Popstar Britney Spears and model-actor Sam Asghari have announced that she has suffered a miscarriage early in the pregnancy. Spears, 40, and Asghari, 28, shared the news in an Instagram post on Saturday.

"It is with our deepest sadness we have to announce that we have lost our miracle baby early in the pregnancy. This is a devastating time for any parent. Perhaps we should have waited to announce until we were further along. However we were overly excited to share the good news. Our love for each other is our strength. We will continue trying to expand our beautiful family. We are grateful for all of your support. We kindly ask for privacy during this difficult moment," read the statement from the couple. To this, Britney added, "We are grateful for what we have in the process of expanding our beautiful family. Thank you for your support," she wrote.Asghari and Spears met in 2016 when they co-starred in a music video for her single "Slumber Party. It is also to be noted that she is already a mother to two teen sons, Sean and Jayden, with her ex-husband Kevin Federline.

At the time Spears announced she was pregnant, Asghari said in a separate Instagram post that "fatherhood is something I have always looked forward to and I don't take lightly. It is the most important job I will ever do."

Spears announced her pregnancy over six months after a judge released her from a conservatorship arrangement that dominated her life for nearly 14 years. In June last year, the musician had told the judge that her conservatorship prevented her from marrying or removing her birth control.

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