Britney Spears has shared a cryptic social media post following news that she and husband Sam Asghari have ended their marriage after just 14 months.
The couple, who tied the knot in August 2022, had been together for six years before Asghari confirmed speculation that they were getting a divorce on Thursday in an emotional Instagram post.
In response, Spears shared a post of her own but avoided speaking about their split instead posting a drawing of a woman whispering in another’s ear while holding a glass bottle that imprisoned someone inside.
The Toxic hitmaker, 41, captioned the post: “How do you read this ??? It’s interesting !!! I see it as a message in a bottle !!! Or a baby who needs to get out !!!
“They whisper the poison like in Alice In Wonderland and they wait to see if they have the cure !!! Wise birds know who they are.”
Despite the comments being turned off on the post, it was quickly liked over 35,000 times at the time of writing after being uploaded.
The drawing followed an earlier video which seemed equally as cryptic and showed a painting of a woman asleep.
The songstress captioned it: “Sometimes you see more with your eyes closed," alongside an emoji of a monkey face covering its eyes.
Her posts comes hours after Asghari said he and Spears will “hold onto the love and respect” they have for each, after filing for divorce after a year of marriage.
In a statement posted online, he acknowledged that asking for privacy “seems ridiculous” but asked that the media be “kind and thoughtful”.
Court documents filed on Wednesday cited “irreconcilable differences” for the divorce, but stated that the couple had separated almost three weeks ago.
In a post on his Instagram story on Thursday, Asghari wrote: “After six years of love and commitment to each other my wife and I have decided to end our journey together.
“We will hold onto the love and respect we have for each and I wish her the best always.
“S**t happens. Asking for privacy seems ridiculous so I will just ask for everyone including media to be kind and thoughtful.”
The divorce documents, which were filed at a court in Los Angeles, state that Asghari intends to obtain financial support from Spears, and have her pay for his lawyers.
The filing also says the value of Spears’ and Asghari’s assets, and those they own jointly, has yet to be determined.
The pair tied the knot at a star-studded ceremony at the US singer’s home in Los Angeles in June 2022.
The couple originally met on the set of the Slumber Party music video in 2016, and became engaged in September 2021.
Their wedding was attended by high-profile celebrities including Madonna, Selena Gomez, Drew Barrymore and Paris Hilton.
The marriage to Asghari is Spears’ third, having divorced Kevin Federline, with whom she shares two children – Sean and Jayden, in 2007.
She was also married to Jason Alexander in 2004, but it was annulled after just 55 hours.
Alexander was arrested and charged with four misdemeanours in June last year after arriving at the address with the intention of “crashing” the singer’s wedding to Asghari.
