David Harbour mystery as star pulls out of Stranger Things event after bizarre hat snatching incident

David Harbour will be missing a scheduled appearance at a Stranger Things event tonight following a reported kerfuffle he was allegedly involved in over the weekend. 

The star, 50, is said to have snatched a man's hat at a gastropub in Encinitas, California on Saturday.

Now, Harbour's name is missing from a Paley Center event he was originally scheduled to appear at in New York tonight

Harbour's name is absent from the website's page advertising the event - Stranger Things: The Final Season Celebration - despite him being on the original line-up of stars set to attend the event.  

A spokesperson for the Paley Center told People that Harbour will 'not be present due to a scheduling conflict.' 

It's unknown when exactly Harbour dropped out of the event, which will see the cast and creators of Stranger Things convene for a conversation and screening of the show from the final season. 

The Daily Mail has contacted representatives for Harbour and the Paley Center for comment but did not immediately hear back. 

Millie Bobby Brown, who was also scheduled to appear at the event, is also no longer appearing as she is recovering from an injury, according to People. 

The new development comes after TMZ reported on an alleged incident involving Harbour in Encinitas, California. 

The website reported that Harbour was caught on video snatching a man's hat at a gastropub.  

Video apparently exists capturing the mishap, however TMZ was only allowed to watch the clip and none of it was published on their website.

The video reportedly captures Harbour entering the Encinitas Ale House before emerging shortly thereafter, running outdoors with a white cap in hand. 

The actor - who earlier this year split from wife Lily Allen - then reportedly shouted as he looked over his shoulder: 'C'mon, dude, f****** get me!'

A man is then reportedly seen walking outside of the bar, frustrated, and saying, 'What the f*** did I do to you, dude?' 

A slew of people were then seen leaving the bar to catch the incident, and a female voice could be heard imploring, 'Don't get into a fight!'

As she says that, the man returns to the bar with his hat. No physical altercation is said to have occurred between Harbour and the man and they parted ways. 

An eyewitness at the bar told TMZ it all started after the man with the hat saw Harbour outside the bar and went out to say hello. 

Harbour was with a friend who told the bar patron they were going to meet several woman, however the actor apparently suggested they head to the man's house instead - a response that perplexed him.  

The man went back inside the bar and Harbour is said to have entered the establishment shortly thereafter. According to TMZ, Harbour  grabbed the hat and quickly left. 

Eyewitnesses told the site that Harbour 'spiked' the hat onto the floor, inquired about the Iraq War, before getting emotional and dropping down to a knee to pray. 

A source told TMZ: 'David has always been honest about managing his bipolar disorder. Wouldn’t be surprised if that’s what he’s dealing with here after working non-stop all year and having his personal life under public scrutiny. That would be stressful for anyone but even more so for someone who is bipolar.' 

Harbour was diagnosed with bipolar disorder in his 20s but didn't speak publicly about his struggles until he found success as Jim Hopper in Stranger Things because he worried about being viewed as unreliable.

While appearing on Marc Maron's WTF podcast in 2019 he said: 'As an actor, you're worried about getting hired, but now I'm at a place where I can talk about this.

'Also, I'm in my forties, I may as well be myself, whether I get work or not.'

Harbour hoped that by speaking candidly about his condition, he could offer support and inspiration to others going through the same struggles.

He said: 'My biggest reason for getting into it was I imagined a mother of a kid who is taken out of school, diagnosed childhood bipolar.

'The mother feels it's a death sentence, that their kid will never be part of society, that they'll always be on the couch eating pizza and, at times in my life, I was that guy.

'So I want to say if you admire this profession, which you don't have to, then I'm no different to that child.

'That's what I want to share with those people because they suffer like my parents suffered.'

The alleged hat incident comes after Harbour and Allen split following four years of marriage, with the songstress' new album West End Girl recounting the collapse of their union in painfully raw detail. 

It also comes after The Daily Mail exclusively reported last month that Harbour's Stranger Things co-star Millie Bobby Brown had filed 'pages and pages' worth of bullying and harassment claims against him head of shooting the show's fifth and final season in 2024. 

Sources previously told the Daily Mail that Brown's complaints against Harbour did not include any allegations of sexual impropriety.

It was said that Harbour faced an internal inquiry as a result of Brown's complaints against him but the outcome of the investigation is unknown.

Netflix declined to comment about any investigation, but it is understood that Harbour's ex Allen, whose new album eviscerates Mr Harbour, claiming he cheated on her multiple times, steadfastly supported her husband throughout the ‘brutal’ ordeal.

A source said: ‘Lily supported him throughout it all. It was a brutal time.’

Brown had a personal representative with her on set while filming the final series, which will start airing in the UK and US later this month, and is destined to be one of Netflix’s most-watched shows ever.

Brown has since spoken about their 'close bond' and 'great relationship' during an interview with Deadline. 

'Of course I felt safe [with Harbour],' she told the publication. 'We've worked together for 10 years.

'I feel safe with everyone on that set. You naturally just... you've been doing it for so long.

'We also play father and daughter so naturally you have a closer bond than the rest, we have had some intense scenes together.'

The star added, 'David and I have a great relationship, we work really closely together in the scenes and in preparing for the scenes.'