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Dominique Hines and Daniel Keane

Leonard Bernstein family defend Bradley Cooper’s ‘Jewface’ makeup for biopic

The family of Leonard Bernstein has defended Bradley Cooper for wearing a large prosthetic nose to portray the Jewish composer in his new film Maestro, saying they are “certain our dad would have been fine with it”.

The star, who also directed, produced and co-wrote the film, was accused of “Jewface” after the look was unveiled in the trailer for the upcoming Netflix biopic.

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