Britney Spears 'In Talks To Be A US X Factor Judge'

Britney Spears

First Posted: 10/03/2012 11:14 Updated: 10/03/2012 11:40   WENN

Britney Spears is on the cusp of signing on to join Simon Cowell and Antonio 'La' Reid as a judge on America's The X Factor, according to US reports.

A source tells The Hollywood Reporter that Spears' fiance and agent Jason Trawick is negotiating a deal, which could be signed as early as next week.

Janet Jackson was also in the running as a potential judge, but reportedly bowed out citing previous commitments.

Cowell and producers of the talent show axed judges Nicole Scherzinger and Paula Abdul and host Steve Jones at the end of the first season of the show and have been looking for replacements since the beginning of the year.

Spears' camp has yet to comment on the report and a representative for The X Factor has refused to confirm the news.

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Britney Spears is on the cusp of signing on to join Simon Cowell and Antonio 'La' Reid as a judge on America's The X Factor, according to US reports. A source tells The Hollywood Reporter that Spea...
Britney Spears is on the cusp of signing on to join Simon Cowell and Antonio 'La' Reid as a judge on America's The X Factor, according to US reports. A source tells The Hollywood Reporter that Spea...
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08:57 PM on 03/14/2012
She has definitely sold out!
02:24 PM on 03/12/2012
Superstar ?. Lol.
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George McAulay
Delighted to meet you
09:18 PM on 03/11/2012
I wonder if she'll flash her burger to get ratings
Craigzz
God must like pinball
07:00 AM on 03/11/2012
Britney Spears watching x-factor contestants would be like looking in the mirror, young, stupid and talentless pawns in Simon Cowells gut wrentchingly awful and exploitative sit com.
02:23 PM on 03/12/2012
Well said mate !. Was it a singer or adult performer ?. PMSL.
06:21 AM on 03/11/2012
"Superstor" you must be joking. They must really be scraping the bottom of the barrel if they are considering this fruit loop. She sounds like a seal on heat when she sings.
12:27 AM on 03/11/2012
Why? Let's have British judges who will pay their taxes in the UK.
They tried Hasselhof and he couldn't understand the contestants. Spears would be no better.
Let's keep it in the family.
01:50 AM on 03/11/2012
The article isn't clear but it's about about X Factor USA, not the UK version. See that it says Cowell is looking for replacements for Paula Abdul, Nicole Scherzinger and Steve Jones - they were on the US version of the show.
01:47 PM on 03/14/2012
They are talking about the AMERICAN X FACTOR idiot!!
02:48 PM on 03/14/2012
What a polite person you are, Anne.
No doubt you will have six children (all with different fathers) to whom you can be an outstanding role model.
03:46 PM on 03/10/2012
Probable tacky enough for the job