Simon Cowell: Britney Spears Almost Quit X Factor on The First Day

Britney Spears attempted to get out of her X Factor multi-million deal on day one – just ask Simon Cowell.

The X Factor mastermind confessed that Spears wanted out of her staggering $15 million contract on the first day as a mentor, due to experiencing a panic attack on the set of the music competition show, according to TMZ.

Cowell goes on to say his reps “half-lied” to the media in May when they asked if Spears had walked off the set, because she had to go to the bathroom.

"No one is going to admit that on the first day your highest paid star after 20 minutes has walked off set," Cowell told the website during their afternoon show TMZ Live.

Apparently, on that first day, Cowell says Spears "had a moment on the first day where she said to me 'I'm not sure I can do this.'"

But Cowell assures that the When the World Ends singer is now doing much better handling the pressure – and is enjoying being on board this season.

The music-TV-mogul also confirms that the songstress is raking in $15 million for her first season on X Factor, only $3 million less than Mariah Carey’s making over at American Idol.

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