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Hasid Jew Must Leave Natalie Portman Movie

Rover found this 3/15/2008 on gothamist.com

Not many people would leave a role as Natalie Portman's husband in a film, but Williamsburg resident Abe Karpen has to do just that. Karpen, who is a Hasidic Jew, told the Daily News , "It's not acceptable in my community. It's a lot of pressure I am getting. They [the rabbis] didn't like the idea of a Hasidic guy playing in Hollywood." Portman and Karpen had been filming a short called ...