Lead actors in Franco Zeffirelli’s ‘Romeo and Juliet’ sue over nude scene
The two lead actors in Franco Zeffirelli’s 1968 film ‘Romeo and Juliet’ are suing over the nude scene they shot when they were teens. Olivia Hussey, now 71, and Leonard Whiting, 72, filed a lawsuit on Friday (30.12.22) at the Santa Monica Superior Court, California, accusing Paramount Pictures studio of sexual harassment, fraud, sexual abuse, and intentional infliction of emotional distress. Details of the pair’s suit emerged on Wednesday (04.01.23), with the claim stating director Franco – who died at his Rome aged 96 in 2019 – had promised them there would not be any nudity in the film. It i...