The actors allege the director Franco Zeffirelli made them believe they had 'no choice but to act in the nude' and as a result have 'suffered emotional damage and mental anguish for decades'.
The actors allege the director Franco Zeffirelli made them believe they had"no choice but to act in the nude" and as a result have"suffered emotional damage and mental anguish for decades".Olivia Hussey and Leonard Whiting outside the Capulet family's home in Verona, northern Italy, in October 1968The two stars of a 1968 version of Romeo and Juliet are suing for more than $500m over a nude scene in the film that was recorded when they were teenagers.
British actress Olivia Hussey, then 15 and now 71, and Leonard Whiting, then 16 now 72, filed the suit against Paramount Pictures - alleging sexual abuse, sexual harassment and fraud. Director Franco Zeffirelli, who died in 2019, initially told the two they would wear flesh-coloured underwear in the bedroom scene that was shot on the final days of filming, the suit alleges.
But on the morning of the shoot, Zeffirelli told the pair they would wear only body makeup, while still assuring them the camera would be positioned in a way that would not show nudity, according to 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, their action claims.Zeffirelli told them they must act in the nude"or the picture would fail" and their careers would be hurt, the suit said.More from US
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