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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Entertainment
Sian Cain

Bradley Cooper’s prosthetic nose not antisemitic, Anti-Defamation League says

Bradley Cooper as Leonard Bernstein in Maestro.
Bradley Cooper as Leonard Bernstein in Maestro. Photograph: Jason McDonald

The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) has defended Bradley Cooper’s decision to wear a prosthetic nose to play Leonard Bernstein in his upcoming biopic about the legendary composer, after the actor was accused of performing in “Jewface”.

The US-based international Jewish organisation, which fights antisemitism and bigotry, issued a statement on Monday stating that the use of prosthetics was not inherently antisemitic.

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