David Harbour has reportedly faced allegations that he 'bullied and harassed' his Stranger Things co-star Millie Bobby Brown while on set.
The news has come just before the fifth and final season of the fan-favourite Netflix TV series is set to hit our screens later this year (26 November).
The show sees Harbour playing Chief of Police Jim Hopper while Brown portrays his adopted daughter, Eleven.
With the season finale just around the corner, it's now been reported that the two stars have had quite the clash, with The Mail on Sunday reporting that the 50-year-old Hellboy actor faced an internal enquiry after the 21-year-old Enola Holmes actress allegedly complained about his behaviour towards her.
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A source told the outlet: "Millie Bobby Brown filed a harassment and bullying claim before they started shooting the last season. There were pages and pages of accusations. The investigation went on for months."
The allegations did not include claims of sexual impropriety.
A source also reportedly commented that, despite the recent news stories surrounding the cast, nothing will negatively impact the celebration of the final season of the beloved TV programme.
"It will be a theatrical event," a Netflix source said. "Nothing is going to overshadow this, not even the leading man’s private life."
The source also added: "Netflix will never comment on an internal investigation, but the fact they’ve not denied it speaks volumes.
"Stranger Things helped put Netflix on the map. Millions of fans around the world have been anticipating the finale. No one wants anything to take attention away from that."
The reports come amidst Harbour's ex-wife, Lily Allen, releasing her latest album titled West End Girl, which chronicles the alleged betrayals in her four-year marriage, which led to its eventual end last December.
In the report, which was published last week (1 November), the source also told the outlet: "Lily supported him throughout it all. It was a brutal time."
Harbour has previously opened up about his working relationship with Brown.
He said on That Scene with Dan Patrick in 2021: "Millie and I have always had sort of a special relationship because I knew her when she was so young. I knew her before any of this big fame hit.
“I have a real protective feeling for her. I have a real, like, worry. I worry about her and the fame and all that she has to struggle with. And I’ve just always felt this kind of deep fatherly affection for her."
Tyla has reached out to both Millie Bobby Brown and David Harbour's representatives as well as Netflix for comment.
Stranger Things season 5 premieres with Volume 1 on 26 November, followed by Volume 2 on 25 December, and the finale on 31 December.
Topics: Millie Bobby Brown, Celebrity, Lily Allen, US News, TV And Film, Stranger Things
Rhiannon Ingle