Spears has termed Asghari a 'gift of God' in her tell-all memoir, which has topped Amazon’s Best Sellers and Barnes and Noble’s Best Sellers list in less than 24 hours after its release. Reacting to Spears' kind words for him in her book, Asghari said he was proud of his ex-wife. "I'm very proud of her and, you know, she put a lot of work to it, and it was very hard so I' m definitely excited and I'm extremely proud of her," he said.