• David Harbour's reputation took a hit after his ex-wife Lily Allen released a scathing breakup album. • It's bad timing for the actor, who is promoting the final season of Netflix's "Stranger Things." • PR pros say Harbour could either face the rumors head-on or avoid the press and deflect with humor.

At the star-studded premiere of "Stranger Things" season five last week, a simple hug made headlines.

What should've been a non-event — two of the Netflix hit's stars, David Harbour and Millie Bobby Brown, embracing and laughing together in front of fans and cameras on the red carpet — instead inspired a slew of articles, attempted lip readings, and raised eyebrows online.

As Harbour's first public appearance since rumors began circulating about a supposed on-set clash between him an

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