# @hollywoodreporter on YouTube

- **Type:** Video
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- **Posted:** 2026-09-17T13:01:25.000+00:00
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## Caption

Could Jerry Penacoli — Philly's golden-boy newsman, be the Gerbil rumor's actual patient zero? Eyewitnesses and archival tape tell a wilder, sadder story than anyone remembers. Did the rumor jump cities before it infected Gere?

Episodes 1 and 2 of Gerbil are now available on your favorite podcast networks, with new episodes dropping weekly on Thursdays.

To learn more about this story:
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/richard-gere-gerbil-rumor-1236694157/

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Gerbil | Episode 2: The Philadelphia Gerbil Panic of 1985

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gerbil, podcast, richardgere

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