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Simon Cowellhas weighed in on “Spitgate.”
The record executive, 62, who formedOne DirectiononThe X Factorin 2010, defendedHarry Styles' character this week onJimmy Kimmel Live!after the boy band alum wasaccused of spittingonDon’t Worry DarlingcostarChris Pineat theVenice International Film Festival.
“That doesn’t sound like Harry,” Cowell said, adding: “He definitely, definitely wouldn’t do that. That’s not Harry. Harry’s very polite and charming, he wouldn’t do that. … I will tell you, he’s a very, very, very nice guy.”
Olivia Wilde, Chris Pine, Harry Styles and Gemma Chan.Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty
A rep for Pine commented on the moment in an exclusive statementto PEOPLE: “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.”
“Just to be clear, Harry Styles didnotspit onChris Pine,” the rep added. “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.”
Although a rep for Styles did not respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment, the Grammy Award winnerjoked about the moment onstageat his Madison Square Garden concert on Wednesday, telling the audience he “just popped very quickly to Venice to spit onChris Pine.”
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Styles and Florence Pugh star inDon’t Worry Darlingas Jack and Alice, a young married couple in the 1950s, living in the picturesque desert company town of Victory, Calif., where Alice becomes obsessed with the mysterious nature of Jack’s work as cracks begin to show in their utopian community.
Don’t Worry Darlingpremieres Sept. 23 in theaters.
source: people.com
