Swift reportedly called Michaels directly to decline the offer and ask him to cut the bit entirely.
Michaels, in response, said, Taylor, I do not negotiate with terrorists.
TheSNLhoncho then apparently threw a piece of popcorn in the air and caught it in his mouth.
Taylor Swift and Lorne MichaelsXavi Torrent/TAS24/Getty Images/TAS Rights Management; Cindy Ord/Getty Images
