During his performance at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday night, Harry Styles made a joke about the # Spitgate story.

He said it was great to be back in New York. I went to Venice to spit on Pine.

A video from the Venice Film Festival went viral earlier this week. Some saliva truthers think the clip shows Styles spitting on Pine at the premiere.

The decision to replace Shia LaBeouf, who was originally cast in the movie in early 2020, is one of several off-screen dramas that have entangled the film.

The Independent reported that a source close to Styles denied spitting.

Styles made fun of the controversy for a night. The latest comments from Styles were caught on video.

The album is titled "Don't worry darling" and will be released in September. There is a trailer for the movie.

The article was first published on HuffPost.