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Britney Spears marries Sam Asghari in California
Britney Spears has married her longtime partner Sam Asghari at a Southern California ceremony that came months after the pop superstar won her freedom from a court conservatorship.
Asghari’s representative Brandon Cohen confirmed the couple’s nuptials. He said: “I am very ecstatic this day has come, and they are married. I know he wanted this for so long. He is so caring and supportive every step of the way.”
The wedding happened nine months after the pair were engaged and nearly seven months after Spears’ conservatorship ended. While seeking an end to the court case that controlled many aspects of her life, Spears expressed her desire to marry Asghari and have children.
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Spears got pregnant earlier this year, but experienced a miscarriage in March.
The couple met on the set of the “Slumber Party” music video in 2016.
The wedding day was not without unexpected drama — Spears’ first husband was arrested after attempting to crash their wedding.
Ventura County Sheriff’s Capt. Cameron Henderson said officers responded to a trespassing call after 2 p.m. Thursday. He says the pop singer’s first husband, Jason Alexander, was detained at the site of the ceremony.
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Henderson says Alexander was arrested after officers noticed he had a warrant for his arrest in another county.
Alexander went on his Instagram live when he approached the event security. In what appeared to be a mostly empty but decorated room, he told them Spears invited him.
“She’s my first wife, my only wife,” said Alexander, who was briefly married to Spears — his childhood friend — in 2004. Their marriage lasted only 55 hours.
Spears was previously married to Kevin Federline, with whom she shares two sons, ages 14 and 15le revealed .they were expecting a child. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)
2 years ago
Canadian expats marry onboard Biman flight
An exceptional and uncommon marriage ceremony was held on a flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines from Dhaka to Sylhet - nevertheless maintaining all procedures on Sunday (May 29).
This was the first marriage ceremony to take place onboard a flight in Bangladesh. National flag carrier Biman Bangladesh Airlines has cooperated with the event.
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The bride and bridegroom are Khairul Hasan and Saudia Binte Sanjida, two Bangladeshi expatriates in Canada.
A total of 16 members from both families were present at the marriage ceremony.
Confirming the matter on Monday, Tahera Khandaker, public relations officer of Biman Bangladesh Airlines, said details of the marriage ceremony will be disclosed later to the media.
According to family sources, Khairul and Saudia are travel enthusiasts who planned to marry during a flight in the skies of Bangladesh - in a sense to symbolise their passion for travel.
As planned, they, along with their invited family members boarded the regular Biman flight BG-603 from Dhaka to Sylhet at 3:30pm on Sunday. On the way to Sylhet, the marriage ceremony was completed, maintaining all rituals.
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The groom, Khairul Hasan, said: “We have decided to keep the day memorable. We miss road travel in Bangladesh a lot. We have taken permission from the Biman Bangladesh Airlines authority one month ago for holding the marriage ceremony.”
Kazi (Marriage registrar) Omar Farooq administered the marriage ceremony while all passengers of the flight prayed for the newly-wed couple and congratulated them.
2 years ago
It is better to have loved and married, than surrendered to cancer
A 24-year-old dying cancer patient, who came to know that her disease is at an advanced stage recently at Chattogram Medical Centre, nevertheless married her boyfriend to fulfill her last wish.
The groom Mahmudul Hasan, 27, and bride Fahmida Kamal were in a relationship and set an example by completing the step of marriage instead of surrendering their love to cancer at a hospital recently, said Saifuddin Saki, former official of Chattogram City Corporation and also the grandfather of Fahmida.
The image of the bride and bridegroom, wearing traditional wedding dresses, went viral on social networking sites drawing the attention of the netizens.
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The bridegroom himself took the responsibility of his newly married wife and all medical expenses, drawing praise from different quarters.
Mahmudul, son of Azizul Haque of Chakaria in Cox’s Bazar district completed his MBA from North South University (NSU) while Fahmida obtained her BBA and MBA degrees from International Independent University (IIUB).
They met and fell in love during their university days.
In 2021, Fahmida was admitted to Dhaka Evercare Hospital and came to know that she has been suffering from cancer. Later, she went to India for treatment but the doctors informed her it was too late for them to do anything. She then returned home.
She has been undergoing treatment in Chattogram Medical Centre for the past two months, although there was no let up in the deterioration of her physical condition.
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During this period, Mahmudul asked for Fahmida;s hand in marriage from her family, and having crossed all obstacles they finally tied the knot on March 9, just like they had always wanted to.
And despite the tragic circumstances, they celebrated the occasion by cutting a cake and providing sweets at the hospital.
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