Something Unexpected Is Happening Behind the Scenes… Fans were counting down the days to see Stranger Things stars reunite — until plans suddenly changed. Just three days after revealing she had injured herself, Millie Bobby Brown quietly dropped out of the same highly anticipated event that David Harbour is still set to attend. No red carpet appearance. No fan interaction. No last-minute explanation. And that’s what has everyone talking. The timing raised immediate questions, especially after Millie had recently opened up about hurting herself — a revelation many assumed wouldn’t impact her public commitments. But insiders now suggest there may be more to this sudden absence than a simple scheduling conflict. Was the injury more serious than fans were told? Did something change behind the scenes at the last minute? Or does this point to a deeper issue as Stranger Things moves closer to its long-awaited conclusion? Adding to the mystery, David Harbour’s continued attendance has only fueled speculation, with fans wondering why one star pulled out while the other moved forward as planned. The silence from Millie’s team has been noticeable — and in Hollywood, silence often speaks louder than statements

Millie Bobby Brown Drops Out of Same Stranger Things Event as David Harbour,  3 Days After Revealing She Injured Herself

Millie Bobby Brown is missing another event after a recent injury.

The actress, 21, pulled out of a Stranger Things season 5 event taking place at the Paley Center in New York City on Thursday, Dec. 18, two days after she missed a scheduled appearance on Good Morning America.

A spokesperson for the Paley Center told PEOPLE, “Unfortunately, due to a recent injury, Millie can no longer attend the carpet or discussion.”

The news follows another cast member dropping out of panel, titled Stranger Things: The Final Season Celebration. On Dec. 18, the event spokesperson also confirmed that David Harbour will not be attending “due to a scheduling conflict.” His absence follows a Wednesday, Dec. 17 report from TMZ that he acted erratically at a Encinitas, Calif. gastropub over the weekend.

Finn Wolfhard, Gaten Matarazzo, Noah Schnapp, Caleb McLaughlin and Maya Hawke are cast members expected to attend.

On Monday, Dec. 15, Brown explained her absence via video on GMA and said she “took a fall” as she showed her arm in a sling.

Sadie Sink, Caleb McLaughlin, Finn Wolfhard, Gaten Matarazzo, Noah Schnapp, and Millie Bobby Brown attends the Los Angeles premiere of Netflix's "Stranger Things"
Sadie Sink, Caleb McLaughlin, Finn Wolfhard, Gaten Matarazzo, Noah Schnapp, and Millie Bobby Brown attends the Los Angeles premiere of Netflix’s “Stranger Things”.Monica Schipper/WireImage

“Hey, everyone at GMA, I’m really sorry I couldn’t be there with you guys, but I wanted to still participate in any way I could,” she said in the video.

She sent over a question to her costar, Noah Schnapp, to make up for her missing the interview “because, you know, Noah, I have to make it about me.”

“What is your favorite family tradition to do at the holidays, slash favorite memory?” she asked Schnapp, 21, adding, “I love you, good morning!”

“Ah Mill, I wish she was here,” Schnapp said before responding that he and his family play a funny word game over the holiday season.

The absences of Brown and Harbour come weeks after the Daily Mail reported in early November that an unnamed source alleged that Brown filed a bullying and harassment complaint against Harbour before production began on season 5 of Stranger Things. There was an alleged months-long investigation about the complaint, and Brown was accompanied by a representative on set while filming, according to the outlet.

Brown and Harbour posed together for photos at the show’s Los Angeles premiere last month to celebrate the release of season 5, volume 1, which dropped on Nov. 26.

She told PEOPLE at the L.A. premiere that the bonds she’s developed with her costars is “probably the most amazing part about” her near-decade playing Eleven.

“It’s taught me a lot of lessons about being a professional person, about being an actor, about being a friend,” she said. “It’s given me the most amazing people in my life to call up when I need them most, and that’s my family.”

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THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JIMMY FALLON -- Episode 2226 -- Pictured: Actress & guest co-host Millie Bobby Brown during an interview on Sunday, December 7, 2025
Millie Bobby Brown on ‘The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon’.Todd Owyoung/NBC via Getty

“I’m so honored and blessed to have been a part of this show for so many years, and for my childhood to have been recorded,” she added. “It’s a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.”

Off set, Brown is particularly tight-knit with Schnapp, as she revealed that the actor is actually the godfather of her daughter.

He said it’s “such an honor” to be so involved in the baby’s life. “It’s crazy because we’ve grown up together and we’d talk. When we were little kids, she was like, ‘When I have a kid, you’re definitely going to be the godfather to my kid,’ ” Schnapp said on The View. “Then we grew up, she had a kid, and like, now I am.”

Brown shares her daughter, who she adopted this summer, with her husband, Jake Bongiovi.

Becoming a mother, she told British Vogue, has been “a beautiful, amazing journey,” and their daughter has “taught us so much already.”

“Our days are filled with lots of cuddles and laughter and love. It’s just endless joy.”

Vol. 1 of Stranger Things season 5 is now streaming on Netflix. Vol. 2 drops Dec. 25, followed by the finale on Dec. 31.

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