Simon Cowell Says Harry Styles 'Definitely Wouldn't' Spit on Chris Pine Amid 'Don't Worry Darling' Drama

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Simon Cowell is vouching for Harry Styles. The talent judge, who has long been a champion of Styles and famously put the boys of One Direction together on in 2010, gushed over the singer's character when asked about the recent spitgate drama out of the Venice Film Festival.Days ago, Styles started an internet frenzy when footage appeared to show him spitting on his co-star Chris Pine at the premiere of their film.

Styles later joked about the alleged incident during a performance at Madison Square Garden, while Pine's rep vehemently denied it happening. «That doesn't sound like Harry,» Cowell said on Thursday in an appearance on .

Host Jimmy Kimmel noted that maybe Styles spit on «accident.» «I was thinking that, yeah,» Cowell admitted. «You know when you gob on someone by accident — you go, 'Oh, I'm really sorry I did that.'» «He definitely, definitely wouldn't do that,» Cowell continued. «That's not Harry.

Harry's very polite and charming. He wouldn't do that.» He added, «I would tell you! He's a very, very, very nice guy.» On Wednesday, Styles resumed his Madison Square Garden residency in New York and addressed the controversy. «I just popped very quickly to Venice to spit on Chris Pine,» the 28-year-old singer joked before breaking out in a fit of laughter.«But fret not, we're back,» he told the sold-out crowd, before launching into his next song.While the incident had become the talk of the festival, Pine's rep denied that it 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.