AfterElton Briefs: Johnny Weir Gets Hitched, Cee-Lo Green Massacres A Classic, and Anderson Cooper Is Abducted

• Birthday Shoutouts! Taye Diggs (above) is 42, Todd Haynes is 52, and Steele Sidebottom is 22. Who is Steele Sidebottom? The only thing I know about him is that he's an Aussie Rules player, and he has the greatest name in the history of forever.

• Congrats!

• But despite reports, Ricky won't be next.

• Why Nathan Drake Would Make a Fantastic Homosexual. (h/t VeryCutePanda)

• Queer Stars' New Year's resolutions.

• 10 GLBT Predictions For 2012

• I was one of the many who tweeted their outrage over Cee Lo Green's butchering of John Lennon's "Imagine" on New Year's Eve. He took it upon himself to change the lyrics, "and no religion, too" to "and all religion is true." To make matters worse, by the end of the song, he was singing it as if he was being scalded by boiling water. It was horrific.

• Speaking of horrific moments on New Year's Eve, below you can see a cringe-inducing bit with Anderson Cooper being abducted by Green Goblin Thankfully, Kathy Griffin is there to provide ... support.

• Here's a shocker: Work It is getting terrible reviews.

• Rick Santorum's daughter has gay friends who support her father's campaign. And they're all going to be on the A-List! Actually, I made that last part up. Although ...

• Elton John has chosen who he wants to portray him in an upcoming biopic.

• Best local news bloopers of 2011.

• Below you can see the cast of a famous TV show. Can you name it?

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