Harry Styles, Chris Pine

2022 - 9 - 7

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'Harry Styles Did Not Spit on Chris Pine,' Rep Confirms: 'This Is a ... (Variety)

Social media has been in a craze due to videos allegedly showing Harry Styles spitting on Chris Pine at the "Don't Worry Darling" premiere.

I don’t feel the need to contribute; I think it’s sufficiently well-nourished.” The alleged Styles-Pine spitting incident was the latest fiasco to hit the “Don’t Worry Darling” press tour, which has been battling rumors for weeks regarding an alleged falling out between director Olivia Wilde and leading star Florence Pugh. “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,” Pine’s rep said in a statement to Variety. I can’t say how honored I am to have her as our lead. [Harry Styles](https://variety.com/t/harry-styles/) spit on Chris Pine? A representative for Pine denies the incident occurred, calling such claims “a ridiculous story.” Social media went into a craze following the world premiere of Olivia Wilde’s “Don’t Worry Darling” at the [Venice Film Festival](https://variety.com/t/venice-film-festival/), where videos recorded from inside the theater showed Styles apparently spitting on Pine, although the act could not be 100% confirmed by the recordings.

Harry Styles, Chris Pine Both Deny “Ridiculous Story” of 'Don't Worry ... (Vanity Fair)

Just to be clear, Harry Styles did not spit on Chris Pine,” Pine's rep told 'People' of the co-stars' rumored interaction at Monday's premiere.

Additional video shows Styles smiling and speaking to Pine shortly before the screening starts—not behavior typical of two people who shared a spiteful (spit-full?) interaction. Many noted that in the video, Pine appears to glance at and pick up a pair of sunglasses in his lap, which could be why he looks in that direction after Styles sits. Speculation shifted to the dynamic between Pine and Styles when video of the latter’s entrance into Venice’s Sala Grande Theatre led some to believe that the musician spat on Pine before taking a seat next to him.

#SpitGate: Did Harry Styles spit on Chris Pine at the Don't Worry ... (Stuff.co.nz)

In yet another controversy for the already rumour-plagued film, a viral video shared across social media appeared to show the singer-turned-actor spitting ...

So I am sorry to say harry styles did not spit on him.— priscilla (@cinemazietgeist) [Singer-turned-actor Harry Styles](https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/music/120245050/the-liberation-of-harry-styles) landed himself in hot water after a viral video appeared to show him spitting on his co-star Chris Pine. [Harry Styles lights up 2020 by joining Olivia Wilde's thriller Don't Worry Darling](https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/bravo/news/122759820/harry-styles-lights-up-2020-by-joining-olivia-wildes-thriller-dont-worry-darling?rm=a) [See Harry Styles and Florence Pugh's steamy makeout session in Olivia Wilde's Don't Worry Darling](https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/bravo/news/126370952/see-harry-styles-and-florence-pughs-steamy-makeout-session-in-olivia-wildes-dont-worry-darling?rm=a) [Harry Styles and Florence Pugh turn up the heat in Don't Worry Darling trailer](https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/bravo/news/128525119/harry-styles-and-florence-pugh-turn-up-the-heat-in-nsfw-dont-worry-darling-trailer?rm=a) *

Does controversy sell movie tickets? The cast of 'Don't Worry Darling ... (NPR)

Don't Worry Darling is director Olivia Wilde's second feature film, following her 2019 debut, Booksmart. The movie, which stars Florence Pugh, Harry Styles, ...

"As a communications guy, my gut reaction to this kind of thing when it is on an international stage is that it is all about getting attention," says film and media historian Chris Yogerst. Chris Pine being supportive and taking photos of Florence Pugh on the ‘Don't Worry Darling’ red carpet at the 79th Venice International Film Festival. Analyzing the videos of #Spittake, as some users have put it, has become the Zapruder film of Twitter. The suspicious movement around Styles' mouth made some wonder: Did Harry Styles spit on Chris Pine? Internet speculation didn't stop once the cast went into the theater. Chris Pine's reaction to this moment birthed memes that would pave the way for many more to come. In a video originally posted to On Monday morning ahead of the premiere, Wilde and the film's stars participated in a press conference — most of them, that is. Absent from the panel was Pugh, who flew to Italy from Budapest where she had been filming the sequel to Dune. The film is a psychological thriller set in the 1950s, in the fictional town of Victory, Calif. The movie, which stars Florence Pugh, Harry Styles, Chris Pine, Gemma Chan and Wilde herself, premiered on Monday at the festival and is scheduled for wide release on Sept. "Some aspects of the unfolding interpersonal drama definitely appear like an unwieldy mess," Nicholas Baer, Assistant Professor of Media, Arts & Society at Utrecht University, told NPR.

Who is winning the Harry Styles vs Chris Pine style off during the ... (British GQ)

Don't Worry Darling stars Harry Styles and Chris Pine have been in a fashion head-to-head at the Venice Film Festival.

[Chris Pine](https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/fashion/article/chris-pine-style-venice-film-festival-2022). Both have brought their A-game to Italy – alongside [Timothee Chalamet](https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/watches/article/timothee-chalamet-cartier-tank-venice-2022), natch – leading to the inevitable question: who is winning the style off? [One Direction](https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/fashion/article/one-direction-best-fashion-moments) frontman pulled off an extended statement collar in pale blue that he wore with a navy suit and matching manicure, polishing it all off with large, seventies-style shades and white boots. But there's been another subplot to the whole affair, one we are naturally more deeply interested in. [“Ha Ha Ha” capsule collection](https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/fashion/article/harry-styles-gucci-collection-2022) with Gucci’s creative director, Alessandro Michele, which consisted of a sailor striped tee, jaunty necktie, and a retro-leaning suit infused with a seventies sensibility that nodded to one of that decade's most eccentric stars, Elton John. [Don't Worry Darling](https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/culture/article/dont-worry-darling-fan-theories): whether the cast is getting on, whether [Harry Style](https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/tags/harry-styles)s is any good in his first major acting role ( [spoiler: yes he is](https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/culture/article/dont-worry-darling-harry-styles-review)), whether anyone got spat on (they did not).

Chris Pine denies 'ridiculous' Harry Styles spitting story (BBC News)

Social media had been set ablaze by suggestions of another rift in the Don't Worry Darling camp.

[But the US actor denied that,](https://variety.com/2022/film/news/shia-labeouf-denies-fired-olivia-wilde-dont-worry-darling-1235350529/) telling Variety he had "quit the film due to lack of rehearsal time". [recently said she had fired](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-62670696) because his "process was not conducive to the ethos that I demand in my productions". It is the latest in a string of controversies surrounding the film. [shared a video](https://twitter.com/bilIboardpop/status/1566860446245822468) of Pine apparently zoning out when Styles talked about the film. LaBeouf stoked the flames of controversy further by sharing a video that Wilde allegedly sent him in 2020, asking him to return to the production, and asking if he and Pugh could "make peace". [the Guardian,](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2022/sep/06/harry-styles-denies-spitting-chris-pine-dont-worry-darling-premiere) a source close to UK singer-turned-actor Styles said: "This is not true."

Harry Styles sources deny singer spat on Chris Pine at Don't Worry ... (Sky News)

Chris Pine's representative has described a now viral video - which some Twitter users say appears to show Harry Styles spitting on the Hollywood actor - as ...

there is nothing but respect between these two men," the representative told Sky News' US affiliate E! "People are seeing some odd illusion of sorts online that is clearly deceiving... [Styles](https://news.sky.com/topic/harry-styles-6773) taking his seat next to co-star Chris Pine at the Venice Film Festival premiere of Don't Worry Darling - directed by [Olivia Wilde](https://news.sky.com/topic/olivia-wilde-8787), who is now dating the pop star - went viral.