JOSH Hartnett’s publicist would have us believe her client is a gallant gentleman - but others say Hartnett is the type of guy who just stands by during a bar brawl.

Last week, Page Six heard that Hartnett was “involved in a bar fight” on Feb. 17 outside the Lower East Side watering hole Whiskey Ward.

But when we looked into it, his rep said Hartnett actually diffused an argument inside the bar, and we described the star as “chivalrous.” ...