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Lady Gaga documentary is in the worksKate Winslet weds Ned Rock'nroll; given away by Leo DiCaprioMiley Cyrus sparks marriage rumors, lights up 'Jolene'Lindsay Lohan: $93K tax lien paid, one more tax bill remainsDoes a little dirty dancing mean Tom Cruise is romancing?Britney Spears reportedly dumped from 'The X Factor'Singer Brandy engaged to music exec Ryan PressRihanna, Chris Brown make their togetherness public at Lakers gameActor Nick Stahl arrested in alleged lewd conduct at adult movie shop

Just days after the Season 2 finale of "The X Factor" comes word that Britney Spears -- the pop singer hired to bring ratings sizzle to Simon Cowell's TV singing extravaganza -- is getting the heave-ho as a judge after just one season.

According to Us Weekly, Cowell is close to canning Spears because he doesn't feel she's earned her $15-million paycheck. "He wanted crazy Britney, but he got boring Britney," Us Weekly quoted an unnamed insider as saying.

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Britney Spears reportedly dumped from 'The X Factor'

( Jason Merritt / Getty Images / December 28, 2012 )

Just days after the Season 2 finale of "The X Factor" comes word that Britney Spears -- the pop singer hired to bring ratings sizzle to Simon Cowell's TV singing extravaganza -- is getting the heave-ho as a judge after just one season. According to Us Weekly, Cowell is close to canning Spears because he doesn't feel she's earned her $15-million paycheck. "He wanted crazy Britney, but he got boring Britney," Us Weekly quoted an unnamed insider as saying.

Full story: Britney Spears reportedly dumped from 'The X Factor' | Best TV shows of 2012: The year of Sherlock Holmes