“I still believed the story I was told that they would keep us talking and then we would have this marriage in the future if we felt the same way.”
Britney Spears’ first husband claims he was misled into annulling their marriage with promises that they could continue their relationship.
During the latest episode of the Toxic: The Britney Spears Story podcast, Jason Alexander, walking down the aisle with the pop star in a Vegas chapel in 2004, recalled signing the legal papers shortly after their surprise wedding was announced.
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“They told me that if I signed the contracts – the repeal – they would let me and Britney continue our relationship and if we felt the same way in six months they would give us a proper marriage,” he claimed, although it was unclear is who he was referring to. “So I had no reason to believe otherwise. I thought that was the truth. You allowed Britney and me to continue communicating by phone.”
Fifty-five hours after the improvised “I do”, Britney and Jason’s wedding was declared invalid.
“So we talked every day and I still believed the story I was told that they would let us keep talking and then we would have this marriage in the future if we felt the same way.”
He went on to say his lawyers had told him he had 30 days to appeal the cancellation and if he didn’t he would lose touch with Britney. Jason said he did not believe his lawyers, did not try to appeal the cancellation, and went to see the “Toxic” singer after the deadline only to find that her number had been changed.
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“Literally the day after the 30 days were up, I remember trying to call Britney’s number and it was like, ‘Beep, beep, beep’. I’m like, ‘F —! You got me ! Motherf —! ‘ So that was it. “
Although the marriage didn’t last, it certainly left a mark on his memory as Jason detailed the whole ordeal during the podcast.
“It was like five in the morning, we’re still in bed talking,” he said of that fateful day with Britney. “And she wanted me to tour with her. And I thought, ‘I can’t. I love touring with you, but I have to go back and I got my senior year football. I earned a scholarship . ” “I’m not just going to go away.” And that was when she said, ‘Well, I have to ask something,’ and I said, ‘What is that? And then she pretty much asked me if I would get married. “
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“We felt like this is a path that holds us together, no matter how far apart we are. We are married.
So they snuck out of the hotel room and got a limo, says Jason.
“We went to a small white wedding chapel,” he continued. “The limo driver led them down the aisle. We did the whole thing. Another couple got married that morning. So they recognized them. And we took a picture. I later found out that the couple paid a hundred thousand dollars for it paid. ” Picture. So I thought, ‘What a great wedding present for her.’ “
“We left, had the wedding in the limousine on the way back to the hotel, and then when we got to the hotel – ‘Hey, you know what? We’re married!’ and everyone was freaking out and no one was happy. And I was like, ‘Oh, this is going to be interesting. “
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