The two stars of 1968's 'Romeo and Juliet' have sued Paramount Pictures for more than $500 million over a nude scene in the film shot when they were teens. Olivia Hussey, then 15 and now 71, and Leonard Whiting, then 16 now 72, filed the suit.
Yet they were filmed in the nude without their knowledge, in violation of California and federal laws against indecency and the exploitation of children, the suit says.
The court filing says Hussey and Whiting have suffered emotional damage and mental anguish for decades, and that each had careers that did not reflect the success of the movie. Hussey previously defended the scene in a 2018 interview with Variety for the film's 50th anniversary.Keeping sex scenes safe in Hollywood:"Blue Lagoon" co-starsreminisced on their experiences working together on the highly-controversial 1980 film during an episode of Shields' "Now What?" podcast in December 2022.
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