The actor, who portrays the legendary American composer, has been defended by Bernstein’s family.
Bradley Cooper has been accused of perpetuating an offensive Jewish stereotype by wearing a prosthetic nose in his portrayal of legendary American composer Leonard Bernstein in the upcoming film,The trailer for the film, which Cooper stars in, co-writes and directs, is centred around Bernstein’s partnership with his wife, Felicia Montealegre.
British actor and activist Tracy-Ann Obermann took to social media to question the use of the prosthetic. Another user on X, formerly Twitter, said: “This isn’t about making a non-Jewish actor look more like Leonard Bernstein; it’s about making a non-Jewish actor look more like a Jewish stereotype”. They continued: “It breaks our hearts to see any misrepresentations or misunderstandings of his efforts. It happens to be true that Leonard Bernstein had a nice, big nose. Bradley chose to use make-up to amplify his resemblance, and we’re perfectly fine with that.
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