Olivia Hussey and Leonard Whiting — who each starred in 1968’s Romeo and Juliet after they had been 15 and 16, respectively — have sued Paramount Pictures for greater than $500 million.
The go well with, filed Tuesday within the L.A. County Superior Court, alleges sexual abuse, harassment, and fraud. It comes on account of the circumstances surrounding the movie’s nude scene. Initially, director Franco Zeffirelli informed the 2 teen stars they’d solely be required to put on flesh-toned underwear for the scene, however the underwear modified to physique make-up, after which lastly to a promise that the digicam could be positioned in such a manner as to not present their nudity. They had been informed by Zeffirelli that in the event that they weren’t nude for the movie, it might fail.
Despite Zeffirelli’s promise, Hussey’s naked breasts and Whiting’s naked buttocks made it into the ultimate edit of the film, which the lawsuit says violated California and federal legal guidelines towards the exploitation of youngsters. The go well with claims damages due to many years of struggling caused by the discharge of the movie, and comes with a slew of different new lawsuits being filed due to a short lived California legislation that suspends the statute of limitations for little one sexual abuse.
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