The two stars of the 1968 version of “Romeo and Juliet” have sued Paramount Pictures for more than $500 million, saying they were sexually exploited during a nude scene in the film when they were teenagers
The two stars of the 1968 version of “Romeo and Juliet,” directed by Franco Zeffirelli, have sued Paramount Pictures for more than $500 million, alleging they were sexually exploited during a nude scene in the film when they were teenagers.
Olivia Hussey, who played Juliet, was 15 years old when the movie was filmed and Leonard Whiting, who played Romeo, was 16. Both are now in their 70s and allege that Paramount engaged in fraud, sexual abuse and sexual harassment, according to a complaint filed Friday in state Superior Court in Los Angeles County.
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