1968 version of “Romeo and Juliet,” directed by Franco Zeffirelli was a hit film and was nominated for four Academy Awards.
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Romeo and Juliet stars, Olivia Hussey and Leonard Whiting were teenagers when they electrified audiences in 1968.
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That time the film stirred controversy over a scene which included images of Whiting’s buttocks and Hussey’s bare breasts.
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Now Hussey and Whiting filed a lawsuit in Santa Monica Superior Court, accusing Paramount of sexually exploiting them.
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Late director Zeffirelli had that time assured both teenager actors that there would be no nudity in the film.
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Whiting was 16 and Hussey was 15 and Zeffirelli had assured them that no nudity would be photographed or released in the film.
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The suit alleges that Zeffirelli was being dishonest and that Whiting and Hussey were in fact filmed nude without their knowledge.
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According to reports, they are seeking damages believed to be in excess of $500 million.
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In 2018 interview with Fox News, Hussey said that the scene was “taboo” in America.
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