Nick Kroll jokes that he told Harry Styles to 'spit' on Chris Pine at Don't Worry Darling's premiere

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Nick Kroll had some fun with the controversies swirling around his new film Don't Worry Darling during his appearance Monday night on The Tonight Show.While chatting with host Jimmy Fallon, the 44-year-old comedian and actor joked that he was the 'mastermind' of all the behind-the-scenes drama that has dogged the Olivia Wilde–directed thriller, which stars Florence Pugh, Chris Pine and Harry Styles.Kroll joked that he was responsible for talking Harry into spitting on his costar Chris at the movie's Venice Film Festival premiere — though a representative for Pine vehemently denied that there was any spitting.

Nick Kroll joked Monday on The Tonight Show that he was the 'mastermind' behind drama dogging his film Don't Worry Darling. He said he told Harry Styles to 'spit' on Chris Pine; seen September 5 in Venice After recommending the audience know as little about Don't Worry Darling as possible before seeing it so as to get swept up in its twists, Nick joked that he wanted to drum up interest in the film.'So I decided, let's create a lot of buzz around the film — but not about the film itself,' he deadpanned to laughter and claps from the Tonight Show audience. 'I’m the puppeteer,' he added. 'And so, I'm like, "Hey, Harry, you know what would be a great idea?

When you walk into the premiere at Venice, spit on Chris Pine."'But then Kroll joked that he tried to go for something even more dramatic.

Novel idea: 'So I decided, let's create a lot of buzz around the film — but not about the film itself,' he deadpanned to laughter and claps from the Tonight Show audience Worth a try: 'I’m the puppeteer,' he added. 'And so, I'm like, "Hey, Harry, you know what would be a great idea?