People.com — The show "made me miss performing so much," she says in a statement confirming she's leaving the show more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — After a few weeks of speculation regarding Britney Spears’ future on “The X Factor,” the pop star has officially confirmed she has decided to exit the Fox singing competition after one season.   more info

Mjsbigblog — Britney Spears releases an official statement confirming her X Factor departure: more info

Kings of A&R — It doesn’t matter if you sold 10 or 100 million records, well that’s how the execs looked at Britney Spears. The suits had high hopes the pop queen would boost ratings for the struggling singing competition. After a season with lackluster results... more info

Mjsbigblog — More gossip and quotes from "sources" regarding Britney Spears' X Factor exit from The New York Daily News: more info

ContactMusic — It's official; Britney Spears quit the X-Factor after increasingly intense rumors that Simon Cowell was going to give her the boot. The British-born... more info

ContactMusic — She made her name in music, and her role as a judge in the X Factor has been rather lack lustre, so intellectually heading back to music to focus on... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Britney Spears promised to dance until the world ended, but a more appropriate chorus hook might be "Keep on dancing 'till your term as an 'X Factor' judge ends." more info

People.com — The pop superstar served one season as a judge on Fox's hit talent show more info

Big Apple Music Scene — • Nobody fires pop’s flighty fairy princess! In anticipation of getting canned at The X Factor, notoriously un-poker faced judge Britney Spears plans to quit the show. (CeleBuzz) • Ramona Singer talks RHONY drama and pet peeves. Spoiler alert:... more info