Some viewers called the nose an example of “Jewface.”

Jamie, Alexander, and Nina Bernstein in a statement said Cooper “included the three of us along every step of his amazing journey as he made his film about our father.

“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,” they added. “It breaks our hearts to see any misrepresentations or misunderstandings of his efforts.”

Of the nose, they said: “It happens to be true that Leonard Bernstein had a nice, big nose. 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,” they said. “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.”

[Dumbest controversy ever? Ben Shapiro was lambasting Cooper’s critics earlier today on Twitter too, which was the first I’d heard of the issue. — Ed]