Paramount Sued for Child Abuse Over Underage Nudity in 1968's Romeo and Juliet

CBR ^ | Jan 3, 2023 | Emily Zogbi

[ronniesgal]

they are still making movies? I hope they aren’t naked in any of them now.

[montag813]

One of the 20 best films ever made. Exquisite.

[Monterrosa-24]

They may have some bitterness that their stardom faded after it peaked with this film. I find it difficult to believe that they are feel in any way humiliated or embarrassed by the scene in question.

[EEGator]

“It’s Hedley...”

[Chuckster]

Romeo and Juliet is not lascivious in any way.

The play, as written, is not. Nor was the movie in question, IIRC. But what happened on the movie set during rehearsals and filming?

I don't know. I wasn't there. Do you know?

[ArtDodger]

It is never too late to sue, when one needs the money.

[Fiji Hill]

I guess it would have been worse if Hussey was Juliet’s actual age in the play

Juliet dei Capuleti (1290-1303)

[Scarpetta]

LOL. It was a nice break from having to thumb through the National Geographic magazines.

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

***the film includes a nude bedroom scene that showed Whiting’s buttocks and Hussey’s breasts.***

What a joke! I saw this movie back then, rated “R”! Now it has been downgraded to PG with no cuts.

As for this scene, if you blink you will miss her flash of breast as it happens so fast, maybe one half second, and all you see of Romeo is his back side when getting out of bed. And that is all the nudity in that movie.

[stylecouncilor]

Ping

[Wuli]

Stupid stupid stupid.

They must be poor now and need the money, but that need is no excuse for filing a suit that if legitimate needed to be filed a long time ago.

[EEGator]

LOL. In my day it was hoping the Spice Channel would descramble enough for a moment...

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

Think of all those porn films and magazines with a 15 year old Traci Lords...

[EinNYC]

We watched the film in school. Not sure which grade but between 6-12th.

We also watched the film for high school English class, during a field trip to the movie theater. It was very tastefully done throughout. I think these 2 want to supplement their Social Security checks, waiting until now to file. How ridiculous.

[Herodes]

I know that they aren’t suing for something that you don’t know happened on the set.

They are suing for the nudity in the movie.

OK??

[9422WMR]

Well she was a hussey.

[WaldenPond]

No, it’s Hedy.

[Mr. K]

READ THE ARTICLE

They used a temporary legal loophole that suspended the sculpture of limitations.

[Navy Patriot]

Olivia Hussey and Leonard Whiting, who starred in 1968's Romeo and Juliet, filed a lawsuit against Paramount...

Hussey is properly named for the type of woman she is.

[moovova]

Olivia must need money for the old folks home.

They can be expensive.