Britney Spears hires high-powered divorce lawyer amid Sam Asghari split

Britney Spears has stacked her legal team with divorce lawyer to the stars Laura Wasser amid her separation from Sam Asghari, a source tells Page Six exclusively.

An insider with knowledge of the situation confirmed to us Wednesday that the pop star hired the powerhouse attorney as her split from the Iranian-born actor is likely to turn into a nasty battle inside the courtroom.

A source told Page Six exclusively earlier on Wednesday that Asghari, 29, is allegedly seeking to change the terms of the prenuptial agreement that he and Spears, 41, signed.

The insider alleged that the “Family Business” actor is “attempting to negotiate concessions beyond his prenup and threatening to go public with extraordinarily embarrassing information about Britney unless he gets paid.”

Reps for Asghari did not return Page Six’s request for comment on those allegations.

Britney Spears has hired attorney Laura Wasser amid her split from Sam

Britney Spears & Sam Asghari to Divorce, Singer Retains Power Lawyers

Britney Spears and her husband Sam Asghari have separated after 14 months of marriage, and Variety has learned the pop star is being represented by a dream team of Hollywood lawyers as she prepares for a divorce.

Spears has retained top divorce lawyer to the stars, Laura Wasser, and will continue to work with her powerhouse attorney, Mathew Rosengart, a former federal prosecutor who famously got her out of her conservatorship and out of the hands of her father’s control, Variety hears.

Neither Wasser or Rosengart immediately responded to Variety‘s request for comment.

Asghari filed for divorce on August 16 in Los Angeles, citing “irreconcilable differences” and listing the date of separation as July 28, 2023. In documents obtained by Variety, Asghari is asking for spousal support and attorney’s fees and says he “has yet to determine the full nature and extent of the separate property assets and