Two actors who were 15 and 16 when they filmed 'Romeo and Juliet' are suing Paramount over a scene that showed them partially nude.
Two actors who were 15 and 16 when they filmed "Romeo and Juliet" are suing Paramount over a scene that showed them partially nude.The two stars of 1968's "Romeo and Juliet" sued Paramount Pictures for more than $500 million on Tuesday over a nude scene in the film shot when they were teens.
But on the morning of the shoot, Zeffirelli told Whiting, who played Romeo, and Hussey, who played Juliet, that they would wear only body makeup, while still assuring them the camera would be positioned in a way that would not show nudity, according to the suit. The court filing says the Hussey and Whiting have suffered emotional damage and mental anguish for decades, and that each had careers that did not reflect the success of the movie.
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