{"id":2167118,"date":"2026-09-28T01:46:31","date_gmt":"2026-09-27T22:46:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2167118"},"modified":"2026-09-28T01:46:31","modified_gmt":"2026-09-27T22:46:31","slug":"taylor-swift-premieres-self-directed-patient-zero-video-at-vmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2167118","title":{"rendered":"Taylor Swift Premieres Self-Directed &#8216;Patient Zero&#8217; Video at VMAs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/53\/16by9\/2026\/09\/28\/5316c2fd9d294216baf802826a186d8a_xl.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"article article--permalink \">\n<header class=\"article__header\">\n<h1 class=\"article__header--headline-title\">Taylor Swift Premieres Self-Directed &#8216;Patient Zero&#8217; Video at VMAs<\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\"><span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Taylor Swift<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">Debuts Star-Studded Music Video at VMAs<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"social-media-container\" role=\"region\">\n<ul class=\"social social--sm\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\"><\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tmz.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"google-preferred-btn js-track-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-btn__icon\" src=\"https:\/\/static.tmz.com\/tmz-web\/img\/article\/google-icon.svg\" alt=\"Google\" loading=\"lazy\"><span class=\"google-preferred-btn__title\">Add TMZ on Google<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/pages\/about\/\">TMZ Staff<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"date-wrapper\">\n                                                                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-09-27T18:46:31-07:00\"><br \/>\n                              September 27, 2026<br \/>\n                            6:46 PM PDT<\/time><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article__blocks clearfix\">\n<section id=\"cb-cef87e34c6b6ec2c0e646424cad7947e\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260928_5316c2fd9d294216baf802826a186d8a\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:10784ae4-9160-4353-a2bc-29bb95b8f843\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/53\/4by3\/2026\/09\/28\/5316c2fd9d294216baf802826a186d8a_md.jpg\" alt=\"dakota johnson taylor swift collin ferral getty\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-e249009fd5b1c07b30a90badb9278f30\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/taylor-swift\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Taylor Swift<\/strong><\/a> turned the 2026 MTV VMAs into her own cinematic premiere &#8230; debuting the star-studded video for her new single, &#8220;Patient Zero.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-a634c305762d964d7ca88c7f61e61cb7\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-twitter-tweet-block canvas-twitter-tweet-block-permalink canvas-twitter-tweet-block--default  \">\n<div id=\"cb-a634c305762d964d7ca88c7f61e61cb7-1539700171-target\" class=\"d-flex justify-content-center\">\n      <a class=\"twitter-timeline\" data-width=\"500\" data-height=\"750\" data-dnt=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/taylornation13?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">Posts by taylornation13<\/a><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-783d824ab2b689f81425f476c7bb1fee\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The full video casts Taylor as &#8220;Patient Zero,&#8221; while <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/colin-farrell\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Colin Farrel<\/strong><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/colin-farrell\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>l<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/dakota-johnson\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Dakota Johnson<\/strong><\/a> play lovers &#8230; with Taylor portrayed as Colin&#8217;s ex.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-488e47a232b728250641476d677d21af\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Taylor directed the video herself, with three-time Oscar-winning cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki behind the camera.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-208295b64d18510e34b927466d155668\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-twitter-tweet-block canvas-twitter-tweet-block-permalink canvas-twitter-tweet-block--default  \">\n<div id=\"cb-208295b64d18510e34b927466d155668-360190082-target\" class=\"d-flex justify-content-center\">\n      <a class=\"twitter-timeline\" data-width=\"500\" data-height=\"750\" data-dnt=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/taylorswift13?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">Posts by taylorswift13<\/a><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-ab7ac167e523d3cfe88129f2f47c40d4\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The song appears on &#8220;The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore,&#8221; the expanded edition of Taylor&#8217;s blockbuster album released Friday.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-a4f182defeb9410965e66f79606c55c3\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Taylor showed up to the VMAs Sunday for her first awards show as a married woman &#8230; and later received MTV&#8217;s inaugural Artist Director Honor.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-f1e65a6b1b6a2d8705170b97eb1c13d8\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-twitter-tweet-block canvas-twitter-tweet-block-permalink canvas-twitter-tweet-block--default  \">\n<div id=\"cb-f1e65a6b1b6a2d8705170b97eb1c13d8-104154955-target\" class=\"d-flex justify-content-center\">\n      <a class=\"twitter-timeline\" data-width=\"500\" data-height=\"750\" data-dnt=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Variety?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">Posts by Variety<\/a><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-649a396756c75e182d9d26ab2afac121\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Dakota presented Taylor with the award &#8230; recognizing her work behind the camera across nearly two decades of music videos.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-5f634376c5c8d301d1f94cccae53753f\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Taylor told the crowd she&#8217;s appeared in roughly 60 music videos and wrote and directed 18 of them &#8230; but said the fans are the main reason she loves making them.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-cd0a014a36136f206c2e2ce08190fc43\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s so rewarding, because you actually care about what we&#8217;re making,&#8221; she said &#8230; before thanking everyone who has worked alongside her on the projects.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-10304a7d65135cbc80774a10357f3dbd\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block canvas-gallery-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"gallery-block\"><a id=\"gallery-link-9eb8158f-0358-4682-9a78-d2a904a95b52\" class=\"media-link gallery-block__link js-track-link js-click-gallery\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/photos\/2026\/09\/27\/2026-mtv-vmas-see-all-the-red-show-stoppers\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:gallery:9eb8158f-0358-4682-9a78-d2a904a95b52\" data-context=\"{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;gallery-block&quot;,&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;}\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:10784ae4-9160-4353-a2bc-29bb95b8f843\" data-gallery-layout=\"list\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/9e\/4by3\/2026\/09\/27\/9e4ad6a4792b417986cfdb6f5ebb978a_md.jpg\" alt=\"2026 MTV VMAs: See All the Red Carpet Show-Stoppers\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid gallery-block__img-fluid img-aspect-4by3\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"media-icon--overlay gallery-block__media-icon--overlay\"><span class=\"media-icon-label gallery-block__media-icon-label\">Launch Gallery<\/span><\/div>\n<footer class=\"media-footer gallery-block__media-footer\"><span class=\"media-launch-text gallery-block__media-launch-text\">Show-Stoppers!<\/span><span class=\"media-cta gallery-block__media-cta\"><br \/>\n              Launch Gallery<br \/>\n              <\/span><\/footer>\n<p><span class=\"media-credit gallery-block__media-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-bcabd12499758da592288bed5e72b51a\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>She capped her speech by rolling &#8220;Patient Zero&#8221; 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