'Stranger Things' star Caleb McLaughlin says that racist behavior by fans 'definitely took a toll on me'
Since Stranger Things first became a streaming phenom in 2016, the Netflix show's young cast has been running up that hill towards global superstardom. But one actor hasn't always felt the love. Appearing at Heroes Comic Con in Belgium recently, Stranger Things star Caleb McLaughlin — who plays one of the show's few Black characters, Lucas Sinclair — said that he often felt that he was treated differently from his white co-stars by the show's fans.
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