Britney Spears Had A Really Crappy Week

Losing a high paying job is tough — but losing that job and your man in the same week? Yeah, that just sucks.

Britney Spears is definitely feeling the burn of both this weekend. Not only is she definitely gone from The X-Factor (not that we didn’t know that already), but she and her fiance, Jason Trawick (seen together in her video for “Criminal”) have called it quits after nearly a year of engagement.

The news was confirmed by both yesterday via separate statements.

“Jason and I have decided to call off our engagement,” she said.  ”I’ll always adore him and we will remain great friends.”

“As this chapter ends for us a new one begins”, he added, “I love and cherish her and her boys and we will be close forever.”

Also ending was the co-conservatorship he had over Britney and her finances as a judge officially released him from that duty, leaving her father Jamie the sole conservator.

More after the jump.

Sources say many factors eventually drove the twosome apart: the fact that she wanted more kids and he didn’t,  the fact that watching over Britney’s empire left him bored and exhausted and that they eventually just “grew apart”.

    Sources say it was a “friendly breakup” and Britney and Jason will remain friends.  As for why they split, we’re told they just “grew apart.”

    The timing’s pretty interesting considering Brit recently changed agencies, heading to CAA … an indication Trawick was no longer involved in managing her career.

Of course, this comes with the official announcement from Spears is not returning for season 3 of The X Factor, which she spoke about as well via another statement:

    “I’ve made the very difficult decision not to return for another season.

    I had an incredible time doing the show and I love the other judges and I am so proud of my teens, but it’s time for me to get back in the studio. Watching them all do their thing up on that stage every week made me miss performing so much! I can’t wait to get back out there and do what I love most.”

Of course, it’s a little weird, according to one insider, “to quit a show you weren’t being asked back to.”

As you probably also know by now, Britney’s working hard on album #8 and is rumored to possibly be considering a Las Vegas residency, which has done wonders for Cher and Celine Dion.

At least the girl is keeping busy. Stay strong, Brit!

Via Tabloid Prodigy