London, August 23 (ANI): It seems that Britney Spears' troubled image is not letting her collaborate with even the lesser-known musicians.

Recent reports claimed that the pop tart was snubbed by an upcoming Swedish duo because the latter said they were "too busy" promoting their new album.

However, a source close to the Swedish girls has revealed that the real reason why Lucky Twice duo, Sofie Larsson and Hannah Reynold turned down Britney's plea to pen her comeback album, was the fear of an image stain.

The source said that the duo's management feared that an association with Britney would tarnish their clean-cut image.

"Britney's had an amazing career but we don't feel that working with her would be beneficial to the Lucky Twice image," the Daily Express quoted the source, as saying.

Despite their ambition for fame, the Swedish duo is keen to distance themselves from the troubled singer.

"We don't want to be associated with her bad behaviour because Lucky Twice have many young fans," the source said.

"The girls have sold millions of records and although helping Britney is a nice thing to do, it's not worth risking jeopardising their image for her sake. I'm sorry," the source added. (ANI)