All is allegedly not well in Hawkins, Indiana. According to the Daily Mail, Millie Bobby Brown reportedly filed a lengthy complaint about David Harbour before they began filming the final season of Stranger Things.
A source told the outlet that Brown, who plays psychic test subject Eleven on the hit Netflix series, filed a harassment and bullying claim against Harbour—who plays Eleven’s adoptive father, ex-police chief Jim Hopper—before season five began shooting in January of last year. “There were pages and pages of accusations,” the source told the Daily Mail. “The investigation went on for months.”
The outcome of the investigation and the details surrounding the claims are currently unknown. According to the Daily Mail, Brown’s allegations against Harbour “did not include claims of sexual impropriety.” Brown was reportedly accompanied by a personal legal representative on set at all times while filming the show’s final season. Harbour’s Jim Hopper adopts Brown’s Eleven, and their rocky father-daughter relationship is a central theme of the show—which means they share significant screen time.
This is not the first time such allegations have plagued the Stranger Things set. A grip claimed in 2018 that two members of the Stranger Things team were creating a toxic work environment, with some believing that series creators Matt and Ross Duffer—a.k.a. the Duffer brothers—were responsible. According to CBS News, Netflix conducted an investigation and found no wrongdoing.
Outside of Stranger Things drama, Harbour is in the midst of a public split from singer-songwriter Lily Allen. Allen recently dropped her first album in seven years, West End Girl, inspired by their messy separation. On the album, Allen graphically details alleged intimate aspects of their relationship, including various alleged betrayals committed by Harbour. Per the Daily Mail’s source, the Stranger Things workplace complaints were completely unrelated to Allen’s grievances with Harbour. “Lily supported him throughout it all,” the Mail’s source said. “It was a brutal time.”
The 21-year-old Brown recently married actor Jake Bongiovi, son of rocker Jon Bon Jovi, and adopted a baby girl.
Stranger Things’ final season will be released in three parts, with the first four episodes dropping on Netflix on November 26. Three more episodes will debut on Christmas, with a two-hour finale episode released in select cinemas and on Netflix on New Year’s Eve.
Vanity Fair has reached out to Brown, Harbour, and Netflix for comment.
