Everyone's Trying To Figure Out If Harry Styles Just Spit On Chris Pine
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Did Harry Styles spit on Chris Pine during the premiere of “Don’t Worry Darling” at the Venice Film Festival?
There’s no spit easily visible in any of the angles of the event being shared on social media. But folks on Twitter are treating video of the brief moment like the Zapruder Film, looking for clues as to what might’ve happened between the two.
The footage showed Styles taking a seat next to Pine, who was applauding. Just before sitting, Styles’ lips move. Pine looks down at his lap or feet, stops clapping and then appears amused:
Did Harry Styles just spit on Chris Pine?? #DontWorryDarlingpic.twitter.com/V79mMi8CQs
— Matt Ramos (@therealsupes) September 6, 2022
Here’s another angle:
Harry takes his seat. #DontWorryDarling#venezia79pic.twitter.com/by6DmYxvRS
— Ramin Setoodeh (@RaminSetoodeh) September 5, 2022
The moment caused #SpitGate to trend on Twitter, and inspired a level of obsession reminiscent of a “Seinfeld” gag involving spit, which itself was a joke about the conspiracy theories surrounding the JFK assassination:
The incident might have been little noticed if not for the growing drama over the film, which has led to some outsized attention of off-screen issues, such as the back-and-forth over whether or not director Olivia Wilde fired actor Shia LaBeouf or he quit, and reports of tensions between Wilde and star Florence Pugh.
The movie’s premiere earned a 5-minute ovation at the festival. However, the reviews have been somewhat less kind, with the film sitting at 42% on Rotten Tomatoes as of Monday evening.
Fans won’t be able to decide for themselves until “Don’t Worry Darling” hits theaters on Sept. 23.
For now, they can enjoy the latest (non)drama around the film:
The Spit >>>> The Slap
— Meech (@MediumSizeMeech) September 6, 2022
It’s kind of amazing when you find yourself going, “Oh, yeah, maybe he spat on him, that would make more sense.” https://t.co/uT05IyDEaw
— Linda Holmes (@lindaholmes) September 6, 2022
He 100% spit on Chris Pine. pic.twitter.com/GhhtHqrSsB
— Danielle Huss (@daniellehuss) September 6, 2022
Me and my gay friends trying to figure out if Harry Styles spit at Chris Pine pic.twitter.com/Q5WlC2kWJK
— gianmarco (@GianmarcoSoresi) September 6, 2022
If you seriously think he spit on him, you’re a lost cause pic.twitter.com/dlIgCoFNVh
— drew SEES HARRY TODAY🏂 (@fratsnapback) September 6, 2022
i think harry did spit but it was an accident, like he was saying something and spit flew and chris noticed
— ashley ray (@theashleyray) September 6, 2022
People trying to see if Harry Styles spit on Chris Pine https://t.co/Kxe06PwFWFpic.twitter.com/zRvjpOfltD
— Petrov McGuire (@McguirePetrov) September 6, 2022
We need a special master to determine what the fuck is happening at this “Don’t Worry Darling” screener. #DontWorryDarling#SpitGate#HarryStyles#ChrisPine
— Bradley Smell Badly (@BStephenson) September 6, 2022
HARRY STYLES SAID MY FAVORITE THING ABOUT THE MOVIE IS THAT IT FEELS LIKE A MOVIE. HE THEN APPARENTLY SPIT ON CHRIS PINE pic.twitter.com/IM3GOdyWZt
— Adam Benson (@Benson_TheDad) September 6, 2022
this person’s video is the zapruder film for film twitter. we need to see this angle to determine if harry styles spat on Chris pine #SpitGatepic.twitter.com/Zmsv5q06Fl
— lewis 🍿 (@lewisjwr) September 6, 2022
Every single time I get on Twitter and see what new drama is being brought to us courtesy of Don’t Worry Darling #SpitGatepic.twitter.com/ZQjzdJLxf4
— Meredith Brown (@mbrown__21) September 6, 2022
This article originally appeared on HuffPost and has been updated.