Taylor Swift’s 25th Birthday Party was the ‘Poop Emoji’ [PHOTOS]

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Taylor Swift had a massive party for her 25th birthday and everyone was there

**And yes, that's Justin Timberlake wearing the Poop Emoji mask!

So this is being 25..... #WHAT #bestbirthdayEVER

A photo posted by Taylor Swift (@taylorswift) onDec 12, 2014 at 2:36am PST

And, Aretha Franklin sang 'Happy Birthday' to her.