Jonathan Bailey and Scarlett Johansson shared a infinitesimal astatine nan caller premiere of their upcoming movie Jurassic World Rebirth successful New York City that drew wide attention. The co-stars amazed fans by kissing each different connected nan lips. The saccharine infinitesimal quickly went viral, but Bailey has explained that it is conscionable a measurement of expressing love.

Jonathan Bailey says kissing Scarlett Johansson is his method of showing emotion to his friends

At nan Jurassic World Rebirth New York City premiere connected June 23, Jonathan Bailey shared a speedy buss connected nan lips pinch co-star Scarlett Johansson. The duo met successful a akin manner astatine nan film’s world premiere successful London a week earlier arsenic well. The unexpected but affectionate infinitesimal instantly led to speculation online, pinch galore fans funny astir nan quality of their chemistry. But Bailey has group nan grounds straight.

“I judge successful being capable to show emotion successful each different ways. And if you can’t buss your friends… life’s excessively short not to,” Bailey told Entertainment Tonight, brushing disconnected immoderate controversy. Despite nan chatter, there’s nary romance brewing betwixt nan two. Scarlett Johansson has been joined to comedian Colin Jost for 4 years, and nan Saturday Night Live alum moreover appeared astatine nan premiere successful matching achromatic pinch his wife. Meanwhile, Bailey is openly cheery and has spoken candidly astir nan challenges and pridefulness of being an retired character successful Hollywood.

When it comes to moving pinch Johansson, Bailey said it was “amazing.” “Scarlett is conscionable endlessly fun, hilarious, sensitive, and intelligent. Her and Mahershala [Ali], they are some icons. I americium very fortunate to beryllium portion of their tribe,” he added.

Jurassic World Rebirth picks up 5 years aft nan events of Dominion, placing Johansson’s characteristic Zora, a covert ops expert, astatine nan halfway of a high-stakes ngo involving nan world’s largest dinosaurs. As her team’s travel collides pinch a civilian boating expedition gone wrong, they each extremity up stranded connected an land pinch secrets buried heavy successful prehistoric chaos.

Starring Johansson, Bailey, Mahershala Ali, and Rupert Friend, Jurassic World Rebirth hits theaters connected July 2.