Britney and Cowell: we take it the therapy worked, then. Photograph: PictureGroup/Rex Features To Los Angeles, next, where Simon Cowell has formally unveiled Britney Spears as a judge on the US version of The X Factor.Enchantingly, the singer's appointment had to be sanctioned by a judge, as she is still under conservatorship following her excruciatingly public breakdown a few years ago. But then, Simon is well aware of all that. Consider the passage in Tom Bower's biography of Cowell, which details Britney's guest appearance on the UK version of the show in 2008, all too soon after said meltdown.Described as "on medication" to the degree that "the studio must be in lockdown", Britney does not appear to be in the best frame of mind to ... Continue reading →