Buzz Bites -- 10/17/2008: Britney Spears Joins Kanye West, Pete Wentz In The Celeb Blogosphere

+ Britney Spears has finally launched her new-and-improved website! Check out the first exclusive video from "Team Britney" (Eeee!), plus take another look at the MTV-excluisve version of her new music vid, "Womanizer" and this sneak peek from her upcoming MTV documentary, On The Record. (BritneySpears.com)

+ Plus, "Womanizer" director Joseph Kahn dishes the dirt on the man-candy in Spears' latest video. "Brandon Stoughton (above) took it very seriously," Kahn says. "He would come up with ideas." Wait, you mean like that photocopier makeout sesh?? Because that was, like, GENIUS. (MTV News)

+ Zac Efron turns 21 years old tomorrow, but says he'll be keeping things low-key. "I'm sure I'll have fun, but we're not going to go big," he told reporters. Good thinking, Zac! Besides, that whole renting-out-Disneyland-and-charging-$250-a-head thing? It's already been done. (Usmagazine.com)

+ Singer Nelly Furtado admits that she and "fiance" Demo Castillon secretly exchanged vows three months ago. Way to drop the ball, paparazzi! (E! Online)

+ Dawn Richard denies rumors that she's ditching her fellow (two) Danity Kane-ers and flying solo. (MTV News)

+ Meanwhile, Aundrea Fimbres and Day26 aren't gonna let the absence of Ebony & Ivory destroy what's left of DK. (Remote Control)

+ Travis Barker wasn't the only one who got a shout-out at Jay-Z and DJ AM's show the other night. Hova also gave it up for the Maverick! Which is to say he dedicated his song "99 Problems" to John McCain. (Rolling Stone)

Tags Aundrea Fimbres, Britney Spears, Danity Kane, Dawn Richard, Day26, DJ AM, Jay-Z, John McCain, Joseph Kahn, Miley Cyrus, Nelly Furtado, Travis Barker, Zac Efron