I just popped very quickly to Venice to spit on Chris Pine."

Pine’s representatives took a more serious approach to their denial of the unjust rumor.

“Just to be clear, Harry Styles did not spit on Chris Pine.

Chris Pine and Harry Styles posing with co-stars

Months later, Pine explained what really happened and easily debunked the spitting rumor.

“Harry did not spit on me.

Harry’s a very, very kind guy,” Pine said in a video interview withEsquire.

Chris Pine addressing Harry Styles premiere rumor

He explained that Styles leaned down and said, “It’s just words, isn’t it?”

They’d zone out and start “speaking gibberish” during press conferences.