Britney Spears in the final stages of $15m deal to join X Factor

Britney  Spears is this close to signing a deal worth $15 million to become a judge on X  Factor, multiple sources have exclusively confirmed to E! News.

[E! NEWS]

“Both camps were back and forth on the money but now  they have finally come to agreement on the fee,” says one insider with intimate  knowledge of the pending deal. “That was the big sticking point and now,  thankfully, it’s been sorted. All they need to do now is work out the smaller  points. The fact the money is now set, means that there is nothing stopping this  from becoming a reality.”

And this will be a package deal: coming along for the ride with Britney is  fiancé Jason Trawick.

A second source reveals that her soon-to-be husband (who is also petitioning to become her coconservator), will become a  producer on the show. “Jason is expected to be there every day Britney is on  set. He is her rock and will help guide her through the process. He is the  person she trusts the most,” the second source tells us.

The deal will make Spears the highest paid judge on reality television,  eclipsing Jennifer  Lopez‘s $12 million deal for American Idol. Barring any  last-minute snafus, Spears will fill one of two X Factor judging  vacancies after Cowell fired Paula  Abdul and Nicole Scherzinger at the close of the  show’s first season.

A rep for the X Factor would neither confirm nor deny whether Spears  was even being considered. A Fox rep had no comment. However a production  insider tells E! News that “this is an exciting time for [Britney]. It’ll be a  fun project and she is welcoming the chance to mentor up-and-coming artists. She  loves the idea of helping emerging talent get the recognition they deserve and  is really looking forward to being on the show.”

“She gets on very well with Simon. He has worked hard at persuading her to  start this new chapter in her career. She is an icon, and the perfect example of  what having the X Factor means.

“She’s really looking forward to the project and being able to connect with  her fans.”

Britney is expected to start her new role in the middle of May but there’s no  word yet on who will fill the final spot, according to the show source.

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