Bradley Cooper expresses himself on the producer of "Star Is Born," Jon Peters

12:20 pm PDT 14/09/2018

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Mia Galuppo

In an interview with NPR, the actor, who debuted with the film, responded to the recent report that Peters had been sued by at least five former employees for sexual harassment.

Bradley Cooper spoke about Jon Peters, the besieged producer of his A star is born remake.

In an interview with NPR, the actor, who made his directorial debut with the film, addressed the news in a recent Jezebel report that Peters was sued by at least five former employees for sexual harassment following incidents between 1996 and 2008.

"If I had known all these things, I would have done it differently," said Cooper, "I wanted to do the movie, I knew I had to get the consent of him, otherwise he would not do it. There's no movie, but I should have checked … guess that's the thing. "

Peters, who produced the 1976 version of A star is born starring Barbra Streisand and Kris Kristofferson, was involved in the creation of Cooper's film, which co-starred Lady Gaga. In a statement to The Hollywood Reporter provided On September 11, Warner Bros., who will release the film on October 5, spoke of an obligation to include Peters in the production, saying that "Jon Peters' attachment to this property dates back to 1976. Legally, we have had to honor the contractual obligation to make this film. "

"With this property, there are many writers who come before – if you see the end credits, that is, there are 10 writers. [Jon Peters] was part of the grandfather clause, I suppose, and we had to get his consent to make the film, "Cooper told NPR.

On the same day that Peters's lawsuit resurfaced, the Producers Guild of America said it would not be recognized as Cooper's producer. A star is born after the guild decided that Peters was not performing enough productive functions to earn his brand of producers (the "p.g.a" which follows the name of a producer in the credits of a film). And Cooper seems to indicate that Peters was not on the set during the production of the film.

"On the set, you have to create an environment where everyone feels safe, everyone, and there's no room for disrespect." And that's something you must ask Fortunately, Jon was not there.