Leonard Bernstein‘s kids are resolving the reaction Bradley Cooper has actually gotten for his improvement into the famous artist in Maestro
The star came under fire after the very first video from the upcoming Netflix movie saw him sporting a prosthetic nose while playing the West Side Story author, who wasJewish However, Bernstein’s kids Jamie, Alexander and Nina Bernstein have actually pertained to his defense.
“Bradley Cooper included the three of us along every step of his amazing journey as he made his film about our father,” they stated in a declaration published to Instagram onAug 16. “We were touched to the core to witness the depth of his commitment, his loving embrace of our father’s music, and the sheer open-hearted joy he brought to his exploration. It breaks our hearts to see any misrepresentations or misunderstandings of his efforts.”
The trio noted they didn’t have any problems with Cooper’s look in the film.
“It happens to be true that Leonard Bernstein had a nice, big nose,” they continued. “Bradley chose to use makeup to amplify his resemblance, and we’re perfectly fine with that. We’re also certain that our dad would have been fine with it as well. Any strident complaints around this issue strike us above all as disingenuous attempts to bring a successful person down a notch—a practice we observed all too often perpetrated on our own father.”
