Romeo and Juliet

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Romeo and Juliet actors sue Paramount for child abuse in 1968 film (The Guardian)

Olivia Hussey and Leonard Whiting accuse studio of sexual exploitation in nude scene in Franco Zeffirelli adaptation.

The last week has seen a flood of other suits before the deadline on 31 December. It was exhausting.” She also claimed that Zeffirelli called her “Boobs O’Mina” on set before he later confessed that she was the unrequited love of his life. “These were very young naive children in the 60s who had no understanding of what was about to hit them,” said Solomon Gresen, a lawyer for the pair. [In a 2018 interview with the Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/aug/01/olivia-hussey-romeo-and-juliet-film-franco-zeffirelli), Hussey said: “I loved playing Juliet. Damages are being sought “believed to be in excess of $500m”. “What they were told and what went on were two different things,” said Tony Marinozzi, a business manager for the two actors.

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Romeo and Juliet stars sue Paramount over nude scene from ... (The Independent)

The complaint alleges that late director Franco Zeffirelli told the lead actors that the film wouldn't include nudity, but ended up turning on his word. “What ...

You can also call the NSPCC if you are an adult and you are worried about a child, on 0808 800 5000. If you are a child and you need help because something has happened to you, you can call the NSPCC free of charge on 0800 1111. At 16, as actors, they took his lead that he would not violate that trust they had.

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Romeo and Juliet stars sue over 1968 film's teen nude scene (Sky News)

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 ...

The actors "believed they had no choice but to act in the nude in body makeup as demanded". Zeffirelli told them they must act in the nude "or the picture would fail" and their careers would be hurt, the suit said. 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".

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Romeo and Juliet stars sue over nude scenes (Metro)

Olivia Hussey and Leonard Whiting were 15 and 16 years old respectively when they starred as the star-crossed lovers in the late Franco Zeffirelli's 1968 film ...

The actors’ attorney, Solomon Gresen, also said in an interview: ‘These were very young naive children in the ’60s who had no understanding of what was about to hit them. The suit goes on to allege Zeffirelli was being ‘dishonest’ and that the pair were indeed filmed nude without their knowledge. All of a sudden they were famous at a level they never expected, and in addition they were violated in a way they didn’t know how to deal with.’ There was no #MeToo.’ There are no options. In regards to the claims, the actors’ business manager Tony Marinozzi said: ‘What they were told and what went on were two different things.

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'Romeo and Juliet' child actors sue over 1968 nude scene (FRANCE 24)

The actors who played star-crossed lovers Romeo and Juliet in Franco Zeffirelli's 1968 film are suing Paramount Pictures for child abuse over their brief ...

It's a sexually explicit image of an underage person, it should be forbidden." That would be the beginning for sure," he said. "(Paramount) have images that they know are images of underage nudity that should be removed from the film.

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Stars of 1968 'Romeo and Juliet' sue Paramount over nude scene ... (Daily Mail)

... damages 'believed to be in excess of $500 million'; The film was directed by Italian filmmaker Franco Zeffirelli and released through Paramount Pictures ...

Zeffirelli died in 2019 at the age of 96 That law had a December 31, 2022 deadline Hussey continued to pursue her acting career and even reunited with Zeffirelli to play Mary, the mother of Jesus, in the director's acclaimed 1977 mini-series Jesus Of Nazareth Hussey continued to pursue her acting career and even reunited with Zeffirelli to play Mary, the mother of Jesus, in the director's acclaimed 1977 mini-series Jesus Of Nazareth. In the lawsuit Hussey and Whiting are accusing Paramount Pictures, which released the film of sexual harassment, fraud, sexual abuse, and intentional infliction of emotional distress 'There are no options.

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Teen Stars Of 1968 'Romeo And Juliet' Movie Sue Paramount For ... (Forbes)

Two actors who starred as teenagers in Franco Zeffirelli's 1968 film adaptation of Romeo and Juliet sued Paramount for over $500 million in damages, ...

Both acted in the 2015 film Social Suicide. Hussey and Whiting are now in their 70s. After starring in Romeo and Juliet, Hussey appeared in Lost Horizon, Black Christmas and Death On The Nile, and Whiting appeared in War is War and Say Hello To Yesterday. We both came from drama schools and when you work, you take your work very seriously.” There was no #MeToo.” There are no options.

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Modern Myth: What The Hunger Games, Romeo and Juliet, and My ... (Impact Magazine)

There are plenty of pop culture giants that have been heavily influenced by myths. Adaora Elliott looks at three highly influential movies.

[reader](https://www.facebook.com/ImpactMagazineEntertainment) or a [contributor](https://www.facebook.com/groups/100199990588998). That is until Theseus volunteered himself in place of one of the boys and defeated the beast. The difference being that it is every year and 12 girls and 12 boys, one from each district, are selected to compete until there is one victor left. [Clark Van Der Beken](https://unsplash.com/@snapsbyclark) via [Unsplash](https://unsplash.com/photos/jMtN2ACBsQw). To most people, Romeo and Juliet is the epitome of the star-crossed lovers trope, the original. During the birth of the Roman Empire and the fall of the Roman Republic, the way to keep people appeased was through providing them with ‘panem et circenses’, bread and circuses or gladiatorial games. My Fair Lady (1964), starring Audrey Hepburn as Eliza Doolittle, was based on the 1913 stage musical Pygmalian which in turn was influenced by mythology. The Hunger Games was also heavily influenced by Greek myth and Roman culture. He is convinced of her untimely death and promptly runs himself through with his sword. Before Romeo and Juliet were even a glimmer in Shakespeare’s eye, however, there were Pyramus and Thisbe. She sees a lioness approaching and flees, conveniently dropping her shawl, so when Pyramus arrives, all he sees is a lion and his lover’s shawl. What you may not know is that there are plenty of pop culture giants that have been heavily influenced by these myths, but that may not seem as obvious.

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