Britney Spears’ ex-husband jailed after trying to crash the singer’s wedding

POP star Britney Spears’ former husband Jason Alexander has been convicted of trespassing and battery, after attempting to crash the singer’s wedding to Sam Asghari.

Alexander, 40, pleaded no contest to the charges at a court hearing in Ventura County, California. He was ordered to serve 128 days in jail, but had already served 64 days.

Alexander was initially charged with felony stalking, two counts of misdemeanour battery, one count of misdemeanour vandalism and one count of misdemeanour trespassing.

He was found not guilty of felony stalking and not guilty of a further misdemeanour vandalism charge.

Alexander was previously arrested by officers from the Ventura County sheriff’s office and taken to a local prison.

A judge had set his bail at $100,000 (£82,000) and issued a restraining order requiring him to stay at least 100 yards from the pop star for three years.

Alexander was Spears’ first husband and they were married for less than three days in 2004 before an annulment.

Spears, 40, and Asghari, 28, were married on June 9 at her home in Thousand Oaks, California, in front of several dozen guests. Celebrities attending included Selena Gomez, Drew Barrymore, Paris Hilton and Madonna.

Spears has increasingly been in the spotlight after she was released from a legal conservatorship that controlled many aspects of her life for 13 years.

The pop star currently is gearing up for the release of new music after collaborating with Sir Elton John on a duet, Hold Me Closer, a rendition of Sir Elton’s 1971 classic, Tiny Dancer.