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Sam Asghari has backed his wife, Britney Spears, as she publicly called out Kevin Federline in an Instagram message for her sons.
Spears returned to the social media site to make a public statement directed towards her family, with new husband, Asghari, being one of the first to comment and give his support. The Iranian-American actor and model managed to throw shade at the father of Spears' children, Federline, 44, in the process.
In the Instagram message, Spears, 40, sends "all the love in the world" to her son Jayden after he made a public statement about her, saying she "wasn't up to his expectations of a mother." However, Federline comes in for criticism from Spears.
Asghari, 28, lifted a quote from Britney to make his feelings abundantly clear. "Mowing the lawn > professional baby daddy," he wrote, gaining more than 15,000 likes.
His words are a reference to Spears' quote in the statement where she says to her sons, "Tell your father to go try and at least mow the lawn."
Elsewhere in the Instagram post, Spears defends her own state of mind, opens up about her previous workload, and once again implicates her parents, whom she refers to as "memaw and paw paw," for their role in placing her under a conservatorship.
Asghari wasn't the only one to give Spears his public support, as hundreds of thousands of people reacted positively to her post.
"You didn't fail Britney, society failed you," wrote @nathanbilinsky, gaining thousands of likes.
Other blue-tick Instagram users also weighed in. "Queen! Love you!" wrote model Patricia Costa, while artist Hayden Williams warned, "Britney isn't playing."
Other influencers, such as former adult film star Joslyn James, couturier Lloyd Klein and even the Diet Prada brand, shared their support for Spears in the comments.
In an interview with documentary filmmaker Daphne Barak, which is set to air Friday night in the UK on ITV, as reported by the Daily Mail, Jayden confirmed there's "no hate" between him and his mom. He and his brother, Sean Preston, 16, missed Spears' June wedding to Asghari.
"I 100 percent think this can be fixed," Jayden said. "It's just going to take a lot of time and effort. I just want her to get better mentally. When she gets better, I really want to see her again."
Addressing his mom directly, the 15-year-old said, "I love you a lot. I hope for the best for you. Maybe one day we can sit down like this and talk again."
For the first time in two years, Spears has released a new song, "Hold Me Closer," a collaboration with Sir Elton John.
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