LOS ANGELES (AP) – Britney Spears confirms that she’s leaving “The X Factor” after only one season. She says it was a “difficult decision.” She says she had a great time, but she wants to get back into the studio to record. Spears was paid a reported $15 million with the hope that she’d help boost the ratings. But they went down instead. L.A. Reid had said earlier that he was also leaving. Demi Lovato is expected to return along with Simon Cowell and the new judges.