Britney Spears rejects US$10M bid host 'X-Factor' X Factor judge? Britney Spears Britney Spears was nearing a deal that would brin...

Britney Spears rejects US$10M bid host 'X-Factor'

X Factor judge? Britney Spears

Britney Spears was nearing a deal that would bring her on board to judge the upcoming second season of The X Factor in the US for a reported $10 million dollars.

But, a new report out this weekend claims that Britney has rejected the $10 million offer because she wants $20 million instead. The singer rejected the offer and is instead thinking about an offer to become a resident performer at a Las Vegas hotel in the fall, a la Celine Dion.

So here comes a game of chicken. Fox desperately needs a big name to announce on the judge's panel of Simon Cowell's show, now that NBC's hit show The Voice will be competing with them in the fall.

Spears' camp wants $20 million. It's becoming an arms race for singing talent being paid to sit behind tables and talk. NBC has put its money where its mouth is, paying Christina Aguilera upward of $10 million to come back and judge the new season of The Voice.

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LSD help for alcoholics

One dose of the hallucinogenic drug LSD could help alcoholics give up drinking. A study, presented in the Journal of Psychopharmacology, looked at data from six trials and more than 500 patients.

It said there was a 'significant beneficial effect' on alcohol abuse, which lasted several months after the drug was taken. An expert said this was 'as good as anything we've got'.

LSD is a class A drug and is one of the most powerful hallucinogens ever identified. It appears to controls functions including perception, behaviour, hunger and mood.

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Two sides of the phone casePhone cases are a double-edged sword. Yes, they can help protect your precious screen, but also add bulk to your device, can make the buttons tougher to access, and make your phone that much uglier.

A cracked phone isn't exactly as catastrophic as you might think. For example, if you've got an iPhone you can fix a broken screen yourself with a kit or send it in to a service like iCracked or iFix, and the cost of fixing it will roughly be $150.

Ultimately it's a choice that probably has more to do with aesthetics than economics.