A judge says she will dismiss the lawsuit filed by the stars of 1968’s ‘Romeo & Juliet’:
The two stars of the film are now in their 70s; they were 15 and 16 when they made the film. Their suit was filed as a law that had temporarily suspended the statute of limitations on some child sexual abuse cases in the state of California was set to expire at the end of 2022.
Whiting and Hussey were seeking $500 million in damages from Paramount., Whiting and Hussey’s attorney says the pair will appeal the ruling. In a statement, the actors said “We waited going on 55 years for justice. I guess we’ll have to wait longer.”These movies are drastically different from the movies that inspired them.
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