3:45pm UK, Sunday May 09, 2004

Britney Spears is reportedly planning to axe the Far East leg of her current tour because she is suffering from exhaustion.

The pop princess broke the news to tour bosses at a meeting in London last week, according to The News of the World.

Britney on her current tour

"Things haven't been going too well for Britney at all," a source told the newspaper.

"She's been very ill and hasn't had time to fully recover."

She has also come under fire for miming during the tour and making the show too raunchy for younger fans.

Britney will play her last European date in Dublin on June 6 before returning to the US.

She was to tour the Far East in July.

"Britney also wants to spend more time with her new boyfriend Kevin Federline," the source said.