Britney Spears speaks to fans about divorce from Sam Asghari

Singer tells 42 million Instagram followers she couldn't take the pain any more' but would stay strong

Britney Spears has spoken about the recent announcement that she and her husband, Sam Asghari, are to divorce, telling fans she couldn't take the pain any more" but will remain strong in the face of adversity.

Asghari cited irreconcilable differences" in documents filed at a court in Los Angeles, which also revealed that the couple separated almost three weeks ago. The documents said he intended to obtain financial support and legal costs from Spears.