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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
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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

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Britney Spears Hires Kevin Costner’s Divorce Attorney – SheKnows

It’s been less than 24 hours since we learned that Sam Asghari filed for divorce from Britney Spears, and the pop star hasn’t wasted time when it comes to bulking up her legal team. The singer has hired a high-profile lawyer known for handling celebrity divorces as reports of Asghari attempting to get out of the iron-clad prenup the two signed start to circulate.

This development comes after Spears’ highly publicized battle against her conservatorship, in which she fought to regain control over her personal and financial affairs. The recent termination of her conservatorship has empowered her to make decisions regarding her own life, including her choice of legal representation.

So who is this lawyer? According to Page Six, it is Laura Wasser, who is representing Kevin Costner in his ongoing divorce from Christine Baumgartner and just picked up Joe Manganiello as a client as he goes through

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How Britney Spears’ lawyer Laura Wasser became go-to fixer for celebrity splits – charging A-listers like Kim Kardashian and Johnny Depp $1,000-AN-HOUR to fight

Whenever a celebrity gets divorced, every detail surrounding the demise of their marriage is usually splashed across every news outlet, but there’s one person who also dominates the coverage – divorce lawyer to almost every star, Laura Wasser. 

Laura has been front and center for the most publicized divorce cases – including Britney Spears and her ex Kevin Federline, Johnny Depp and Amber Heard, and Kim Kardashian and Kanye West – so it comes as no shock that Britney had enlisted her once again, amid her recent split from Sam Asghari.

On Wednesday, news emerged that the singer, 41, was splitting from her husband-of-14-months Sam, 29, over allegations that she had been unfaithful – and hours later, it was revealed that she had hired Laura, 55, to represent her.

It seems as though Britney is in good hands, because Laura, from Los Angeles, California, is a force to be reckoned

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Who is Laura Wasser? Britney Spears’ L.A. divorce lawyer

Britney Spears and husband Sam Asghari are headed for divorce after 14 months of marriage, and the pop megastar is turning to premiere Hollywood divorce lawyer Laura Wasser, a.k.a. the “Disso Queen,” to represent her in legal proceedings. If the name Laura Wasser doesn’t ring a bell, think of Laura Dern’s character in “Marriage Story” — Wasser inspired the role.

One could argue that Wasser’s success as an attorney was nearly inevitable. As the daughter of two Los Angeles attorneys,she was named Laura Allison Wasser so her initials would be L.A.W. She told The Times in 2014 that she was conceived the night her dad found out he had passed the bar exam.

She penned the how-to divorce guide “It Doesn’t Have to Be That Way,” published in 2013, and launched the DIY divorce app, “It’s Over Easy,” a five-step legal separation manual, and produced “All’s Fair,” a

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