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That promise was broken, as Romeo and Juliet contains a scene in which the then 16-year-old Hussey and 17-year-old Whiting lie naked in bed, recovering from an implied sexual act. The scene ...
A judge on Thursday said she will throw out a lawsuit over a nude scene in the 1968 version of “Romeo and Juliet,” after finding that the film is protected by the First Amendment.
Olivia Hussey and Leonard Whiting were just teenagers when they electrified audiences in the 1968 version of “Romeo and Juliet,” directed by Franco Zeffirelli. The film was a hit and was ...
Romeo and Juliet (Italian: Romeo e Giulietta) is a 1968 period romantic tragedy film, based on the play of the same name by William Shakespeare. Directed and co-written by Franco Zeffirelli , the film stars Leonard Whiting as Romeo and Olivia Hussey as Juliet .
Olivia Hussey (née Osuna; 17 April 1951 – 27 December 2024) was a British actress.Her awards included a Golden Globe Award and a David di Donatello Award.The daughter of Argentine tango singer Osvaldo Ribó, Hussey was born in Buenos Aires but spent most of her early life in her mother's native England.
On 30 December 2022, Whiting's lawyer filed joint legal actions with his former co-star Olivia Hussey in Los Angeles against Paramount Pictures for sexual abuse and fraud during the filming of Romeo and Juliet, when he was aged 17 (she was 16), alleging the nude scenes amounted to child abuse.
A judge on Monday dismissed a second lawsuit over the bedroom scene in the 1968 version of “Romeo and Juliet,” finding that the lead actors consented to their appearance in the film. Actors ...
A child sex-abuse lawsuit filed by the stars of the 1968 film 'Romeo and Juliet' was tossed out in a tentative ruling. The plaintiffs are 'disappointed' but undaunted.