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Matt Watts

Romeo and Juliet stars Olivia Hussey and Leonard Whiting sue Paramount Pictures over 1968 film’s nude scene

Romeo and Juliet movie director Franco Zeffirelli, left, actors Olivia Hussey, centre, and Leonard Whiting after the Parisian premiere of the film in 1968

(Picture: AP)

Two British stars of the 1968 film Romeo and Juliet are suing Paramount Pictures for more than $500 million over a nude scene in the film shot when they were teenagers.

Olivia Hussey, then 15 and now 71, and Leonard Whiting, then 16 now 72, filed the suit in Los Angeles County Superior Court alleging sexual abuse, sexual harassment and fraud.

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