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Swifties have been patient, and now The Life of a Showgirl continues on.

Taylor Swift has announced the upcoming release of her brand-new single, titled “Patient Zero.” The worldwide music superstar took to Instagram on Tuesday to announce the new song will be released Friday.

“I’ve been impatiently waiting to tell you that my brand new single ‘Patient Zero’ will be out on September 25 (!!!!!!!!!!!!) and it’s available to pre-order now on my website for 24 hours,” Swift captioned her Instagram announcement post.

A new photo of Swift also appears in the post. She stares directly toward the camera while leaning up against a blank, gray wall. She wears a black, sleeveless ensemble with a turtleneck. Her signature bangs are swept to the side and her eye makeup is smokey with a muted lip color.

Three CD versions of the upcoming single are available for purchase on Swift’s website: the original version, an acoustic version and a piano version. The original version’s cover is the same photo that Swift posted to Instagram. She’s also made it her new profile picture.

The acoustic and piano CD versions of the song have their own covers. Both of them feature brand-new photos of Swift posing while wearing black and gray clothing. In both of these additional covers, she stares off into the distance.

Swift had been teasing the surprise release for the last 24 hours. Eagle-eyed fans noticed while streaming her music on Spotify that certain lyrics from her most recent album, The Life of a Showgirl, featured the number zero taking the place of the letter O.

Additionally, one of Swift’s Eras Tour dancers, Kameron Saunders, took to Instagram on Tuesday to post an Easter egg for the Swifties. He shared a photo of himself from the “Opalite” music video, where he holds up a dancing competition judging paddle featuring the number zero on it.

Saunders’ caption reads, “And, baby, that’s sh0w business f0r y0u.”

Swift has changed her Instagram and X bios to be the exact same line, spelled with zeros instead of the letter O.

It is assumed that “Patient Zero” is a continuation of The Life of a Showgirl era. That album, Swift’s 12th, was released on Oct. 3, 2025. The CD listings on Swift’s website for the new track feature The Life of a Showgirl logo, as well as the signature glitter associated with the era.

Notably, the bright orange color associated with The Life of a Showgirl has been swapped out for a sparkly black hue for “Patient Zero.” This falls more in line with the imagery from Swift’s previous albums The Tortured Poets Department and reputation.

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The official trailer for Paper Tiger is here.

NEON has released a new trailer for its upcoming film starring Adam Driver, Scarlett Johansson and Miles Teller.

James Gray wrote and directed the crime thriller that explores the love between family and the American dream.

“Two brothers become entangled in a scheme that turns out to be too good to be true. As they try to navigate their way through the dangerous world of the Russian mafiya, family bonds begin to fray with life-altering consequences,” according to the film’s official synopsis.

The trailer starts with Teller’s character, Irwin Pearl, welcoming his brother, Gary Pearl, who is played by Driver, into his home. We also see Johansson as Hester Pearl, Irwin’s wife. The happy family dynamic quickly turns into something more sinister.

“We had a problem down at the canal and it’s led to some things. I walked in on something they didn’t want me to see,” Teller’s Irwin says.

Later, Irwin looks to Gary for help.

“These people don’t trust anyone. They’ll huff and puff but they’re not gonna touch me,” Driver’s Gary says.

“What about me?” Irwin asks in response.

Gavin Goudey and Roman Engel also star in the upcoming movie.

Driver and Johansson previously starred in Noah Baumbach’s 2019 film Marriage Story together. They were both nominated for Academy Awards for playing the roles of Charlie and Nicole Barber in the Netflix movie.

Paper Tiger will be released in select theaters on Nov. 13 and expands to wide release on Nov. 20. It makes its North American premiere in a gala debut on Sept. 25 at the 64th New York Film Festival.

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Music superstar Lionel Richie is taking time off from touring after undergoing a heart procedure, his representative confirmed to ABC News on Tuesday.

The 77-year-old singer underwent a procedure for atrial fibrillation, according to his rep.

“The doctor said everything went perfectly,” the representative said in a statement. “Lionel is doing great but will take some time off and will be back on stage soon.”

Atrial fibrillation, commonly known as AFib, is an irregular heart rhythm that can cause symptoms including fatigue, shortness of breath and chest pain, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The illness can be treated by medication, surgery and lifestyle changes, the CDC says.

Richie has faced several health challenges since beginning a nationwide tour with Earth, Wind & Fire earlier this summer.

The “Hello” singer postponed two shows after falling ill onstage during the first night of the tour in late June.

In late August, Richie checked himself into a hospital out of an abundance of caution, a source close to the singer’s tour told ABC News.

No further details were shared about his condition at the time.

Richie has three upcoming tour dates scheduled for late September and early October in San Francisco, Columbus and Chicago, according to his website.

He is then expected to take the stage at the Wynn in Las Vegas in October and November for his “King of Hearts” shows.

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Actress Hayden Panettiere‘s death has been ruled an accidental overdose from drugs, including fentanyl, according to the Greenville County Coroner’s Office in South Carolina.

The coroner’s office said the other four drugs in her system were: 4-ANPP, a man-made byproduct of making fentanyl; alprazolam, known as Xanax, which commonly treats anxiety and panic disorders; methocarbamol, known as Robaxin, which treats muscle spasms and related injuries; and quetiapine, known as Seroquel, an antipsychotic medication used to treat mental health conditions that can also help with sleep.

Of the combination of medications, fentanyl is the most likely to result in an overdose death.

Her autopsy found “no signs of trauma … that would have contributed to the death,” the coroner’s office said.

The 36-year-old Nashville star died in August after she was found unresponsive at an apartment in Greenville.

The Drug Enforcement Administration is investigating if the fentanyl came from South Carolina or if the actress may have brought it with her from California, sources told ABC News. Panettiere flew from Los Angeles to South Carolina the day before her death, sources said.

Panettiere was honored over the weekend at a memorial service in California, her representative confirmed to ABC News. Panettiere’s Nashville co-star Connie Britton and other celebrities, including Evan Ross and Ruby Rose, were photographed attending the memorial.

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Taylor Frankie Paul seems to be saying goodbye to The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives. The reality TV star took to Instagram on Monday to make a post where she implied that she plans to depart from the series. “My gratitude goes to all the networks that supported me throughout this and gave me the chance to return. However I don’t desire to move forward like this … I’m just relieved to be out,” Paul wrote …

Sweet Magnolias has been canceled at Netflix after five seasons. Stars of the romantic drama series, including JoAnna Garcia Swisher, as well as the show’s creator Sheryl J. Anderson, took to Instagram to look back on their time spent making the series. “How do you say goodbye to something that became so much more than a job? Seven years. Five seasons. A million tiny moments that somehow became a whole life,” Swisher captioned her dedication post. Anderson wrote, “Thank you all. Though our journey has sadly come to an end, I hope Serenity will always have a place in your heart. Keep pouring it out!” …

The Savant finally has a release window at Apple TV. Variety reports the series, which was pulled from the streaming service’s release calendar days before its premiere on Sept. 23, 2025, is set to debut in spring 2027. The series stars Jessica Chastain as a veteran, wife and mother whose job is to infiltrate online spaces where white supremacists gather to sometimes plan terror attacks …

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Kit Harington jumped at the chance to join the Wizarding World.

The actor revealed his personal connection to the Harry Potter books in an interview released Monday on the Happy Sad Confused podcast. It was the Harry Potter audiobooks that helped Harington get through his sobriety struggles, the actor said.

“I listen to the Stephen Fry audiobooks. And I do that because my brain is incredibly busy, especially at night, and I’ve always found going to bed very difficult like and my brain doesn’t turn off,” Harington said. “When I got sober that got especially bad. So I started listening to Harry Potter audio books, and now they’re the thing I listen to every night.”

The Game of Thrones actor said because of this, the Harry Potter books “have a very special place in my heart.”

This is especially true after Harington voiced the character Gilderoy Lockhart in Audible’s Harry Potter: The Full-Cast Audio Editions, which was released in late 2025. He now is set to reprise the role as the Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher at Hogwarts in season 2 of the upcoming HBO Harry Potter series.

“When I knew they were doing this show, I was like, ‘I think that’s a brilliant idea, I think they can really delve into it further than the films did.’ I’m fully supportive of it,” Harington said. “And then I got called to be in it, and that was just a very simple, ‘Yes, please!'”

Harington replaced Nicholas Hoult in the role. Hoult was previously announced to star as the character back in August before he left the part over scheduling issues. HBO had to work around two of Hoult’s preexisting projects, and when it was no longer feasible, the actor was let out of his deal, ABC Audio confirmed at the time.

Gilderoy Lockhart was previously played by Kenneth Branagh in the 2002 film Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. The first season of the upcoming series, titled Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, debuts on HBO and HBO Max on Dec. 25. Its season 2 renewal was announced on May 6.

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Police in Santa Monica, California, say they are investigating model Presley Gerber’s death as a suspected overdose.

Gerber, the son of supermodel Cindy Crawford and businessman Rande Gerber, died Sunday at age 27, according to a report from the Los Angeles County medical examiner’s office.

The Santa Monica Police Department told ABC News on Monday there were no signs of foul play.

The medical examiner’s office also released a statement on Monday saying it is in the “early stages of investigating” Presley Gerber’s death and that there is currently “limited information” available.

The statement added that a deputy medical examiner performed an examination on Monday and deferred the cause and manner of death, meaning that “additional testing and/or studies were requested in order to make a determination.”

“Due to the ongoing death investigation, the DME cannot disclose what testing and/or studies were requested,” the statement read. “Deferred cases can take a few months before a cause of death is determined.”

The statement added that Gerber’s body will be released to his family.

Sources connected to the case told ABC News on Monday that Gerber checked into a rehab center the day before he was found dead. Staff found him unresponsive on Sunday morning and the medical examiner noted in its statement that the 27-year-old was pronounced dead at 9:45 a.m.

ABC News has reached out to a representative for Crawford and Rande Gerber for comment.

Presley Gerber, whose sister is model and actress Kaia Gerber, was signed by IMG Models at 15.

He walked Fashion Week runways for Moschino and Dolce & Gabbana and had campaigns with Calvin Klein, Celine and more.

Leading up to his death, Gerber had been open about his struggles with mental health and substance abuse, speaking candidly about treatment after being charged with a DUI in 2019. He also had a video series called “Mental Health Mondays” in 2024.

A spokesperson for Crawford told ABC News in a statement Sunday, “The family is asking for privacy during this very difficult and painful time.”

If you or someone you know is struggling with substance abuse, call SAMHSA’s National Helpline at 1-800-662-HELP (4357). SAMHSA’s National Helpline is a free, confidential, 24/7, 365-day-a-year treatment referral and information service.

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The official trailer for The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth has arrived.

Netflix released the new trailer for the upcoming film from director David Fincher. The movie stars Brad Pitt back in the Oscar-winning role he first portrayed in Quentin Tarantino’s film Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood.

Fincher directs the movie from a screenplay written by Tarantino. Netflix describes it as a return to the world of Cliff Booth, “only this time it’s 1977 and it’s a very different Hollywood.”

Elizabeth Debicki, Scott Caan, Carla Gugino, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Corey Fogelmanis and Karren Karagulian also star in the upcoming movie. Pitt is producing the film alongside Ceán Chaffin.

Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood was written and directed by Tarantino. It was released by Sony Pictures in 2019. At the time, Tarantino negotiated a deal to return him ownership of the film’s underlying copyright after a certain number of years.

The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth will arrive in IMAX theaters for an exclusive two-week run beginning Thanksgiving weekend before it debuts to Netflix in December. The movie will be available to watch on IMAX screens starting on Nov. 25. Netflix subscribers will be able to stream the film on Dec. 23.

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Hayden Panettiere was celebrated over the weekend at a memorial service held in California, her representative confirmed to ABC News.

Around 80 friends of the late Nashville star, who died on Aug. 16 at the age of 36, gathered in Malibu on Saturday to share “an evening of music, memories, laughter and tears.”

“We wanted to honor Hayden in the best way we knew how—with as much love as possible,” Panettiere’s representative, Kasey Kitchen, said in a statement with a group of the actress’s friends, who jointly organized the memorial.

The statement continued, “It was a beautiful and intimate ceremony where friends came together to celebrate her life and honor the beautiful, magnetic light and love she infused into the world.”

Panettiere’s Nashville co-star Connie Britton and other celebrities, including Evan Ross and Ruby Rose, were photographed attending the memorial.

Panettiere died after she was found unresponsive and in cardiac arrest at a Greenville, South Carolina, apartment.

The actress’s official cause and manner of death have not yet been announced.

An investigation into her death has expanded from South Carolina to Los Angeles, and investigators are focusing on the role drugs may have played in her death, sources told ABC News last week.

Kitchen, Panettiere’s representative, said in a statement on Sept. 15 that her death “remains under investigation pending toxicology results.”

“As we await the answers we are all seeking, may we also remember Hayden for the incredible legacy she leaves behind — the light she shined on mental health and postpartum depression, and the voice she gave to those who felt unseen and unheard,” Kitchen said. “The answers we are all seeking will come.”

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Presley Gerber, the son of Cindy Crawford and Rande Gerber, has died at 27 years old, according to a report from the Los Angeles medical examiner.

He died on Sunday at a rehab facility, the report said.

A spokesperson for Crawford also confirmed the 27-year-old’s death, telling ABC News in a statement Sunday, “The family is asking for privacy during this very difficult and painful time.”

Further details about his cause of death were not immediately available.

Presley Gerber, brother of model and actress Kaia Gerber, also worked as a model, being signed by IMG Models at 15 years old.

He walked runways during fashion weeks for Moschino and Dolce & Gabbana and had campaigns with Calvin Klein, Celine and more.

Presley Gerber had been open about his struggles with mental health and substance abuse, speaking candidly about treatment after being charged with a DUI in 2019. He had a series of videos called Mental Health Mondays in 2024.

Last month, Kaia Gerber referenced her brother’s public battle with addiction in an interview with Vogue.

“When something like that happens in a family, it kind of levels everyone,” she told the publication. “I think that’s also why I started to self-identify as the easy one and never wanted to ask for help. Because it felt like too much to have two children who were needing.” She also commended her brother for speaking out.

“My parents for most of our lives were very, very private and didn’t share anything,” Kaia Gerber added, “and now we have this absolute teacher, my brother, who says, ‘I’m gonna be very human for everyone.’ There’s only so much you can hide from the world. And trying to put a lid on something just makes the person feel like you’re ashamed of them.”

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