BRADLEY Cooper recently opened up about a life-threatening encounter he had several years ago on a New York City subway. The 46-year-old actor has had a successful career and is best known for his role in the 2018 re-make of A Star is Born.
Bradley Cooper speaks out about his life-threatening encounter in 2019 What happened during the attack? In October 2019, Bradley Cooper was on his way to pick up his now 4-year-old daughter, Lea, when he said he was "held at up at knifepoint." In an interview on the Armchair Expert podcast, Cooper said he had gotten "too comfortable" in the city. He said he was riding the subway when a man approached him, and he remembers thinking how young the man looked. "I'm up against the post like it's ...The French Connection' or some sh**, and then I, like, turned. I looked down and I see a knife,... Cooper said. Most read in Celebrity KEEP UP! Kylie Jenner finally starts construction work on $15M plot close to Kris and Khloe KHRISTMAS TIME See Kim Kardashian's gorgeous Christmas decorations outside her $60M mansion 'FORCE OF NATURE' Journey to the Center of the Earth star dies as son pays tribute to icon BRADLEY'S NIGHTMARE Bradley Cooper reveals he 'got held up at knifepoint' in NYC SICK OF THE PDA? Kourtney's daughter, 9, hangs out with Scott after star's PDA with Travis BEST BUDS Kourtney Kardashian visits Travis Barker's daughter after 'inappropriate' video The knife, he said, was what appeared to be two and a half inches long and had a wooden handle. "I remember thinking, oh, it's a nice knife.... He said because he had let his guard down in the city, he was wearing headphones in both ears and couldn't hear a thing. "I have my headphones on the whole time so I can't hear anything. I'm just listening to music. So it's scored, the whole thing is scored," he said. And he ran. Jumping over turnstiles and hiding around corners, Cooper said he bolted up the steps onto Seventh Avenue, briefly turning to take photos of his attacker. He said he ran to a police SUV and rushed to tell them the story while showing them the photos he had taken. Cooper said, "The (police officer) kept saying … ...Are you stabbed?' I was like, ...No, no, no.' And he goes, 'No, check to see if you're stabbed.'" Luck was on his side that day, but Cooper was adamant, he had just "gotten way, way too comfortable in the city." What insecurities does Bradley Cooper have? Cooper never thought of himself as an attractive man, he said in his interview with the Armchair Expert podcast. He was shamed as a younger child and said people treated him like a "porcelain doll" when they picked him up. But the real zinger came in 2011 when he was voted sexiest man alive by People Magazine, he thought it was a joke. He said people protested that he won over actor Ryan Gosling and when Good Morning America made the announcement, the excitement was muted. He said the co-host, who he did not name, said, ......Oh, it's Bradley Cooper.' "Literally like that... I am not kidding. I went, Oh, sh**. My fears are right.... 
Getty Images - GettyBradley Cooper encountered self-loathing and insecurities about himself '/ ' He became addicted to reading the responses and said it was a "narcissistic self-loathing endeavor," and comments affected him to the point of realizing he needed to work on himself. "I remember reading comments and they were saying your largest fears. Like: He's dirty. He's ugly. … I was like, Holy sh**." It wasn't until he met Dax Shepard, who coincidentally interviewed him on the podcast, that he began to put his life together. He said that Shepard was his "lifeline" throughout his years in Hollywood and was his biggest supporter through his alcohol and drug use. Cooper said he and Shepard "were so riddled with insecurities" when they met and he "couldn't imagine going through those years without (him)." Is Bradley Cooper starring in any upcoming films? A prolific actor, Cooper, has starred in well-known movies including Wedding Crashers (2005), American Hustle (2013), and A Star is Born (2018). After a two-year hiatus, he is back with his film Licorice Pizza which was released on November 26 in select theaters and will be widely released on December 25, 2021. The film is a romantic comedy set in 1973 in the San Fernando Valley and focuses on navigating his character's first love. Cooper is releasing one more film before the end of the year. Nightmare Alley will be released on December 17, 2021. We pay for your stories! Do you have a story for The US Sun team? Email us at exclusive@the-sun.com or call 212 416 4552. Like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/TheSunUS and follow us from our main Twitter account at @TheSunUS Source:
