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It looked as though some more drama happened at the “Don’t Worry Darling” Venice Film Festival premiere with fans convinced that Harry Styles spat on his co-star Chris Pine, but Pine was quick to shut that down.
In a video that went viral, you can see Harry walking to his seat, right between Chris and Gemma Chan. Just as Harry’s about to sit down, it looks like he bends forward and puts his lips together in the way you do when you’re about to spit. You can’t see for certain whether he did or not… but Chris pauses and looks down at his leg and seat, seemingly reacting to the spit. He was also in the middle of clapping and stopped completely, looking over at Harry in disbelief. Harry, however, carried on like nothing happened.
- But Chris rep has now set the record straight, saying, "This is a ridiculous story, a complete fabrication and the result of an odd online illusion that is clearly deceiving and allows for foolish speculation.” They add, “Just to be clear, Harry Styles did not spit on Chris Pine. There is nothing but respect between these two men and any suggestion otherwise is a blatant attempt to create drama that simply does not exist."
- And this isn't the only controversy surrounding Chris and Harry. The two actors were interviewed together for the film's press junket, and fans couldn't help but notice that it appeared as though Chris was "zoning out" as Harry was talking, with some fans joking that Chris was "screaming internally" as Harry seemed to drone on and on about his favorite thing about the movie. As one fan joked, "I've been a diehard [fan of Chris' for 20 years] and I can confidently say he is reconsidering all his life choices here. Literally dissociating from his surroundings." Check out the interview to the right.