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Britney Spears Walks Off “X Factor” Set, Says She ‘Needed a Break’

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Getty 022312 BritneySpears?  SQUARESPACE CACHEVERSION=1337937862765Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic(LOS ANGELES) — It was Britney Spears’ first day on the job with The X Factor on Thursday, and already she’s making headlines.

TMZ.com reports Spears walked off the set during auditions in Austin, Texas, after, some anonymous audience members claim she was miffed that a contestant performed an unimpressive cover of her song “Hold It Against Me.”  However, a source close to the Fox show tells the website that Spears simply “needed a break.”

Because Spears walked away from the judges’ table, she missed the auditions of four singers, according to TMZ.

Spears has since addressed the report on Twitter, writing, “#Britneywalksoff??? LOL was just taking a little break people. I am having the BEST time!!!”

Demi Lovato was also making her X Factor debut in Austin.  It seems that she and Spears had a difference of opinion regarding the first hopeful, a 14-year-old boy.

The Hollywood Reporter
, citing leaked audio that has since been pulled from the Internet at Fox’s request, reports that Lovato told the boy, “I don’t really know where you fit.  I don’t know what’s going to set you apart from other musicians who are boys.”

However, Spears said, “I think you can be bigger than the next Justin Bieber.”

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