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Actors from 1968 'Romeo and Juliet' film revive legal action over nude scene filmed over 55 years ago: 'Traumatic event'
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Quick Glance: Stars Sue Paramount and Criterion Over Exploitation
  • Leonard Whiting and Olivia Hussey from 1968's Romeo and Juliet are suing Paramount and The Criterion Collection.

  • The lawsuit aims to halt the exploitation and distribution of images showing the actors partially nude as teenagers.

  • The previous lawsuit failed due to a lapsed statute of limitations.

  • Whiting and Hussey are primarily targeting Paramount, with Criterion also being included in the lawsuit.
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Romeo and Juliet Was a Tragedy: In 1968, Olivia Hussey and Leonard Whiting were the most famous teenagers in the world thanks to Franco Zeffirelli’s adaptation ...
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Romeo and Juliet Was a Tragedy
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Film from 1968: lawsuit around nude scene in "Romeo and Juliet" dismissed: Because they were underage when they were supposed to play a scene in "Romeo and ...
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Paramount Seeks to Throw Out Suit Over 'Romeo and Juliet' Nude Scene: Paramount has filed a motion to throw out a lawsuit over an underage nude scene.
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Paramount Seeks to Throw Out Suit Over 'Romeo and Juliet' Nude Scene
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Romeo and Juliet movie sexual exploitation lawsuit dismissed: A judge has dismissed the lawsuit involving 1968's Romeo and Juliet, saying the stars ...
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Romeo and Juliet movie sexual exploitation lawsuit dismissed
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Because of the sex scene: “Romeo and Juliet” stars sue Paramount for $500 million
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Quick Glance: The stars of "Romeo and Juliet" are suing for sexual abuse based on nudity.
  • Leonard Whiting and Olivia Hussey, both teenagers at the time of their roles in "Romeo & Juliet," claim they were filmed naked without their permission.

  • The stars of the 1968 film "Romeo & Juliet" have filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles County accusing Paramount Pictures of sexually abusing them when they were children by filming their naked bodies without their knowledge.

  • The complaint also claims that Zeffirelli, who died in 2019 at the age of 96, showed Whiting and Hussey " The complaint also notes that Zeffirelli, who died at age 96 in 2019, allegedly showed Whiting and Hussey "
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‘Romeo and Juliet’ Director's Son Slams Actors‘ ’Embarrassing' Lawsuit: The son of 'Romeo and Juliet' director Franco Zeffirelli has slammed the ...
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‘Romeo and Juliet’ Director's Son Slams Actors‘ ’Embarrassing' Lawsuit
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Minors on camera: "I hadn't even kissed": When the zeitgeist left young people: After 55 years, the "Romeo and Juliet" actors Leonard Whiting and Olivia Hussey ...
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‘My first day was a sex scene’: the disturbing history of teen actors and nudity: From Jodie Foster in Taxi Driver to Brooke Shields in The Blue Lagoon ...
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Zeffirelli’s Son Hits Back at Romeo and Juliet Stars Over Nudity Lawsuit: Olivia Hussey and Leonard Whiting were just 15 and 16, respectively ...
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Zeffirelli’s Son Hits Back at Romeo and Juliet Stars Over Nudity Lawsuit
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Stars of 1968 Zeffirelli film Romeo and Juliet sue over teen nude scene: The two stars of 1968's Romeo and Juliet sued Paramount Pictures for more than $500 ...
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Stars of 1968 Zeffirelli film Romeo and Juliet sue over teen nude scene
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Brooke Shields Shares Painful Experience With Romeo & Juliet Director Amidst Lawsuit
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Stars of 1968’s ‘Romeo and Juliet’ sue Paramount over nude scenes filmed when they were minors
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‘Were any of us actually old enough?’: The film industry’s controversial relationship with teen nudity
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The $500m Romeo and Juliet case opens a new frontier for #MeToo reckoning: The question of informed consent on Zeffirelli’s 1968 film has revived the historical ...
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The $500m Romeo and Juliet case opens a new frontier for #MeToo reckoning
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Romeo and Juliet Nudity Lawsuit Critizied By Franco Zeffirelli's Son: Director Franco Zeffirelli’s son attacks Olivia Hussey and Leonard Whiting's ...
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Romeo and Juliet Nudity Lawsuit Critizied By Franco Zeffirelli's Son
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Sex scene: Director's sons respond to 'Romeo and Juliet' stars' lawsuit: Leonard Whiting and Olivia Hussey played Romeo and Juliet in 1968. They are now suing ...
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Sex scene: Director's sons respond to 'Romeo and Juliet' stars' lawsuit
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Opinion: Sorry, Hollywood – underage screen nudity has always been indefensible: Adolescent nudity has long been justified as art but a new lawsuit may change ...
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The Problematics: Did Today's Pervasive "Mr. Skin" Culture Lead To The 'Romeo And Juliet' Lawsuit?
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The Problematics: Did Today's Pervasive
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'Romeo & Juliet' actors suing Paramount for sexual exploitation over 1968 movie's teen nude scene
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'Romeo & Juliet' actors suing Paramount for sexual exploitation over 1968 ...