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

Jewish organisation defends actor after he was accused of performing in ‘Jewface’ for Maestro, his biopic of conductor Leonard Bernstein

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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