Following his cameo in Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves and vocally reprising Rocket Raccoon in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, Bradley Cooper will be in cinematic territory before the year is over for one last 2023 movie release: Maestro, which he directed, co-wrote and led. The first Maestro trailer showed off the actor’s completely-changed look as Leonard Bernstein and made it clear he is once again coming for the Oscars following his work on A Star is Born. However, the trailer has also reignited the “Jewface” accusations directed at Cooper because he’s wearing a fake nose while playing the composter, and this prompted Bernstein’s children to release a statement.
This “Jewface” controversy first emerged back in May 2023 when Maestro set photos emerged showing Cooper in his prosthetic nose, and the trailer spawned a new wave of complaints concerning the actor being made to look like a Jewish stereotype. However, in a statement to Insider, Bernstein’s children, Jamie, Alexander and Nina, expressed their support for Cooper altering his appearance in this way, and they believe their father would have felt the same way. In their words:
