Dakota Johnson Discusses Role in Taylor Swift’s ‘Patient Zero’ Music Video

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Sep 24, 2026 4:38pm PT

Dakota Johnson on Being in Taylor Swift’s ‘Patient Zero’ Music Video: ‘We Respect Each Other’s Creative Minds’

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New, mysterious and cryptic clips of Dakota Johnson flanked by another woman and man have taken rhe internet by storm, but this time, they aren’t part of her latest movie, “Verity”; they’re part of a Taylor Swift music video. Swift announced Thursday that she will unveil the music video for “ Patient Zero ” at the MTV VMAs on Sunday, and in the meantime, gave Swifties a very short (13-second) sneak peek, revealing Johnson as one of the stars.

Johnson opened about her role in the video at the “Verity” red carpet premiere in London on Thursday.

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_Originally reported by [Variety Music](https://variety.com/2026/film/news/dakota-johnson-taylor-swift-music-video-1236875221/)._