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Chris Pine Talks About Cutting His Hair

Chris Pineis revealing the reason he cut his hair — andJennifer Anistonhas something to do with it!

In a video forEsquiresupporting his March interview with the magazine, theDungeons & Dragonsstar, 42, said his long hair came to an end last fall while he was at the Venice International Film Festival for the world premiere for his movieDon’t Worry Darling.

“I thought I was looking pretty, pretty fly, the hair was long, everything was happening, and my publicist said I looked like Rachel fromFriends,” the actor said.

“I couldn’t unhear it,” he said, “And it was the first day and my first time in Venice … ,” pointing to his jet lag and other distractions that occurred while promoting the movie, including the now-viralHarry Styles"spitting" incident.

“It was a long flight to f—ing Italy,” he said. “I was so jet lagged and then you get thrown into a press conference where you get to talk about a film you made five and a half years ago. I was just tired, frankly.”

When Pine returned stateside, he debuted his new shorter ‘do at a Los Angeles gala the next month, which he co-hosted with his father, actor Robert Pine.

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Robert Pine and Chris Pine attend the 2022 Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Gala

For the younger Pine, longer hair became a routine that evolved mostly out of “laziness,” he toldEntertainment Tonightin March 2022.

“I guess it’s, like, equal parts laziness and equal parts something I may do in the future here,“he shared of his grooming habits. “If there’s any excuse not to shave and have makeup put on, I, you know …”

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However, theHell or High Waterstar did reveal to PEOPLE last year that he was aware of the fanfare surrounding his hair.

“Robert Pattinson, watch out,” he said at the time.

source: people.com