Sam Asghari is no longer married to Britney Spears but he continues to stand by her. After Spears, 42, posted an Instagram video in reaction to Sabrina Carpenter ’s 2024 MTV Video Music Awards performance on Thursday, September 12, social media influencer Michael Pavano posted a mocking reenactment of Spears’ now-deleted post. Pavono’s Instagram video, which was posted on Friday, September 13, attracted a clear response from Spears’ former husband Asghari, 30, who posted in the comments section one day after Pavano’s video went live.
“Not cool 👎🏽,” Asghari wrote, echoing the sentiment of many social media users who commented the likes of, “Your [sic] mean,” and, “Poor woman ...
. leave her alone.” Spears’ original video asked several questions of Carpenter, 25, who delivered a space-themed medley performance of her songs “Espresso,” “Please Please Please,” and “Taste,” at the VMAs.
Carpenter appeared to pay homage to Spears during the medley by playing a snippet from Spears’ song “Oops!...
I Did It Again” during the transition from “Please Please Please” to “Taste.” While performing “Taste,” Carpenter also adopted a space theme similar to Spears’ music video for “Oops!” A post shared by Michael Pavano (@michaelpavano) After admitting that she didn’t watch the awards ceremony, she did catch clips from the event on YouTube. “Why is she kissing an alien onstage?” Spears said in the original video.
“I love he.