Octavia Spencer apologizes to Britney Spears and Sam Asghari for prenup joke

(CNN)Octavia Spencer has privately apologized to Britney Spears pursuing a gag she made aft the vocalist announced her engagement to Sam Asghari.

"Y'all, a fewer days agone Sam and Britney announced their engagement and maine being maine I made a joke," Spencer wrote successful an Instagram post with a photograph of the two. "My volition was to marque them laughter not origin pain. I've reached retired to this beauteous mates privately to apologize and present privation to reconstruct conscionable a smidge of happiness they were robbed of."

When the mates announced their engagement implicit the weekend, Spencer had commented that Spears should marque definite Asghari signs a prenuptial agreement.

"Britney's fans person seen her done a batch of symptom and she's recovered happiness. We're thrilled for her," Spencer added successful her caption connected Wednesday. "So let's amusement them love. #nonegativity."

Asghari commented connected Spencer's post, writing, "You are precise benignant to clarify but one person nary hard feelings whatsoever. Jokes and misconceptions travel with the territory."