AfterElton Briefs: The DADT Results, "Greek" Channels the 80's, Chris Colfer is a Ninja, and More!

Happy Birthday to Clay Aiken (32) and Michael Cudlitz (46). And this will only affect a select few, but Happy Birthday to Stacey Q (52).

• Well, the results are in, and the gist of the DADT survey is that repealing it will have little effect on the troops. Duh.

• Elton John, who just two years ago insisted that marriage was for straight people and gays should be happy with civil partnerships, is now set to perform a benefit concert on Wednesday, January 19th for The American Foundation for Equal Rights.

• Below you can see Dan Savage issue a challenge to Stephen Colbert concerning the "It Gets Better" project.

• Parade.com interviews Jim Carrey about I Love You Phillip Morris and kissing Ewan McGregor. " A dream come true. I mean, look at the guy. I have to say, he is a great kisser."

• Ryan Murphy's assistant sent out this pic from tonight's show. Who's the lumberjack on the top left?

• Johnny Depp tells Vanity Fair that Disney execs weren't too keen on his Jack Sparrow interpretation in Pirates of the Caribbean. "“What’s wrong with him? Is he, you know, like some kind of weird simpleton? Is he drunk? By the way, is he gay?” Johnny responded to the Disney-ite with "‘But didn’t you know that all my characters are gay?"

• Greek comes back for its last season January 3rd at 9 PM EST on ABC Family, and below you can see the first preview pic, which has the cast in a takeoff of one of the worst films of the 80's, St. Elmo's Fire. The final episodes will focus on the gang making preparations to leave college and enter the real world, ala that truly terrible film. Kick-ass soundtrack though. John Parr, where are you?

• World AIDS Day is tomorrow, and this morning amfAR ambassadors Liza Minnelli and Cheyenne Jackson, amfAR chairman Kenneth Cole and Project Runway runner-up Mondo Guerra rang the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange.

• Ed referenced it in the meme this morning, and below you can see Conan's interview with Chris Colfer, in which the Glee star talks about his grandfather's final words, death by fruit truck, and wanting to be a ninja. Poor Andy!

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