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"Britney Spears is reportedly in the final stages of negotiations to join The X Factor USA as a judge. According to TMZ, Spears has made a $15 million (\u00A39.4m) deal with the show to appear on the judging panel next season. The major terms of the deal are reportedly closed, while &amp;quot;final points&amp;quot; are still being negotiated. Spears&amp;#039;s fiance Jason Trawick is allegedly &amp;quot;very involved&amp;quot; with the negotiations, as is her father and co-conservator Jamie Spears, who must sign off on the final contract. X Factor executives have so far refused to confirm or deny the report. Simon Cowell said yesterday that Spears would make a &amp;quot;fascinating&amp;quot; addition to the show.  He added that that he expects to make an announcement regarding Spears within the next week.  Former X Factor judge Nicole Scherzinger has revealed that she is &amp;quot;rooting for Spears&amp;quot; to join the show. Watch Britney Spears&amp;#039;s &amp;#039;Circus&amp;#039; music video below:      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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