David Harbour is opening up about some of the harassment and bullying claims that were made against him. Harbour starred in all five seasons of Netflix’s Stranger Things alongside Millie Bobby Brown.
In 2025, The Daily Mail reported that Harbour had been accused of harassing and bullying Brown when working on Stranger Things. The accusations didn’t stem from Brown herself; rather, an anonymous source said that Brown filed a harassment and bullying claim before Stranger Things Season 5 started filming.
Brown has since told Deadline that she “felt safe” working with Harbour. She said, “We’ve worked together for 10 years. I feel safe with everyone on that set. Naturally, [we]’ve been doing it for so long. We also play father and daughter, so naturally, you have a closer bond than the rest because we have had some really intense scenes together, especially in Season 2.”
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Speaking with Variety, Harbour opened up about the matter. He called the article “false reporting” and said the story was “a weird thing” that “came out in a weird way.” He also said, “You’ll see more of me and Millie — 10 years wasn’t enough. There is a special bond there. I love her. She loves me.”
Brown told the outlet, “Obviously I changed so much from Season 1 to Season 5, and David was there through all of it. Over time, our relationship became much more collaborative creatively. When you work with someone for that many years, we could really push each other emotionally in scenes. Even though the series has ended, there’s still a lot of gratitude. Getting to share that experience with him for so many years is something I’ll always remember and value.”
Harbour further commented, “It’s a show that went on for 10 years. We worked together for 10 years during her formative teenage years, playing father and daughter. I don’t know if people have families and friends that you spend a lot of time with for 10 years — you occasionally get in arguments, disagreements…In families, it’s OK because you’re just in a disagreement and then you come back together. The problem with a billion-dollar show is that there’s just hundreds of people who want to get involved.
“…It was just a simple rupture-and-repair thing that, once we cleared everybody out of the way and talked to each other, we’re fine. Everyone nowadays is very scared of talking about things. People are very scared of being human. It’s unfortunate, because I don’t know how to navigate this weird media world. But it was completely normal, and we adore each other and always have.”
