J. Kim Murphy Olivia Wilde has taken the time to further address the swirl of rumors of off-screen drama around her new release “Don’t Worry Darling,” touching on a popular internet theory that her leading man, Harry Styles, spit on his co-star, Chris Pine, during the Venice Film Festival premiere for the thriller. “Harry did not spit on Chris, in fact,” Wilde tells Stephen Colbert in a clip from Wednesday’s episode of “The Late Show,” released online a few hours before the full interview broadcasts on CBS.“People will look for drama anywhere they can.
Harry did not spit on Chris, in fact.” — @oliviawilde on #spitgate More tonight on @CBS at 11:35/10:35c. #LSSC pic.twitter.com/RQS54WJH0G The late-night host joshes the director a little bit, responding with a hurried whisper: “Only time will tell.
We shall see.” The interaction brings Wilde into a laughing fit. “I think it’s a perfect example of, like, people will look for drama anywhere that they can,” the director says, explaining her interpretation of the rumor’s popularity.
A representative for Pine was quick to deny that the actor was spit on by Styles following the film’s Sept. 5 premiere, calling the narrative “a ridiculous story” and “a complete fabrication.” Styles later jokingly acknowledged the rumor during a concert at Madison Square Garden, two days after the hypothesized incident: “It’s wonderful, wonderful, wonderful to be back in New York.
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