When asked about the viral moment, Murray told Vanity Fair that he couldn’t recall what he whispered into the Gomez’s ear.

“I don’t remember what I said,” he replied, laughing at the ridiculousness of the question. “I was trying to keep her at ease. I really like her.”

Revealing his less-than-exciting nickname for his co-star, he added: “I mean, you still can’t tell me who the hell ‘Selena Gomez’ is – but Gomez… I really like. She’s unusually bright. She’s kind and she’s natural. I’m always pleased to find some kind of pop icon who I really like.”

And, rolling his eyes at the idea there’s anything romantic between the pair, he informed the press: “I feel like I’m her bodyguard. I said, ‘Look, I’ll be your boyfriend if that’s what you want… I’m a fixer-up, I’ll tell you that, Gomez.’”

Cannes 2019: Selena Gomez finally unravels the mystery around that viral Bill Murray picture