own photo of the two kissing on Instagram, with Spears holding up her engagement ring.
