Britney Spears 'Officially Signs X Factor USA Deal'

Britney Spears is said to have 'officially signed' a deal to be a judge on the new series of The X Factor USA, Paula AbdulandNicole Scherzinger, a source close to Spears has 'confirmed' to the American website that the pop princess Simon Cowell.

It is thought that Britney will pocket a [uuid=1748e8b2-9938-497b-86b5-edf1435d155c]Jennifer Lopez onAmerican Idol.

The source told Demi Lovato has been linked to land the final vacant seat on the XF USA panel - with Lovato previously telling MTV News UK that the job would be "a dream come true."

There is still no official confirmation from either Britney or The X Factor USA regarding E! News' allegations, but keep it MTV.co.uk for more news on this story.

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