Jimmy Kimmel Live/YouTube; SAMEER AL-DOUMY/AFP via Getty Emma Stone set the record straight on whether herEddingtoncostar Austin Butler was responsible for a bee flying in her face on the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival "He was trying to blow it behind me!" she insisted onJimmy Kimmel Live! The Oscar winner added jokingly of theirEddingtoncostar Pedro Pascal, "I almost guarantee you, if anyone brought the bee, it was Pedro" The bee inEmma Stone's bonnet was notAustin Butler's doing! On Thursday, June 26, the actress appeared onJimmy Kimmel Live!, where she recalled the viral moment at theCannes Film Festivallast month where a bee flew into the faces of her and herEddingtoncostars Butler andPedro Pascalas they posed for photos on the red carpet. Asked whether Butler was responsible for hilarious incident, Stone, 36, told guest hostDiego Luna, "He is a sweetheart and a half — there is no way he wantedthat bee in my face." "He was trying to blow it behind me!" theAcademy Awardwinner insisted of the silly moment where Butler, 33, blew the bee in which some thought was back in Stone's direction. Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE's free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human-interest stories. In a clip posted byVariety, Stone could be seen posing for photos between Butler and Pascal, 50, next toEddingtondirectorAri Aster. After noticing and pointing to a bee flying just overhead, she interrupted posing to recoil from the insect with a laugh. "I think [Austin] brought the bee," joked Luna, 45, to which his guest quipped in reply, "I almost guarantee you, if anyone brought the bee, it was Pedro. ... He probably unleashed that bee." In reality, Pascal swatted at the insect while Butler attempted to blow it away — and as far as Stone is concerned, there is currently a "Pedro takeover" in Hollywood and beyond. "He is so wonderful. He's talented, gorgeous, nice, funny. I'd f--- him," she joked to Luna. Sebastien NogierPool/Getty Aster's new thrillerEddingtonpairs Butler, Stone and Pascal withJoaquin Phoenix, for a trip back in time to May 2020. The movie follows "a standoff between a small-town sheriff (Phoenix, 50) and mayor (Pascal)" that "sparks a powder keg as neighbor is pitted against neighbor in Eddington, New Mexico." The PEOPLE Appis now available in the Apple App Store! Download it now for the most binge-worthy celeb content, exclusive video clips, astrology updates and more! Butler, who most recently appeared in 2024'sDune: Part TwoandThe Bikeriders, described filmingEddingtonas "a wild adventure that I got to go on" while speaking withThe Hollywood Reporterin June 2024. "I got to play a character who's very different from anything that I've done," the Oscar nominee said, adding of Aster, 38, "He is such an incredible filmmaker, and he has such confidence and such a sense of humor and wild imagination. I truly loved working with him." Eddingtonis in theaters July 18. Read the original article onPeople
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