According to People, Spears shared a short clip of a hangout with Asghari, 29, and his friend on Instagram Stories on Wednesday. She captioned the video, “First time with one of my hubby’s friends!!!”
“My boys are at that awkward age I haven’t been able to shoot them for 4 years,” she added. “@samasghari is sort of silly about it too … it was cool to make contact yesterday !!!”
Asghari came out to criticize TMZ’s recent documentary about Britney Spears earlier this week. In a video posted to his Instagram Story, the actor blasted the “absolutely disgusting” ways in which those close to Spears have “told her story like it was theirs.”
“The last thing I want to do is speak on my wife’s behalf, I will never do that. I respect her privacy, that’s why I don’t talk as much,” he said. “How are you gonna take the most influential person of our generation, the princess of pop, America’s sweetheart, and put her in prison, where her father tells her what to do, what water to drink, who to see, and use her as a money-making machine and then all of a sudden, after 15 years, when she’s free after all [that] gaslighting and all those things that went down, now you’re gonna put her under a microscope and tell her story? No. That’s also disgusting, so don’t do that.”
Spears’ 13-year conservatorship was terminated in November 2021, and the “Hold Me Closer” singer has frequently vented her frustrations on social media since, claiming she was “victimized” by the order at the hands of her family.
According to a source, Spears is still adjusting to life after her conservatorship ended, despite the difficulties she has faced in the last year.
“She had been under lock and key for 13 years. Have there been ups and downs? Yes,” the insider told PEOPLE. “But some of the amazing things she’s done recently have all been her choice. She is a survivor. Despite whatever ups and downs she’s going through, she remains a survivor.”
Spears previously apologized publicly to her two sons, Jayden, 16, and Preston, 17, after Jayden stated in an interview with the Daily Mail and ITV that it would “take a lot of time and effort” to repair their fractured relationship.
“I just want her to get better mentally. When she gets better I really want to see her again,” Jayden told the outlet. In response to the boys’ refusal to see her, Spears stated in a since-deleted Instagram post that she had reservations of her own.
“I’m afraid to inform you guys, I’m not willing to see you until I feel valued,” she said. “All I know is my love for my children is more than anything and I’m sorry if I ever hurt you guys in any way.”