The music world has missed the former superstar singer, whose birthday is May 26. She has dealt with major IRS problems in the past, but she currently is on a nine-venue mini-tour in New York.
The Hitch actress, who filed for divorce from singer Robin Thicke, will star in the upcoming new ABC series Runner. Patton will play the lead, Lauren Marks, a woman whose perfect life is torn apart by one twist of fate. She turns, but does not look, 40 on Dec. 5.