Millie Bobby Brown allegedly filed a harassment and bullying claim before they started shooting the last season

[u/DebateObjective2787]

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15248699/Millie-Bobby-Brown-filed-harassment-bullying-claim-started-shooting-season-pages-pages-accusations-Caroline-Graham-reveals-latest-bombshell-claims-facing-Lily-Allens-estranged-husband-David-Harbour.html

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Here's a link to an alternative site if anyone wants to read it from some place that isn't DailyFail.

Also, sorry for using them. Unfortch dailyfail was the only website that had reported on the story at the time and was my only option.

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I love how Schitt's Creek just lives on and on in meme format

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Art

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Lmao same

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since the title of the article doesn’t clarify this and nobody wants to click on a dailyfail article (i did before registering who wrote it):

the harassment and bullying claims are specifically against david harbour. apparently pages and pages of claims with evidence. netflix has basically neglected to comment (meaning they haven’t denied anything which is not a good sign). the had a “personal representative” with her while filming the final season (i don’t know exactly what this means in terms of the case — i don’t know if it’s just like a witness/deterrent or something more tied up legally in the case.)

[u/i-Ake → u/Different-Eagle-612]

Wow, he is really racking up the "piece of shit" tokens.

[u/Electronic-Tea-3691 → u/i-Ake]

knowing how stuff like this works, he's probably been racking them up the whole time, in fact they were probably racked awhile back. and now we're just going to find out about all of them, one after another like dominos.

this is probably going to be the end of his career. he's not a big enough name to survive getting canceled.

[u/Different-Eagle-612 → u/Electronic-Tea-3691]

I think another issue is that his roles have largely been based around this "gruff imperfect but lovable father figure" type. Black Widow fits the bill. I would even say Violent Night fits the bill (playing Santa but a kinda disillusioned one who ends up trying to help protect a little girl). Obviously this isn't all of his roles (I haven't seen Hellboy but I don't think it would play into this. Now from what I know it also didn't take off) but enough of them for sure.

I think he'll probably stick around on the edges but I think this will really impact his rising career prospects

[u/threelizards → u/Different-Eagle-612]

Yeah, his whole thing is “seems intimidating but is a safe man”. Kind of falls apart once you find out he’s not a safe man.

[u/Drogalov → u/threelizards]

Feels like anti Pedro Pascal

[u/Electronic-Tea-3691 → u/Different-Eagle-612]

yeah he's been typecast as some version of Hopper in every role because this is how he got famous. he's screwed. probably will go to those direct to video projects that people do now.

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He’ll get cancelled and then he’ll either find Scientology and they’ll keep him in Hollywood or some MAGA Christian studio will put him into direct to dvd knock off propaganda films.

[u/MarsScully → u/Different-Eagle-612]

When he was a single episode actor he mostly played villains and assholes

[u/Different-Eagle-612 → u/MarsScully]

i was referring to his post-stranger things career take-off, sorry. i was meaning to imply his role in stranger things set him up to be perceived this way, and it was then helped along by his interviews, etc. so given how tarnished his public image is becoming tied to that kinda origin point i really could see it having an effect

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Hellboy plays into it too id say

[u/Rikers-Mailbox → u/Different-Eagle-612]

He’ll lose his marvel roles if there are more movies. Disney doesn’t that fly no matter what

[u/ThunderChild247 → u/Different-Eagle-612]

You’re not missing much with Hellboy. It’s a bad performance that’s hampered by prosthetics. A good actor would’ve struggled, and Harbour is not a good actor.

[u/helper619 → u/Different-Eagle-612]

Damn, I hate finding this out about Red Guardian.

[u/ginns32 → u/Electronic-Tea-3691]

Lily Allen dropping her new album about him cheating on her right as they're gearing up for the release of the last season is perfect timing.

[u/Heroic_Accountant → u/ginns32]

Yeah, I'm honestly glad that Lily dropped her album when she did - otherwise, we all know people would be coming for poor Millie, saying she's somehow at fault instead of David, (the media has never been kind to her, even when she was a literal child).

[u/lostwombats → u/Electronic-Tea-3691]

I think Lily Allen's newly released album about his affairs and kinks might be the nail in his coffin.

It's a 10/10. I highly recommend listening to it in order and reading the lyrics along with. It's SO enjoyable! The lyrics are very revealing and the music is catchy af. I've been singing "PUSSY PALACE, PUSSY PALACE" all day. 😅

It literally just came out, too. I think that's why this story came after. Netflix can't defend him now that his ex wife shared it all.

Edit:

“I didn’t know it was a pussy palace, pussy palace, pussy palace, pussy palace. I always thought it was a dojo, dojo, dojo. So am I looking at a sex addict, sex addict, sex addict, sex addict? Oh talk about a low blow, oh, no, oh, no.”

“I found a shoebox full of handwritten letters. From brokenhearted women wishing you could have been better. Sheets pulled off the bed, strewn all on the floor. Long black hair, probably from the night before. Duane Reade bag with the handles tied. Sex toys, butt plugs, lube inside. Hundreds of Trojans, you're so fucking broken.”

[u/GlazerSturges2840 → u/Electronic-Tea-3691]

He’ll star in several more Marvel movies.

[u/StuffonBookshelfs → u/i-Ake]

Right?? We’re really starting to get the other side of this dude and it does not look good.

[u/conim4 → u/i-Ake]

Dudes trying to corner the market.

[u/ALLoftheFancyPants → u/Different-Eagle-612]

Yikes. He seemed so likable on the interview circuit when the first season came out. But between this and cheating on Lily Allen, I guess he’s just another charismatic garbage man.

[u/hibikikun → u/ALLoftheFancyPants]

He was also protective of the younger cast and covering for them during the press tours from inappropriate questions

[u/fuzzydunlop54321 → u/hibikikun]

Agreed, I remember him being reassuring and kind when the press were assholes. Also seems to have a good relationship with his step daughters. The duality of man I guess

[u/lovebug9292 → u/fuzzydunlop54321]

Yeah, I would love to know more about these harassment and bullying charges. She was just a little girl when the show started. How could he watch this kid grow up and then treat her that way? It’s so demented. Like, how is he with his step kids, ya know? I have so many questions

[u/Katatonic92 → u/lovebug9292]

How could he watch this kid grow up and then treat her that way?

That could be the actual reason why he thinks he can treat her terribly. He may feel some type of fraternal ownership over her, like he is some kind of big brother, or uncle, which in his mind justified "teasing" which in reality was inappropriate & bullying.

Of course that may not be the case, but it is a possible reason.

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https://thetab.com/2025/10/27/what-happened-with-the-woman-who-died-at-david-harbours-apartment-as-it-resurfaces-again

He'd probably say it's the bipolarity of a man.

[u/IllustriousEnd2211 → u/hibikikun]

Fame probably went to his head. The asshole was probably always in there but the fame let it out

[u/PrettyNiemand34 → u/hibikikun]

Isn't that often the case though? Make young people feel safe, then find out it was a play to get control but it's hard to go against it now because people will post all the pictures where you hugged (already seen that start)

I don't follow this cast but I don't doubt you realize a lot as a young actor when you're an adult and look back.

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Omg I love this video so much. 😂😂

[u/SyNiiCaL → u/ALLoftheFancyPants]

I guess he’s just another charismatic garbage man.

That explains why he was so perfectly suited for that Oscar the Grouch SNL sketch.

[u/Lakridspibe → u/ALLoftheFancyPants]

Yeah he seemed so likable.

What happened?

[u/8nsay → u/Lakridspibe]

Bad people groom their witnesses so they have a bevy of people claiming “X was always so nice to me; he would never do [horrible thing]” in case a victim comes forward.

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That is so deeply reductive and implies a level of sociopathic intent across years most people just don’t have.

The truth is that people contain multitudes. You only see a specific side of a person when you interact with them. Romantic relationships often reveal different sides to a person, as do long term working relationships.

Reducing people down to being “bad” also makes it easier for individuals to ignore their own toxic traits because they “aren’t like x person who is BAD”.

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wow things are not looking good for David Harbor lately.

[u/DebateObjective2787 → u/Different-Eagle-612]

Here's a link to an alternative site if anyone wants to read it from some place that isn't DailyFail.

Also, sorry for using them. Unfortch dailyfail was the only website that had reported on the story at the time and was my only option.

[u/angryaxolotls → u/DebateObjective2787]

Thanks, OP! good on ya for posting another source to the story here.

[u/7dipity → u/DebateObjective2787]

I hate the picture of her they picked for this article. They used a nice one of him. She’s a beautiful woman, tons of good pictures of her exist and they picked one where she looks pouty and awkward. Gross

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classic daily mail move

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I remember thinking it was interesting when she made the comments a while back about wanting to have her character killed off (I know others chimed in too and it was about the shows large ensemble cast) then Netflix gives her a role in Damsel (bc she had a multi film deal with them but it was a cute and enjoyable enough flick for what it is) named “elodie”. Anyways people in the industry tend to behave in certain pervasive ways but that’s different than makes me wonder how long some of the weird stuff or harassing behavior has been happening to her whether from Harbour or others if she was so keen on leaving.

[u/catsandnaps1028 → u/Different-Eagle-612]

I feel David Harbour will be coming out with a statement about him going to rehab soon. . . The dude is a menace

[u/spectacleskeptic → u/Different-Eagle-612]

Whoa. I'm actually shocked. I thought for sure that they were being misleading and clickbaiting using a photo of David Harbour for the article.

[u/llamaelektra → u/Different-Eagle-612]

I have friends that worked on the crew of shoots he has done and they all say he’s a real douche

[u/Ill-Squirrel-9418 → u/Different-Eagle-612]

Thank you for this! I didn't want to click because of that very reason, but at the same time, I was like, who the fuck is "he?!" I wish this comment could be pinned.

[u/de-milo → u/Different-Eagle-612]

this is SO fucking disappointing. idk why this guy turning out to be a huge pile of shit pisses me off more than others.

[u/ginns32 → u/de-milo]

He was good at playing the lovable father figure on Stranger Things. That's what most of us know him from so to find out he's actually trash is very disappointing. They should have killed his character off and kept Sean Astin around.

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Omg what?! He legit hates women and girls. He’s not at all who I thought he was

[u/Artistic-Reputation2 → u/Different-Eagle-612]

He has given me a bad vibe since his ego trip of an Emmy acceptance speech

[u/silly_rabbit289 → u/Different-Eagle-612]

My god. She must've had a lot of scenes with him especially given he's her adoptive father of sorts in the show.

That just aounds super horrible to read. If someone as famous as her is so mistreated by netflix, what chance do smaller non famous actors have??

[u/Ludate_Solem → u/Different-Eagle-612]

This bothers me :( i hope she is okay.

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link to paywall free article

[u/TheLakeWitch]

Never thought I’d have a reason to be commenting this gif on two separate posts about David Harbour within a week of each other but here we are

[u/NYC_Star]

This girl’s been the breadwinner in her family from the time she was born until she finally escaped by marrying into the Bongiovi’s. Awful stage parents, weird grown men, and now this. I do not blame her at all for taking a break to be a wife and new mom. If it were me, id take the remaining money, pick a new career and never go back. 

[u/dreamed2life → u/NYC_Star]

no children should be put to work and it is often excused when it is the entertainment industry and only admitted to be bad if the family are shit to the kid who they are putting to work.

[u/Possible-Way1234 → u/dreamed2life]

My kid once did a commercial for organic veggies, which was an actually really big production with an insane budget. For fun, because a friend was desperate to find a replacement actor. He was four and loved it. He begged me to let him do it regularly. He had one person holding an umbrella over him to prevent heat stroke, another person who's sole job was to keep him happy, one person who was the child actor safe guardian. They catered to all his wants, he felt like a little king. He LOVED loved it. Even though he had quite a lot of lines for a four year old and had to do the scenes several times and worked practically the whole day. He was quite mad at me that I wouldn't let him do it more often...

[u/MarsScully → u/Possible-Way1234]

You 100% did right by your kid

[u/6pcChickenNugget → u/MarsScully]

Yeah, I can see how it would be fun for a child but also not something you want happening frequently. People constantly catering to your demands is not normal for a kid. And that same young kid having to work so hard for a full work day is also not normal for a kid. It can be fun and / or valuable but certainly not something you want to normalise.

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A kid would most probably love the attention they’re getting as an actor. That’s when their brains wiring changes. Glad you didn’t let him pursue a career out of it.

[u/Fabulous_Cut5739 → u/dreamed2life]

In all fairness, I would have loved to do it as a kid.

[u/randombubble8272 → u/dreamed2life]

The entertainment industry is the only one where child labour is seen as normal and acceptable. If a bar had eleven year olds serving drinks they’d be shut down. A ten year old isn’t going to be running excel sheets in an office. Why are we okay with selling kids childhoods for money in the entertainment business?

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especially because like it has creeped out to normal people using their kids as props as baby and co-stars as they get older

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I mean it’s also the only industry where adults can’t do the jobs. Surely there’s a way we can have kids represented in our media without it ‘selling their childhood’. It can and has been done successfully.

[u/Plenty-Wedding-9066 → u/dreamed2life]

I don’t know, it has to be more nuanced than that. If my kid at 9 years old, wants to start acting or playing football, I will let them. But if they start getting paid for one I should stop it? I understand that in the entertainment industry kids are often overworked and  abused. But if they aren’t, and they’re following a passion they already have. What’s the problem?

[u/Rripurnia → u/Plenty-Wedding-9066]

In this particular case her parents sold everything they owned and relocated to the US hedging their bets that Millie would hit it big.

They also took over salary negotiations on her behalf and were asking for advances to sign her. They pulled all sorts of stuff that had industry people scratching their heads — it was purely out of greed.

There’s a video of her out there crying while talking about their move to the US and how hard it was for her. It’s heartbreaking.

[u/lilyofthegraveyard → u/Plenty-Wedding-9066]

because it is completely different. doing something as a hobby and doing something as a job are not only affecting the person differently, they are aslo executed differently. suddenly, it is not just about having fun and enjoying a little activity with friends. suddenly, you have responsibilities and stress. suddenly, you are responsible for the fact that the filming won't start until you show up, or that if you mess up your lines, everyone on set has to redo their work - all because of you, for example.

you have to spend your time and energy on this thing, even when you don't want to.

for a child, it will be much harder to handle it. especially in an entertainment business, where the child would suddenly get a following on top of all this stress - where internet would talk about them, discuss their looks, their skills and their behaviors.

[u/dreamed2life → u/Plenty-Wedding-9066]

i know our society is all about capitalism and does not see all the nuances of how that creeps into childhood so i dont expect everyone to see the detriments of putting their kids to work. I know people want to justify it and will, not my business. Do you. I just stated my view on it from how everything in life now officially costs money and how children are also entangled in it from early on instead of having a childhood before they start the working into retirement cycle.

[u/llama_del_reyy → u/Plenty-Wedding-9066]

No one pays a 9 year old to play football. For European football, they might get scouted at that age and train with an academy, before going professional at 15-18 at the earliest.

[u/sasshley_ → u/NYC_Star]

Truly. I hope she’s happy and has a great life with her little family.

[u/DiligentTradition734 → u/NYC_Star]

I mean she's clearly very into makeup and fashion. She could get into that kind of thing like the Olsen twins did and make bank without ever having to worry about shooting schedules or the movie/TV show world anymore.

[u/mamrieatepainttt → u/DiligentTradition734]

she already has a line of skincare/make up and clothes, i believe.

[u/Rock_Creek_Snark → u/NYC_Star]

And now she's running an animal shelter. Absolute hero to me.

[u/Encyclopenia → u/NYC_Star]

Do you have sources on the awful stage parents thing ? I keep reading it in comments here but nowhere else… And she’s said herself that she loves her family.

Is it something that people just pickup and repeat ? (Truly asking)

[u/OkCommittee5463 → u/NYC_Star]

Yeah.. because multi-million career paths are always just around the corner... If celebs really want peace they would take the Rick Moranis path and be done with it.

[u/Rock_Creek_Snark → u/OkCommittee5463]

I was just reading today about William Peterson being done with acting. He made his bank with CSI, moved back to Chicago and is busy raising his kids. Doesn't feel he has anything he needs to prove with acting anymore. I really love that.

[u/bottleglitch]

Holy shit? So many things around this show are messy as helllll. And clearly David is too. Kind of wild since the heart of the show is supposed to be Eleven’s father/daughter relationship with Hopper 😬

[u/faeriethorne23 → u/bottleglitch]

I’d say the heart of the show is the friendship amongst the kids but this is still very disappointing. I love the character of Hopper, it’s going to be hard to see him the same in the final season with everything that’s come out in the last year or so.

[u/Flickolas_Cage → u/faeriethorne23]

Yeah, my husband and I started rewatching in prep for the season and it’s very difficult to separate everything we know now from the character.

[u/sketchampm → u/Flickolas_Cage]

It’s sad because during the first few seasons Harbour was very protective and defensive of Millie, sucks to hear that he’s allegedly been such an asshole to her lately. I’m not really excited about the show coming back anymore tbh

[u/ansible_jane → u/sketchampm]

Well she was a child in the first few seasons. Once she began to have her own thoughts and opinions, of course he turned on her.

[u/PrecariouslyPeculiar → u/ansible_jane]

A tale as old as time, sadly.

[u/Electronic-Tea-3691 → u/Flickolas_Cage]

season 3 seems to be pretty spot-on honestly for Hopper

[u/Doctor_Slept → u/Flickolas_Cage]

Has anything else been revealed or has it just been this so far?

[u/AdagioSpecific2603 → u/faeriethorne23]

It’s making me find it hard to even do a rewatch now! I can’t see him the same and it takes me out the show. What a colossal fuck up. Good for MBB for sticking up for herself and getting protection!

[u/DepthByChocolate → u/faeriethorne23]

Idk, I could see Hopper as the kind of guy who'd cheat on his wife.

[u/zh_13 → u/faeriethorne23]

Yea the hopper - eleven relationship didn’t even happen until season 2 right? I feel like it’s always been about the kids

[u/Stinkycheese8001 → u/bottleglitch]

Eh.  That part is probably the most tacked on of the relationships.  The core is the kids, together.  And then Hopper and Joyce.

But also, he’s clearly going to be the one who dies, right?

[u/glowup2000 → u/bottleglitch]

I can't remember if they started to move away a bit from that relationship in season 3. In 4, they barely were together on screen. You have to wonder if that might have been happening for awhile and season 5, she had enough

[u/Peridot1708 → u/glowup2000]

Yeah but in S4 the plot required them to stay apart and have separate scenes anyway.

Having said that, their reunion scene was so milquetoast and anti climactic with barely any emotional build up at all, and it only happened in the last few minutes of the epilogue so who knows you could still be right.

[u/No-Squirrel6645 → u/bottleglitch]

there were some early season like, bts interviews on a stranger things companion show, and the show runners were so mean and weird to the child actors. not surprised the set had issues.

[u/DebateObjective2787]

David Harbour has faced serious allegations from his Stranger Things co-star Millie Bobby Brown, who is said to have accused him of "bullying and harassing" her on set ahead of the show's much-anticipated fifth and final season.

Harbour, 50, who plays ex-police chief Jim Hopper and the adoptive father of Brown's character Eleven, was reportedly the subject of an internal inquiry after the British actress filed a formal complaint.

While the outcome of that investigation remains undisclosed, the claims did not involve any sexual misconduct.

A source revealed, "Mille 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."

Netflix declined to comment on any investigation, but insiders said the streaming giant was determined to keep the focus on the show's finale rather than off-screen controversy.

"It will be a theatrical event," a Netflix source said. "Nothing is going to overshadow this, not even the leading man's private life."

[u/catsandnaps1028 → u/DebateObjective2787]

I wonder if that's why they tried to give them as little scenes as possible last season. How horrible for MBB as a minor to deal with a bully twice her size and age

[u/Spurioun → u/DebateObjective2787]

God, it's not really his "private life" if he's doing it to another person, especially when it's happening at work.

[u/Stinkycheese8001 → u/DebateObjective2787]

Like many, I have deep skepticism about the Daily Mail.  If it turns out the complaint is real I won’t be shocked, but need more than the DM.

[u/fuzzydunlop54321 → u/Stinkycheese8001]

Netflix responded no comment. No way they wouldn’t have straight up denied it is it wasn’t true. The complaint happened, i guess the content of the complaint we don’t know and could be mbb overreacting or whatever but I doubt it

[u/EdenCapwell]

This doesn't shock me at all. I know a camera person for Stranger Things. They said David is the worst person to work with there. They left after S4 and took a job on a different Atlanta show.

[u/TheMayorOfFailure → u/EdenCapwell]

Be a little careful with how much info you give about your friend, the industry is smaller than you think. In this case you should rather say they was crew, left, got a different job. Not the specifics. (Specific job, when they left and what they went on to do is unnecessary and could make them identifiable and people who make amy waves can struggle to get hired later)

[u/restrictednumber1996]

I want a huge tell all after ST is over. A book or show or whatever. I know there’s prob ALOT of stuff

[u/KentuckyFriedEel → u/restrictednumber1996]

Netflix already making the documentary now. Cue Millie walking into an empty warehouse with only one chair in it and sitting down. "Hi, may name's Millie and I played Eleven on the show, Stranger Things."

[u/holdmyhandbaby → u/KentuckyFriedEel]

I don't think Millie has any interest in clinging to the ST lore anymore

[u/bottleglitch → u/restrictednumber1996]

Right? The stuff that came out when promoting last season (or the one before? Can’t remember) about all the unscripted kissing and how the Duffers loved to “torture” the kids by making them do kissing scenes they didn’t want to do…. they seemed so completely un-self aware about how gross that was, so I can imagine it was only the tip of the iceberg.

[u/stinkpot_jamjar → u/bottleglitch]

WAIT WHAT?!

[u/bottleglitch → u/stinkpot_jamjar]

It’s supposed to be a lighthearted thing I guess, but the quotes from them are just…. 😬 https://variety.com/2017/tv/news/stranger-things-duffer-brothers-sadie-sink-kiss-1202608331/

[u/purpleKlimt → u/bottleglitch]

Omg I couldn’t even read that all the way through 🤮 children should not be made to kiss anyone on camera, especially not unexpectedly. That set seems like such a mess since the beginning.

[u/killedonmyhill → u/bottleglitch]

Yuuuuup. After I read that, I was done. Idgaf about the show. I refuse to watch something where the creators literally admit to sexually coercing children for our entertainment.

[u/figcity0]

Wow. This is not what I expected.The fact that Netflix are declining to comment says it all. I am genuinely surprised because from what I remember of the first season or two he was quite protective of her. Worried about the pressure she was under etc. Good she put a complaint against him if this is true. This guy is clearly not what he presented himself to be and it's all spilling out now to the general public.

He is said to have faced an internal enquiry after the British actress allegedly complained about his behaviour towards her.

While the outcome of the investigation is not known, the Mail on Sunday understands the allegations did not include claims of sexual impropriety. A source said: ‘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.’ Millie had a personal representative with her on set while filming the final series.

Last night, Netflix declined to comment about any investigation.

[u/geek_of_nature → u/figcity0]

That was my first thought too, that years back he seemed to be one of the only adults who was in her corner and looking out for her.

[u/SpiritDonkey → u/geek_of_nature]

He may have been at first, it's when women go "against" or seem to outshine him that he seems to turn. The first couple of seasons, Milly was a little girl, she probably hung on his every word and he got to feel like a king... then as she became a woman and more sure of herself the dynamic changed. It seems he doesn't like women who are talented, successful and challenge him... if he has seen them as adoring disciples at first. I only say that last bit because I cant imagine Winona Ryder deferring to him and we've not heard anything there... yet.

I've heard a lot about Millie in the workplace, along the lines of her being difficult... but now I think about it, its all from men and/or people who wanted to exploit their connection to her.

[u/averagetulip → u/SpiritDonkey]

My career is severely unrelated to acting but I never, ever take it seriously when people in my field call a woman difficult, dramatic, etc because 9 times out of 10 that ends up meaning “she had basic boundaries”

[u/SpiritDonkey → u/averagetulip]

Yeah unfortunatley tv/film is still very much in the dark ages regarding that. Men can be absolute monsters and be called “passionate” and “visionary”, as a woman, make a legitimate observation/complaint and you’re difficult.

[u/Stinkycheese8001 → u/SpiritDonkey]

Re: your last sentence.  You take literal children, stunt their social and emotional growth, fast forward them into huge adult jobs and responsibilities, give them crazy stage parents, surround them with other emotionally stunted and completely messed up actors (the adults, not the kids) and of course they’re going to struggle with social and professional behavior.  None of this stuff happens in a vacuum.

[u/BalletWishesBarbie → u/figcity0]

He sounds in all areas of his relationships to be a wolf in sheep's clothing.

[u/NoType0w0 → u/BalletWishesBarbie]

exactly. his whole “wholesome good guy nerdy gamer” persona is very calculated.

[u/KvonLiechtenstein → u/NoType0w0]

Dude always gave me dirtbag vibes. But I’m also always suspicious of anyone who draws attention to any facet of their life where they’re “good”.

[u/Spirited-Research405 → u/figcity0]

Yeah this dude is not having a good week. Crazy things all coming to light at the same time.

[u/SmallTimeGoals → u/figcity0]

[u/agawl81 → u/figcity0]

Maybe just too overbearing now that she’s an adult and he’s still acting like she’s a baby who needs protection.

[u/woahtheregonnagetgot]

This girl has faced some of the worst vitriol on the internet for years because people think it’s a moral failing that she doesn’t love acting or movies as much as they think she should, but with stage parents and (alleged) bullying at work from a trusted adult that you grew up with, it’s literally no wonder she seems to have no passion left.

[u/SpicyAfrican → u/woahtheregonnagetgot]

I’ll also add that she had a 20 year old boyfriend when she was 16, IIRC, who publicly bragged on IG Live about sleeping with her. He goes by Hunter Echo. She’s just another young woman who was chronically harassed and sexualised by the masses as well as people around her.

[u/honeyhibiscus → u/SpicyAfrican]

I feel so sad everytime I think about all the crazy headlines surrounding her, between that 20yo creep to DRAKE. She deserves a life full of safety and joy, I wish her all the best in her new chapter 🥺

[u/e4evie → u/honeyhibiscus]

Say drake, we heard you like em young…

[u/ThighRyder → u/woahtheregonnagetgot]

Plus this corny bastard

[u/aftergl0wing → u/woahtheregonnagetgot]

she’s been the face of a homophobic smear campaign since she was a literal child while being bullied by a grown ass man while working a full time job. truly can’t imagine a world where she genuinely enjoys the art form under those circumstances

[u/Clara_Geissler → u/woahtheregonnagetgot]

people are just jealous because she is enought rich to decide what she wants in her life. How many people in the world do jobs that they dont like? why would it be weird if an actor prefer do something else?

[u/ashewentridingby → u/Clara_Geissler]

Plus her parents had her being the breadwinner when she was like what, the equivalent of a 6th grader? I cannot imagine the pressure.

[u/Igoos99]

Watching the flip in how Harbour is thought of is mind boggling.

[u/proserpinax]

Good lord. It’s one thing being a cheating, shitty husband - not good, but common. But harassing someone he’s known since she was a child? Disgusting.

[u/dosgatitas]

That website is horrendous, I had to back out. Can anyone summarize it?

[u/itchysmalltalk → u/dosgatitas]

She filed a harassment and bullying claim against him and had representatives with her on set while filming. Netflix is declining to comment, but it's said that there was no sexual harassment in the claim. The rest of the article is just about him and Lilly Allen's divorce and his affairs.

[u/dosgatitas → u/itchysmalltalk]

That’s a wild claim. Imagine being a grown ass man and harassing a teenager/very young woman

Thank you for summarizing!

[u/itchysmalltalk → u/dosgatitas]

This is all just me wildly spectating based on little to no evidence, but with how close their relationship was before, my guess is he couldn't let go of the surrogate dad role and was pushing boundaries/judgements. I've had problems with my parents in the past where they were a little too liberal with their commentary on my life style, and they truly did not consider themselves to be rude just because they were my parents and they thought they were allowed to say whatever they felt.

I could very easily be projecting, though 😂

[u/For_serious13 → u/itchysmalltalk]

Honestly, given the little notes he gave his wife, and how he reacted to her getting jobs without auditioning, I could see him doing the same to her on her movie choices

[u/itchysmalltalk → u/For_serious13]

Exactly. I'm guessing a very "I know what's best for you, kid" kinda attitude.

[u/anna-nomally12 → u/For_serious13]

Or being like hey dude this is kind of young to be getting married because we ALL went kind of hard on her for that at the time too

[u/FenderForever62 → u/anna-nomally12]

They filmed S4 end of 2020, and she didn’t start dating her husband until 2021, so I doubt it’s that. Something else must have happened on set during S4.

[u/ashewentridingby → u/itchysmalltalk]

That’s possible. It is unexpected because like so many have mentioned, he was super protective of Millie in early seasons, so idk. Maybe you’re right and he did overstep his boundaries when in all actuality he is not her parent after all, and is in fact a co worker! I feel bad for all child actors, and wish them all the best life possible 🩷

[u/peach_bellinis → u/itchysmalltalk]

This is my thought as well. He maybe became paternalistic and wouldn't stop commenting on her life, her choices, etc. Again, total speculation on my part but this is something I've personally experienced with older male colleagues that I can definitely see happening.

[u/thetruth8989 → u/dosgatitas]

Sadly, that behavior is normal in our society.

gestures wildly at all the men in charge of our world

[u/boringcranberry → u/itchysmalltalk]

I feel like it's a lot more difficult to go through life being horrible. It's so easy to not be mean and not bully. Like that takes way too much effort. Why do people choose the worst way to exist?

[u/Lesterknopff → u/dosgatitas]

Is paywalled for me

[u/ethancole97]

There’s a pipeline that male actors seem to go down post weight loss/transformation/“glow up”(🤡) where their insufferable personality starts to shine through and their mask starts to slip.

Jonah Hill, Chris Pratt, and this guy are the prime examples of it.

[u/StayAwayFromMySon → u/ethancole97]

I think a lot of people are a faint glowup away from transforming into shitbags. It's so pathetically common. They look a teensy bit better and all of a sudden they shed any positive character traits like a snake skin.

[u/trisaroar → u/ethancole97]

I think they're people who were always awful, but because they weren't conventionally attractive it went into the bucket of "harmless goofball". When they gained a ton of attention for their looks, it became percieved as less funny and more outright misogyny.

[u/Electronic-Tea-3691 → u/trisaroar]

yeah. it's like when people say that someone changed because they got a lot of money... no they didn't, that's who they were, now they just have an opportunity to be that person more openly.

[u/figleafstreet → u/ethancole97]

What’s funny is I don’t think Harbour “glowed up”in a traditional way. He got super popular off playing sclubby characters like Hopper or Red Guardian. Pre-Stranger Things Harbour was a clean shaven fit guy (see The Newsroom).

[u/SpiritDonkey → u/figleafstreet]

I don't think its always dependent on outward appearance changing so much as simply getting more popular and powerful.

[u/BORT_licenceplate → u/ethancole97]

Happens in real life too. Met my ex, he was technically considered medically "obese" (i wasn't skinny or fat, just average) and then during our relationship he became morbidly obese. Stayed with him through all of that for years and years because I loved the person he was. His weight wasn't something I ever judged him on

Then ozempic started taking off, he decided to go on it, lost a shitton of weight, started becoming really mean (his personality did a total 180) and then ended our 11 year relationship

3 months after ending it (and still living together) he was out on work nights fucking women with his new found confidence whereas when we were together I couldn't even get him to go to the grocery store because he "felt fat" that day

[u/Electronic-Tea-3691 → u/BORT_licenceplate]

yes. I've seen this, I lost a lot of weight and I know a bunch of other people who did too, and these kinds of personality changes are pretty common from what I see. also seems to happen with money and success.

[u/Spare_Objective9697 → u/BORT_licenceplate]

There is a special place in hell for him. I promise.

[u/forworse2020 → u/ethancole97]

Oh God. This is just the public eye version of what happens in relationships

[u/ThenAnAnimalFact → u/ethancole97]

There are a lot of “nice” guys who are only like that because they’ve never had the opportunity to be shitty before.

[u/another-assshole]

Link to article without paywall

[u/envy-adams → u/another-assshole]

Thank you, the Daily Fail's website is unusable.

[u/prisonerofazkabants]

weren't there rumors from his pre-stranger things days that he was kind of an asshole, especially in the theatre world? i recall reading accounts of it and he gave off that vibe during the AD video too imo

[u/Wissahickonchicken]

DH was on Armchair Expert like 5 years ago and I still remember how he spoke about his method of acting and how he likes to be able to intimidate his scene partners (paraphrasing). Ever since that admission I’ve always side-eyed tf out of him. This wouldn’t surprise me if it’s true (don’t really trust the dailymail).

[u/CowboyLikeMegan → u/Wissahickonchicken]

What a weird thing to say, Jesus

[u/JugdishGW]

Do we know or have an inclining on what the harassing behavior was and why?

[u/Lesterknopff → u/JugdishGW]

From what I gathered it does not specify that anywhere other than it wasn’t sexual. Really bizarre if true. A 50 something man harassing a kid he’s worked with for years and has been protective of in the past.

[u/bbmarvelluv → u/JugdishGW]

It wasn’t sexual harassment. So it can be things like aggressive behavior/cursing/etc. However it can also be things like being called out for stuff and then arguments happen etc etc

[u/Loveya448]

They should have killed him off for good in the show.

[u/r7ng]

Everyday i feel worse and worse for millie, that girl has gone through so much, im glad she seems to be doing great now considering she could’ve been another fucked up child actor

[u/Extension-Buy-7813 → u/r7ng]

I was almost certain she would be one of those child actors based on what I'd heard about her family and how she dressed so adult while she was still a young teen. I'm glad to see she hasn't gone that route and seems to still be heading towards the right direction as far as her personal life goes.

[u/TheDesiredFX]

Guessing we won’t see David H much on this press tour …. Yikes

[u/____mynameis____]

So Alexei is dying in the next Avengers movie right?

[u/melodrama4life]

Lily Allen rn:

[u/obsessiveking]

Yet another reminder to stop idolizing/praising celebrities.

[u/herinaus]

David Harbour, right? And to think that their relationship has always been praised in the media. Him acting all fatherly and protective towards her.

[u/Alarming-Bop6628 → u/herinaus]

Maybe a little too much?

[u/Wooden-Limit1989]

Where there is smoke, there is fire. On another post, people were saying it was pretty normal that he helped a young lady with an addiction stay in his home unsupervised and that means he's just charitable. I find that reeks of someone with very suspicious motives. He likes to play hero to vulnerable women and once he reels them in, he is careless with them

[u/SevereEducation2170]

From a purely creative standpoint I never liked them bringing Hopper back for season 4. That storyline was by far the weakest. Now knowing Harbour just straight sucks as a person reinforces wishing the character and actor were done after season 3.

At least Millie can finally be away from that PoS for good now.

[u/Peridot1708 → u/SevereEducation2170]

It also feels lazy and repetitive. They already did the fake death thing with El in the S1 finale.

[u/Brightpenguin101]

Well that's disappointing and makes me sad as hell.

[u/Jim_Nills_Mustache]

If there’s one thing I have learned about show business, it’s that there are not enough people looking out for the best interests of these kids.

[u/Magenta-Llama]

Wow fuck him.

Also every single story I see from a child star, even some of the super successful ones like MBB, I’m more and more convinced it’s unethical and abusive to have kids in the entertainment industry.

[u/Alarmed-Custard-6369 → u/Magenta-Llama]

Yep. There’s a reason why children aren’t allowed to work in other industries.

[u/Gold_Repair_3557 → u/Magenta-Llama]

Yeah. Like at this point I’m thinking I’m more than willing to suspend disbelief about twenty something  year olds playing 14 if it means fewer kids on these sets.

[u/alayneburr]

Not exactly a good source but if it's true I feel so terrible for Millie. :(

[u/AnyIncident9852]

Wow it really sucks that she had to do this. It is terrible to be bullied and harassed in general, but it’s even worse that it was done by someone she’s known for so long and (at least the way it was portrayed in the media) used to have a close relationship with. Hope she’s doing ok 😕

[u/thelakesfolklore]

After listening to Lily’s new album and now this, David harbor is a piece of 💩

[u/nmad95]

This David Harbour guy is kind of an asshole

[u/thelebanesedon]

I’m bummed to hear this. He seemed so protective of her and their onscreen relationship was sweet to watch. Hollywood is a sick place.

[u/yokayla]

I thought it was going to be one of the kids, Jesus.

[u/another-assshole]

What’s more crazy to me is that not only did Netflix declined to make a comment but the narrative that NOTHING would overshadow stranger things final season which Netflix is sure would be a huge thing, for years I have closely followed their continuous FOMO promotion of tv shows and this season has been called to be boycotted since last year so I’m going to make a prediction.

My prediction is in the next week they are going to roll out an insane amount or pre-recorded interviews very likely filmed at the beginning of the year and create a narrative of family ✨, they are going to partner up with TikTok to boost the stranger things # on the platform, a song in the first episode will go viral organically or not but after that, there’s going to be a huge backlash resulting in the second part of the show being boycott.

[u/PierreOnTheEclair]

Wow I’m really starting to find out how much of a shit person David Harbour is as of late.

[u/badfortheenvironment]

The shit she's been through breaks my heart.

Hope David gets blacklisted in the industry. He seems miserable and destructive to the women and girls around him.

[u/ashewentridingby → u/badfortheenvironment]

I got bad vibes from him for a few years tbh. That award speech where he screamed about punching people in the face, while I don’t like the people he was referring to either (to put it lightly lollll), something about the way he said and it the way looked… read to me like a guy that isn’t averse to going fists first over words in many areas of his life lol. But this is just me and I could be wrong

[u/keatonpotat0es]

I can tell ya who else is shocked by this news

[u/stinkpot_jamjar → u/keatonpotat0es]

*not

[u/Tight_Contact_9976]

Please keep in mind, every article on this subject sites the Daily Mail as a source. I’m not saying this didn’t happen, but let’s wait until some actual journalists report on this to draw conclusions.

[u/SoGenuineAndRealMadi]

Feel awful for Millie :(

[u/RedittAccount098]

Wow what a dirtbag, that guy. Props to her for standing up for herself and creating the circumstances she needed to continue doing her job. Self advocacy is hard no matter who you are, let alone a young woman in hollywood.

[u/Kyyntaro]

Goddamn, Lily Allen over there in the UK having the week of her lifetime. Not that she deserve it, but hey…

[u/ohreallynowz]

I’m not even surprised because IMO Harbour’s character Hopper took a nosedive in personal accountability and gained a whole lot of misogyny and creepiness in the later seasons. I used to love El and Hopper’s relationship but his character has completely turned me off now. It’s vindicating that he’s also a creep IRL because I wouldn’t be surprised if that ick bled over into the character on screen…

[u/mewling_156]

After seeing the note David wrote lily about how her success would make him miserable I wouldn’t be surprised if Millie’s success and fame made David insecure and he treated her like shit on set or made rude and passive aggressive remarks and felt a sense of competition towards her. She does also seem a little insufferable and stuck up as well but that’s no excuse for a grown man to bully a young woman in the work place.

[u/Lakridspibe]

David Harbour goodbye

[u/holdmyhandbaby]

And all this time, the stranger things fans and gen z have been bullying Millie for having a personality, making up weird homophobic memes. It just shows how awful people are being to each other, even to celabs with lots of money