Chris Pine clarifies on Harry Styles' spitting incident

American actor Chris Pine has finally given a clarification about last years viral video in which Harry Styles appeared to be spitting on him during the Venice Film Festival premiere of their movie Dont Worry DarlingAccording to The Hollywood Reporter a USAbased entertainment news outlet in a video accompanying an Esquire profile Pine said Harry did not spit on me Harrys a very very kind guyThe actor guessed that Styles was saying something to him in the muchdiscussed moment perhaps Its just words isnt itHis remarks echo those of director Olivia Wilde who insisted last fall on Stephen Colberts Late Show that Styles did not spit on PineThe Hollywood Reporter reported that in the Esquire video Pine added We had this little joke because were all jetlagged were all trying to answer these questions And sometimes when youre doing these press things your brain goes befuddled and you start speaking gibberish But its just words manPine stated that he learned about the incident on his flight back from Venice He was sleeping when his publicist woke him up in a state and told him We have to craft a message about what happenedHe had no idea what his rep was talking about so she showed him the video and Pine admits that it does indeed look like hes spitting on me in the clip He didnt spit on meAt the time Pines rep said of the rumours of Styles spitting on her client This is a ridiculous story a complete fabrication and the result of an odd online illusion that is clearly deceiving and allows for foolish speculationJust 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 she continued as per The Hollywood ReporterIn September 2021 a video went viral that showed Styles entering a row of seats for the movie screening while avoiding eye contact with his costar Florence Pugh and his thengirlfriend and director Olivia WildeAlso ReadRuben Ostlund named jury president for Cannes Film Festival 2023Suddenly as he moves to sit down something seems to fly out of his mouth and Pine looks down at his pants before pausing and laughing at what just happenedThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever