Did Harry Styles really spit at Chris Pine during Don't Worry Darling premier?

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If you're on TikTok, or Twitter, or any social media at all really, there is a fat chance that you have been repeatedly subjected to the same clip over and over again. If it is real, it is one of the most bizarre clips that has ever made it to the internet. It is a clip of Harry Styles allegedly spitting at Chris Pine at the Don’t Worry Darling premiere.

A clip doing the rounds on social media is causing quite the stir, it shows Harry Styles wondering into the frame to applause from all those assembled. Styles pauses, briefly glances at Pine’s lap and then sits down. Pine stops clapping as if interrupted by something, looks down at his own lap and shakes his head in disbelief. What happened?

According to some commentators, it was because Styles hawked up a ream of spit and fired it over Pine’s trousers. But there could be several other explanations too, so we don't want to jump to conclusions, it's likely that Chris Pine had his phone on his lap and Harry may have made a comment or joke about it.