Why Fans Think Taylor Swift’s “Patient Zero” Is Secretly About Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner

Taylor Swift dropped her new single “Patient Zero” last night, and it’s pretty clearly a warning to future girlfriends of a toxic ex—from his “Patient Zero.” And while the song initially had everyone thinking Taylor was singing about Matty Healy, the current consensus? This song is about Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner.Reminder: Taylor dated Joe from July to October 2008, and Joe ended things over the phone—which Taylor confirmed during a November 2008 appearance on Ellen when she said, “When I find that person who is right for me, he’ll be wonderful, and when I look at that person, I’m not even gonna be able to remember the boy who broke up with me over the phone in 25 seconds when I was 18.”And when Joe and Sophie broke up in 2023, she and Taylor were spotted together multiple times in New York City, and Taylor even let Sophie use her apartment while she was navigating the divorce.A source told Us Weekly at the time that Taylor “instinctively wanted to reach out” to Sophie, and when it comes to her apartment, she was “letting Sophie stay there as long as she needs and is supporting her however she can.”Cut to some very telling “Patient Zero” lyrics like...“I've gotta be honest, I've been expecting your call / No, it’s not a bad time at all / I heard somebody saying there's trouble in paradise / And my lips are sealed tight now.”Oh, and:“Take it from somebody who lost his games but won the race / Take it from someone who said all of this to his face”AND:“So if you wanna kick it, then I'm with it, I've been there / Felt the reeling, done the healing, said the curses and prayers”I mean, is Joe mentioned by name? No. But does Taylor have a friend who she very publicly supported when she broke things off with their mutual ex? SHE CERTAINLY DOES!