Romeo and Juliet actors sue Paramount for child abuse in 1968 film

The two leads from the 1968 version of Romeo and Juliet are suing Paramount for child abuse over a nude scene within the film.

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According to Range, Olivia Hussey and Leonard Whiting, who were teenagers while making the Oscar-winning film, filed a lawsuit

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In shape, the couple claims that the director, Franco Zeffirelli, told them that there would be no nudity and that flesh-colored objects

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“What they were taught and what happened were different things,” said Tony Marinozzi, business manager for the two actors.

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“They leaned on Franco. At sixteen, as actors, they took the initiative away from him so he wouldn't violate that agreement with them

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Franco became his friend, and frankly, at 16, what do they do? There are no alternatives. There has been no #MeToo."

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Hussey turned 15 and Whiting sixteen at the time of manufacture. The complaint alleges that the couple have suffered

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"mental discomfort and emotional distress" in recent years due to the feature being lost in the proceedings. Damages are sought "

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