Amid the rumors that Millie Bobby Brown complained that her Stranger Things co-star David Harbour subjected her to “bullying” on the set of the Netflix series, the two posed together at the Hollywood premiere of the final season.
In photos and videos taken at the premiere of Stranger Things 5, which rolls out in three waves starting on Nov. 26 and concluding on Dec. 31, Harbour and Brown were all smiles as they posed together and walked the carpet. She also let out a few chuckles as he joked with the photographers, suggesting that those rumors about a strained working relationship were exactly that: rumors.
In the show, Brown’s character Eleven is the adopted daughter of Harbour’s Jim Hopper. Claims surfaced recently that Brown accused Harbour, who is currently facing a lot of attention because of his ex-wife Lily Allen’s new album, of harassment and bullying on the set of Stranger Things. Harbour and Brown did not respond to the rumors. The creators of the series, the Duffer Brothers, have shot them down, however.
“Obviously, you understand I can’t get into personal on-set matters, but I will say we’ve been doing this for 10 years with this cast, and at this point they’re family and we deeply care about them,” said Ross Duffer, per The Hollywood Reporter. “So, you know, nothing matters more than just having a set where everyone feels safe and happy.”
Executive producer and director Shawn Levy was also asked about the rumors, and said that the production team takes any claims about bullying seriously.
“At the end of the day, that’s the job,” Levy said. “You have to create a respectful workplace where everyone feels comfortable and safe, and so we did everything to build that environment. And we’re proud of the fact that we did so. … I’ve read a bunch of stories and they range from wildly inaccurate to…there’s so much noise around it. But the truth is that we view this crew and this cast as family, and so we treat each other with respect, and that’s always been bedrock.”
