Britney Spears Confirms X Factor Exit: It Was a "Difficult Decision"

Britney Spears has broken her silence on her X Factor exit, describing it as "a very difficult decision."

"I've made the very difficult decision not to return for another season," she said in a statement Friday. "I had an incredible time doing the show and I love the other judges and I am so proud of my teens but it's time for me to get back in the studio. Watching them all do their thing up on that stage every week made me miss performing so much!  I can't wait to get back out there and do what I love most."

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