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David Harbour and Millie Bobby Brown reunited at the Stranger Things series five premiere amid reports she accused him of “bullying” and “harassment”. The actress, 21, reportedly filed an official complaint with “pages and pages of accusations” against her co-star, 50, before filming began on the Netflix hit’s final series. However, the duo were all smiles as they hit the red carpet together at the iconic Chinese Theatre in Hollywood on Thursday. The co-stars grinned as they posed with their arms around each other, with Brown seen bursting out laughing at several points. They were also seen sharing a hug on the red carpet as fans cheered outside the theatre, in a video shared on Netflix’s official Instagram account. The Enola Holmes actress and Hellboy star were also joined on the red carpet by Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos and CCO Bela Bajaria. Brown’s husband Jake Bongiovi - with whom she shares an adopted baby girl - did not appear to join her on red carpet. Her castmates Noah Schnapp, Finn Wolfhard, Gaten Matarazzo, Sadie Sink and Caleb McLaughlin were also at the event. Last week, it was claimed Brown accused Harbour of harassment on the Stranger Things set, allegedly sparking a months-long investigation. “Millie Bobby Brown filed a harassment and bullying claim before they started shooting the last season,” a source told the Mail on Sunday. “There were pages and pages of accusations. The investigation went on for months.” She was reportedly later accompanied on set by a personal representative during the final series of filming, which wrapped in December 2024. Netflix declined to comment on the reports. Neither Brown nor Harbour has publicly addressed the report. A YouTube video resurfaced this week that appeared to hint at the alleged tension between the co-stars. Brown was seen looking seemingly uncomfortable when Harbour was brought up in conversation during an MTV interview in 2024. She was asked by Josh Horowitz if Harbour’s Stranger Things character Hopper could officiate her wedding to Bongiovi. Brown paused and furrowed her eyebrows, replying warily: “Yes... Yes. I don’t know how I feel...” She then added: “Sure… Matthew Modine, I think.” Modine played the role of Papa in Stranger Things and did later go on to officiate Brown and Bongiovi’s wedding. Brown played Eleven in the Netflix sci-fi drama, while Harbour played police chief Jim Hopper who later formally adopted her. Harbour reflected on his dynamic with his younger Stranger Things co-stars in an interview just weeks before the “bullying” allegations broke. He described a paternal-style bond with the younger members of the ensemble. “They’re all pretty good kids,” he told Esquire Spain. Sharing the advice he gave them, Harbour explained: “One of the real ropes to hang on to in this business for me has been the artistry of what you’re doing. “One of the things that you can control is your particular passion for storytelling, for art, for what you want to say – your voice.” The actor - whom his ex Lily Allen recently accused of cheating - said fame can be destabilising for young actors if they lose sight of why they began performing in the first place. “I would love to see Gaten [Matarazzo] play King Lear when he’s 70 years old,” he added. “I would like to see those kinds of careers out of them.”
