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"Sometimes it helps to have a second opinion.&amp;#xA0;\r\nX Factor judge Britney Spears, 30, enlists the help of Grammy Award winner will.i.am, 37, in the October 10 episode of the FOX talent competition (airing at 8 p.m. EST).\r\n&amp;quot;We were working in the studio on a song for my record,&amp;quot; Black Eyed Peas founder will.i.am says of Spears. &amp;quot;We were just chit-chatting about what we had going on this year and next year, and she mentioned the judge&amp;apos;s house. She asked if I would want to get down and mentor the kids with her. I was like, &amp;apos;Hell yeah!&amp;apos;&amp;quot;\r\n\r\nThe four permanent judges -- Spears, Demi Lovato, 20, Simon Cowell, 53, and L.A. Reid, 56 -- will each be assigned one of the new Season 2 categories and the 24 remaining acts will learn who their mentors are.\r\n\r\nSpears and will.i.am -- who collaborated on the song &amp;quot;Big Fat Bass&amp;quot; from Spears&amp;apos; 2011 album, Femme Fatale -- are confident with their group of performers. &amp;quot;The winner is definitely in my category,&amp;quot; Spears says.\r\n\r\nThough Cowell has called Spears a mean judge, will.i.am doesn&amp;apos;t see it that way. &amp;quot;She&amp;apos;s just tough,&amp;quot; he explains.\r\nThe X Factor airs Wednesdays and Thursdays at 8 p.m. EST on FOX."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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