Harry Styles Jokes About Spitting On Chris Pine

Harry Styles is poking fun at the moment that had Twitter in shock at the Don't Worry Darling Venice premiere. It appeared as though the "As It Was" singer spat on co-star Chris Pine while taking his seat next to him. As he prepares to sit, Styles, 28, leans forward toward Pine, who looks down at his lap in surprise.

Following the premiere, a representative for Pine firmly denied that the incident happened. "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. "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."

Styles also addressed the spit-take during his New York City concert Wednesday (September 7). "It's wonderful, wonderful, wonderful to be back in New York," Harry said in a video shared on Twitter. "I just popped very quickly to Venice to spit on Chris Pine." He added while laughing, "But fret not, we're back."

Watch the clip below:

The moment generated reactions from concertgoers and Twitter users. One user wrote, "A FULL CIRCLE MOMENT FOR #SpitGate LOL." Another added, "The fact that some people think he's being serious and they probably didn't see that Chris already said he didn't spit on him is honestly hilarious." One person wrote, "The only way to address #SpitGate bravo Harry." While another commented, "he has never addressed a rumour in his life and THIS is the one he speaks to directly i’m dying." One user said, "he’s giggling so much i know every single post on monday night had him in tears laughing."

There was much to worry about at the Don't Worry Darling premiere at the Venice Film Festival Monday (September 5): Florence Pugh and Olivia Wilde kept their distance, Harry Styles kissed Nick Kroll and, apparently, he also spit on Chris Pine.

In a now-viral Twitter video of the co-stars, the former One Direction member, 28, took the empty seat beside Pine, who had director Olivia Wilde on his other side. After the “As It Was” singer seemingly aimed his spit at the 42-year-old actor, Pine froze mid-clap and stared into his lap with a smile before laughing to himself. Earlier at a press conference with Styles, Pine was visibly zoning out while Styles answered questions about the film.

Meanwhile, Pugh was noticeably absent from the press conference due to filming commitments for Dune: Part Two in Budapest, according to Wilde. However, the Midsommar star arrived at the festival before the press conference had even finished — with an Aperol Spritz in hand and seemingly not a care in the world, making it clear that wasn’t the case.

Wilde, Styles and Pugh were not photographed next to each other at Venice, often leaving Pine and co-star Gemma Chan to act as buffers. This led Twitter to wonder if the feud really isn't over as the actors claim while stirring up another rumor that Styles and Wilde called it quits.

As we previously reported, Wilde denied any beef with Pugh in an interview with Variety, praising the actress for her performance in A24's Midsommar. "I had been blown the f— away by her,” Wilde shared. “I loved the film, but I loved her. I was just like, ‘Well, she’s extraordinary. She’s clearly the most exciting young actress working today.'”

See how Twitter reacted to all the drama that went down at Don't Worry Darling's Venice premiere below: