JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE responded to KANYE WEST'S "Suit & Tie" criticism while performing on "SNL" this weekend.  He changed the lyrics from, quote, "Aww, [S-word] so sick, got a hit and picked up a habit" . . . to, quote, "My hit's so sick, got rappers acting dramatic."

 

JUSTIN BIEBER flipped out on a paparazzi scumbag on Friday, while leaving his London hotel.  Justin apparently shoved the guy, and he started cussing Justin out.  So Justin lunged at him, saying, quote, "I'll [effing] beat the [eff] out of you!"  But Justin's security held him back, and he eventually got into his car and took off.  Meanwhile, Justin has canceled a gig tomorrow night in Portugal due to, quote, "unforeseen circumstances." 

 

According to yesterday's "Parade" magazine, TAYLOR SWIFT made more last year than ANNE HATHAWAY and BRAD PITT combined.  Taylor made $57 million in 2012.  Anne "only" made $10 million, despite being in two major movies, "The Dark Knight Rises" and "Les Miserables" . . . and winning an Oscar.  Meanwhile, Brad made $35.5 million.  They also listed the 2012 salaries of several other celebrities, including the OLSEN TWINS, who banked $40 million EACH.

 

Oz the Great and Powerful" had the biggest debut of the year so far, and the third-biggest March debut ever, making $80.3 million in its first three days of release. 

 

There's a lot of SEQUEL NEWS to report today:  Jim Carrey says he and Jeff Daniels are "raring to go on the next "Dumb & Dumber" . . . A follow-up to "Horrible Bosses" is in the works with Jason Bateman, Jason Sudeikis and Charlie Day . . . A sequel to "Oz the Great and Powerful" is already in the works . . . And Kevin Smith has begun writing "Clerks 3".

 

MILEY CYRUS was spotted without her engagement ring a second time.  Meanwhile, JANUARY JONES refused to address rumors that she fooled around with Miley's fiancé, LIAM HEMSWORTH.