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Selena Gomez Playing Arsyn; Poster for Taylor Swift’s “Bad Blood” Revealed

After dropping an unexpected bomb in the form of Cindy Crawford’s confirmed “Bad Blood” character, Taylor Swift went back to the predictable side of the coin Saturday.

She confirmed that friend and fellow musician Selena Gomez will appear in the upcoming video.

Gomez’ character, per Swift’s Tweet, will be known as “Arsyn.”

According to Swift, the Arsyn character poster (embedded below) is the final one to be revealed in advance of the music video premiere.

Last to be announced, the character is definitely not least. Gomez, in Swift’s words, is the video’s “lead actress.”

Gomez joins a list of characters that includes Taylor Swift’s Catastrophe, Lily Aldridge’s Frostbyte, Zendaya’s Cut-Throat, Hayley Williams’ The Crimson Curse, Gigi Hadid’s Slay-Z, Ellie Goulding’s Destructa X, Hailee Steinfeld’s The Trinity, Lena Dunham’s Lucky Fiori, Kendrick Lamar’s Welvin da Great, Karlie Kloss’ Knockout, Serayah’s Dilemma, Jessica Alba’s Domino, Martha Hunt’s HomeSlice, Ellen Pompeo’s Luna, Mariska Hargitay’s Justice, Cara Delevingne’s Mother Chucker and Cindy Crawford’s Headmistress.

The video premieres during Sunday’s Billboard Music Awards.

Selena Gomez as Arsyn in Taylor Swift’s Bad Blood music video
Brian Cantor

Brian Cantor is the editor-in-chief for Headline Planet. He has been a leading reporter in the music, movie, television and sporting spaces since 2002. Brian's reporting has been cited by major websites like BuzzFeed, Billboard, the New Yorker and The Fader -- and shared by celebrities like Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber and Nicki Minaj. Contact Brian at brian.cantor[at]headlineplanet.com.

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