How disappointing is that.  I really thought she would and that this would be the comeback of all time.  Her manager Larry Rudolph told Ryan Seacrest this morning:

“Britney Spears will not be performing at the VMAs this year. I’m telling you officially and unequivocally.  “is in the middle of recording her next album, which is going amazingly well, and was never supposed to perform at that show.”

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