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Brusque greetings, icy body language, refusal to make eye contact… it’s all pretty much what we expected from the Don’t Worry Darling premiere at the Venice Film Festival. Except… we’re not even thinking about director Olivia Wilde and her leading lady Florence Pugh.

ITS shocking twists, mysterious feuds and scandalous love triangles have the whole of Hollywood talking. Unfortunately for director Olivia Wilde, that's just the behind-the-scenes chaos that has overshadowed the tale of her new movie, Don't Worry Darling. Starring Harry Styles, the blockbuster premiered at the Venice Film Festival last night, rocked by reports of a feud between Olivia and actress Florence Pugh, who arrived late and skipped the group interview.

is proving to be a very ironic title for Olivia Wilde's sophomore directorial effort, as quite a bit of drama worth worrying about has unfolded over the course of production and the subsequent promotional blitz ahead of the film's release next month.From the film's early casting shakeups — with Harry Styles taking over for Shia LaBeouf — to Wilde's high-profile split from her long-time partner, Jason Sudeikis, and subsequent romance with her new leading man, drama, rumors and mild scandals have permeated every facet of the film's production.While the drama had largely been between Wilde, LaBeouf and Florence Pugh, Styles and co-star Chris Pine have been dragged into the rumor mill over an alleged incident at the Venice Film Festival — which has been filled with drama for the film on all fronts.With the tensions between Wilde and LaBeouf coming to a head last week as the actor accused the filmmaker of misrepresenting his exit from the film — and rumors swirling over Pugh's alleged feud with Wilde supposedly due to her romance with Styles and split from Sudeikis — it feels like risks being overshadowed by the controversy.Amid the back-and-forth allegations and fan-fueled rumors, ET is breaking down all the drama and examining the behind-the-scenes in-fighting and how the headline-grabbing feuds first formed. In April 2020, news broke that Pugh and LaBeouf — as well as Chris Pine — had been cast as the leads of Wilde's forthcoming drama, which is set in the 1950s.

Harry Styles has denied spitting on Chris Pine following a viral clip at the premiere of Don’t Worry Darling.After the film premiered at the Venice International Film Festival yesterday (September 5), a clip was shared widely on social media which many viewers believed showed Styles spitting on co-star Pine as he takes his seat next to him.Representatives for Styles have since confirmed to The Guardian that “this is not true”. Pine’s rep also released a statement to People, denying that the incident took place.“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 representative said.#HarryStyles appears to spit on Chris Pine i won't sleep until i know the truth pic.twitter.com/wLXjIHTYgU— JZMaclin (@Mac70J) September 6, 2022“Just to be clear, Harry Styles did not spit on Chris Pine.

Zack Sharf Did 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, where videos recorded from inside the theater showed Styles apparently spitting on Pine, although the act could not be 100% confirmed by the recordings. One video of the two actors earned over 1.4 million views. “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.”

Chris Pine isn’t playing the rumour game.

rumors that Harry Styles spat on him during the world premiere of their film “Don’t Worry Darling” are a “complete fabrication.”“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,” the rep said in a statement to People.“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’ reps have yet to issue their own statement.The allegations first arose Monday when the 28-year-old singer went to take his seat at the Venice International Film Festival and proceeded to allegedly spit in the “Wonder Woman” star’s lap.Several fans of Pine and Styles immediately began debating on whether spittle was actually involved.“People actually think harry walked over there and decided to spit on Chris for no reason, in front of multiple people,” tweeted one user.

supports HTML5 videoDon’t worry darling, Harry Styles officially did not spit on Chris Pine at Venice Film Festival premiere.Social media has been ablaze after that wild press conference and star-studded screening on Monday, with video footage allegedly showing the Watermelon Sugar singer ‘spitting’ on his co-star as they took their seats for a screening.Fans on Twitter have been divided for hours, scouring every millimeter of footage of proof of saliva leaving the 28-year-old’s mouth.However, a rep for Chris, 42, quashed all the drama, branding reports of a feud ‘ridiculous’.‘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 said.‘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,’ they added to People Magazine.A spokesperson for Harry, who stars as Jack in the psychological thriller alongside Florence Pugh, also denied the incident to the Guardian.So, that’s that then.Although the musician didn’t spit on Chris, he did exchange some saliva with one of his co-stars at the ceremony, planting a kiss on Nick Kroll.Clearly overcome with emotion after Don’t Worry Darling received a standing ovation from the crowd, a delighted Harry made a beeline for his castmate, grabbing his face and kissing him.They also shared a hug as those around them cheered.This marks the former One Direction star’s third appearance on the big screen, following a stint in Dunkirk and a hugely celebrated cameo in the end credits scene of the Eternals.Don't worry darling, Harry Styles

After almost an entire day of bizarre online speculation, a representative has spoken out on claims that Harry Styles may have spat at Chris Pine when they attended an event together on Monday night.The pair were just two of the stars at the much-anticipated Don’t Worry Darling premiere in Venice, and with rumours of a feud circulating, all eyes were on the interactions between the actors, director Olivia Wilde – who is also dating Harry – and leading lady Florence Pugh.The red carpet saw Harry, 28, and Olivia, 38, remain apart. Meanwhile 26 year old Florence, who skipped the press conference just hours before citing scheduling issues, wasn’t seen posing solo with her co-star or director.

Who knew the biggest moment of drama at the Don’t Worry Darling premiere would be between Harry Styles and Chris Pine??

Chris Pine's rep is denying a fan theory. In a statement to ET, the 42-year-old actor's rep shuts down claims that Harry Styles spit on Pine at the premiere of their flick, at the Venice Film Festival. «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 tells ET.

And that’s a wrap on SpitGate? Chris Pine’s rep spoke out amid social media speculation that Harry Styles spit on his Don’t Worry Darling costar at the Venice Film Festival.

Following the premiere of Olivia Wilde’s new film Don’t Worry Darling at the 2022 Venice International Film Festival, one piece of footage prompted fierce online debate. The clip in question, however, wasn’t from the film itself but from its screening’s aftermath, and it depicts what many are convinced is Harry Styles spitting on his co-star, American actor Chris Pine.

Anna Tingley If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. There’s been no lack of drama at this year’s Venice Film Festival thanks to the behind-the-scenes tabloid gossip circulating around Olivia Wilde’s “Don’t Worry Darling,” which premiered on Monday. So, it’s only fitting that Harry Styles landed in Venice in a dramatic fit. Styles, who stars as the cunning suburban husband to Florence Pugh’s Alice in the retro thriller, arrived at the Venice Airport sporting a ’70s-inspired ensemble courtesy of Gucci, who Styles has been in collaboration with since last June. He sported the Italian label’s double-breasted jacket in burgundy, monogram sweater vest, flare jeans and Adidas x Gucci Gazelle sneakers.

Hollywood drama has been rife surrounding the upcoming movie Don’t Worry Darling. The most recent being rumours of a fallout between Harry Styles, 28, and Chris Pine, 42, following “spit-gate”.

"Don't Worry Darling" is garnering heaps of press, but none of it actually surrounds the film.  In a now viral video, actor Harry Styles is seen taking his seat next to co-star Chris Pine for a screening of the movie on Monday at the Venice Film Festival. The awkward video shows Styles not making eye contact with either Pine or Olivia Wilde, his director and girlfriend, as he sits down.  As Styles turns to sit, you see Pine look down at his pants, pause, and then guffaw at whatever just transpired.  Chris Pine was sandwiched between Olivia Wilde and Harry Styles during the film's screening.

The Don’t Worry Darling press tour is like watching a car cash in slow motion. Did Harry Styles spit on Chris Pine at the Venice Film Festival? It’s a question that has social media divided, after footage emerged of Harry taking his seat next to Chris at their film’s premiere on September 5.

HARRY Styles' fans have been sent into a frenzy after accusing the singer of spitting on his Don't Worry Darling co-star. Appearing at the Venice Film Festival last night - the former One Director star sat next to Hollywood actor Chris Pine ahead of the screening, but fans are certain they saw something underhand.

The Don’t Worry Darling cast was serving the drama at the Venice Film Festival!!