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Swift's Lighthearted Response to SNL's 'Bad Blood' Sketch

2/16/2025

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Taylor Swift's playful request to “Saturday Night Live” creator Lorne Michaels to cut a sketch parodying her “Bad Blood” video was met with a cheeky refusal: “I do not negotiate with terrorists.” Despite her wishes, two sketches aired, prompting Swift to send flowers with a lighthearted note, “I hope there’s no bad blood.”

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Taylor Swift's playful request to “Saturday Night Live” creator Lorne Michaels to cut a sketch parodying her “Bad Blood” video was met with a cheeky refusal: “I do not negotiate with terrorists.” Despite her wishes, two sketches aired, prompting Swift to send flowers with a lighthearted note, “I hope there’s no bad blood.”