Bradley Cooper criticized for prosthetic nose

Some are calling Bradley Cooper’s appearance in an upcoming film “antisemitic.”

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00:00Bradley Cooper is facing backlash over his apparent use of a prosthetic nose for his

00:04depiction of Jewish composer and conductor Leonard Bernstein in the upcoming movie Maestro.

00:09The biopic, which Cooper co-wrote, produced, and directed, released a teaser on Tuesday,

00:14and users quickly pointed out the change in Cooper's appearance, with some calling it

00:18anti-Semitic. Quote, Hollywood cast Bradley Cooper, a non-Jew, to play Jewish legend

00:23Leonard Bernstein and stuck a disgusting, exaggerated Jew nose on him, said one

00:27organization aimed at countering anti-Semitism. Others shared side-by-side comparisons of the

00:32two, noting that the prosthetic nose was not necessary. Several people are calling the film

00:36a case of Jewface, which is a term used to characterize the stereotypical or inauthentic

00:41portrayal of Jewish people. Some also question why Cooper, who is not publicly known to be Jewish,

00:46was cast to play a famous Jewish person in the first place. On Wednesday, the family of

00:50Leonard Bernstein released a statement defending Bradley Cooper, saying, quote,

00:54Bradley chose to use makeup to amplify his resemblance, and we're perfectly fine with that.

00:58We're also certain that our dad would have been fine with it as well.