'Romeo and Juliet' stars sue Paramount for child abuse over nude scene in 1968 film
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Leonard Whiting and Olivia Hussey appeared in the Franco Zeffirelli-directed film as young teenagers.
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The crowd was captivated by the "Romeo and Juliet" production from 1968. This film was popular.
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and it received four Academy Award nominations, but a bedroom scene in it caused controversy.
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which featured pictures of Hussey's exposed breasts and Whiting's buttocks.
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Hussey and Whiting, who are now in their 70s, filed a case on Friday in Santa Monica Superior Court.
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whereby Paramount was charged with abusing their sexuality and disseminating pictures of underage minors in their nakedness.
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According to the lawsuit, Zeffirelli, who passed away in 2019,
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informed both actors that the movie would not contain any nudity,
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And in the bedroom scene, they'll be donning flesh-colored underwear.
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