Olivia Hussey and Leonard Whiting, who starred “Romeo and Juliet” from 1968 directed by Franco Zeffirelli, accused before a California court to the producer Paramount Pictures of various charges including; sexual exploitationfraud and distribution of images of naked minors.
The plaintiffs claim that were filmed naked without their knowledge during filming, when they were teenagers. According to Houssey and Whiting, Zeffirelli assured them that they would not have to undress and they would wear skin-colored clothes, but then he told them that the movie would flop if they didn’t do a nude scene. In said scene, you can see the actor’s buttocks who was then 16 years old, while Olivia, who was 15, shows her breasts briefly.
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They have also claimed that have suffered emotional distress in these 55 yearsas well as having seen their careers and job offers affected by this fact.
The adaptation of the tragedy written by William Shakespeare was Oscar winner for Best Picture and its protagonists each won a Golden Globe for Best Actress and Best Actor.
The lawsuit is protected under the California Child Victims Law, which temporarily suspended the limitations for child sexual abuse complaints after the courts became aware of a high number of complaints against Boy Scout associations and the Catholic Church, among others. , in the days leading up to the December 31 deadline.
Source: Scope
