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Olivia Wilde Finally Breaks Silence on Harry Styles and Chris Pine “SpitGate”

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Don’t Stress Darling finally arrives in theaters this end of the week, after months of the film’s cast and group captivating the mainstream society landscape in some surprising ways. Among those was “SpitGate”, a theory on social media concerning whether or not one of the film’s stars, Harry Styles, spat on his co-star Chris Pine during the film’s Venice Film Festival debut. The ordeal sparked days of social media enthusiasm, and incited a hilarious response from Styles at a subsequent concert at Madison Square Garden. Presently, Don’t Stress Darling director and co-star Olivia Wilde has addressed SpitGate during a recent appearance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, arguing that it’s an example of individuals looking “for drama anywhere they can.”

“Another one of our peculiar rumors, Spit-Gate, which you might have heard about, is I think…” Wilde began, before answering Colbert’s question of whether or not Styles spat on Pine. “No, he didn’t. But I think it’s a perfect example of, similar to, individuals will search for drama anywhere they can. Harry didn’t spit on Chris, in fact … “

“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 Show (@colbertlateshow) September 22, 2022

At the point when the controversy first began, Pine’s representatives have indicated that the rumors 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,” Pine’s rep said in a statement on Tuesday. “Just to be clear, Harry Styles didn’t 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.”

Don’t Stress Darling, which is driven by Styles and Florence Pugh, has been at the center of a lot of Internet enthusiasm in recent weeks, between the circumstances of Shia Labeouf’s original exit from the film, to the conversation surrounding the film’s sex scenes, to speculation that Pugh and Wilde are feuding. Those latter rumors were energized by the announcement that Pugh wouldn’t be doing press for the film outside of the Venice debut.

“Florence is a power and we are so grateful that she is able to make it tonight despite being in production on Ridge,” Wilde shared when asked by a journalist to “clear the air” about the rumors. “I know as a director that it is so disruptive to lose an actor in any event, for a day so I’m extremely grateful to her and [Dune director] Denis Villeneuve for helping us – – we’re really thrilled we’ll get to celebrate her work tonight.”

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Don’t Stress Darling hits theaters on September 23rd.

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