'X Factor' judge Simon Cowell has hit out at pop singer Britney Spears, saying that she only has herself to blame for her recent troubles.
Cowell said of Spears: "I think she's manipulated the whole thing, like waving a pregnancy test at the cameras."
"I've heard she won't leave the house until there are enough photographers there," he said.
"Even some of the biggest celebrities in the world manage to have a quiet life. Look at Tom Hanks, no one bothers him. So it is possible.
He also slated Spears' last album 'Blackout', saying: "I hated Britney's last album."
"That song 'Gimme More' sounded like a ringtone - it reminded me of that awful 'Crazy Frog' song. Utter rubbish. She could well have had her last No.1. And certainly her last meaningful one."
