Leonard Whiting and Olivia Hussey, stars of the 1968 movie “Romeo & Juliet” have filed an action against Paramount Pictures at Los Angeles County, alleging that the studio giant sexually abused them by filming their nude bodies without their knowledge when they were children.
Whiting, who played Romeo Montague when he was 16, and Hussey, who played Juliet Capulet when she was 15, are suing for sexual harassment, negligence, intentional tort, fraud, appropriation of name and likeness, intentional infliction of emotional distress, unfair business practices, and child sexual abuse. The lawsuit has yet to be officially filed in L.A. Superior Court.
- Olivia Hussey, 71, and Leonard Whiting, 72, filed the lawsuit on Friday 30 December, 2022 in California
- The complaint accuses the studio of sexual harassment, abuse, and fraud
- They are seeking damages ‘believed to be in excess of $500 million
- The film was directed by Italian filmmaker Franco Zeffirelli and released through Paramount Pictures
- Zeffirelli, who earned an Oscar nomination for best director for it, died in 2019
- The British actors claim they were originally told no nudity would be filmed or released.
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