‘Romeo & Juliet’ stars sue Paramount for $500 million over teen nude scene in 1968 film

Olivia Hussey and Leonard Whiting speak in a Paris hotel on Sept. 19, 1968, about the British film “Romeo and Juliet.” The two stars sued Paramount Pictures for more than $500 million on Tuesday, over a nude scene in the film shot when they were teens. (AP)

LOS ANGELES — The two stars of 1968’s “Romeo and Juliet” sued Paramount Pictures for more than $500 million on Tuesday over a nude scene in the film shot when they were teens.

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.