Christina Aguilera has recently declared she respects Britney Spears and her work and blamed tabloids for fabricating a feud between them.

"It`s really sad to see that some tabloid magazines still have to manufacture ill will between Britney and me," Aguilera said in a statement posted on her Web site.

"We are both grown-ups and have the utmost respect for each other personally and professionally.

"If certain journalists want to throw their integrity out the window by spreading false information, then so be it,"

"But I`m not falling for their lies and neither should my fans or Britney`s", the famous pop singer concluded.

Aguilera slammed the reports about her not seeing Britney staging a comeback after taking time off to become a mum, and wished all the best to her and her husband, as they prepare to become parents for the first time.

"May they be blessed with continued success and future happiness", she added.