{
  "id": 11524739,
  "title": "Anne Hathaway Thought Taylor Swift’s ‘Patient Zero’ Music Video Was Tied to ‘Verity’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/anne-hathaway-thought-taylor-swifts-patient-zero-music-video-was-tied",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-02T21:01:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "TheWrap",
    "slug": "thewrap",
    "url": "https://www.thewrap.com/culture-lifestyle/culture/anne-hathaway-taylor-swift-patient-zero-verity-tie/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Anne Hathaway wasn't certain if Taylor Swift's latest music video, \"Patient Zero,\" was somehow connected to her film \"Verity,\" considering the link between Dakota Johnson and the latter. Just before the release of \"Verity,\" Swift made her music video part of the \"Life of a Showgirl: The Encore\" collection. Johnson appeared in this video and when Hathaway found out about it, she wasn't sure if it was a strategic publicity move for \"Verity.\" Hathaway, being the producer of \"Verity,\" expressed her confusion to Stacey, who didn't seem to have any information to share. Hathaway concluded that it was just a coincidental timing and not related to \"Patient Zero.\" The video, however, depicts Dakota Johnson's character haunted by images of Swift, her husband's former partner, after being poisoned by her husband. Swift explained that the video was inspired by a friend's story about an ex-boyfriend's current girlfriend reaching out to her for relationship advice. Hathaway's recent sighting wearing a necklace similar to one Swift donned in the \"Look What You Made Me Do\" music video from her Reputation era has fans speculating about the next phase of Swift's career.",
  "summary": "\"Taylor is such a mastermind and obviously a brilliant talent and all those things, but she's also so good at a surprise,\" she adds The post Anne Hathaway Thought Taylor Swift’s ‘Patient Zero’ Music Video Was Tied to ‘Verity’ appeared first on TheWrap .",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}