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"Britney Spears has confirmed that she will not be returning for the next season of The X Factor USA. It had been rumoured earlier this week that she had decided to quit after learning that Simon Cowell was about to fire her.  &amp;quot;I&amp;#039;ve made the very difficult decision not to return for another season,&amp;quot; Spears said in a statement.  &amp;quot;I had an incredible time doing the show and I love the other judges and I am so proud of my teens but it&amp;#039;s time for me to get back in the studio.  &amp;quot;Watching them all do their thing up on that stage every week made me miss performing so much! I can&amp;#039;t wait to get back out there and do what I love most.&amp;quot;  The popstar added that Fox had been informed of the decision.  Sources have alleged that Spears was on the verge of being dropped from The X Factor USA because of her &amp;quot;boring&amp;quot; feedback and failure to &amp;quot;connect&amp;quot; with contestants, with some apparently claiming she would &amp;quot;barely look at them on stage&amp;quot;. The popstar is currently working on a new studio album, the follow-up to 2011&amp;#039;s Femme Fatale, with Jay-Z producer Hit-Boy. Photo gallery - X Factor USA finals part 2:  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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