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

CBR ^ | Jan 3, 2023 | Emily Zogbi

[where's_the_Outrage?]

Isn't there a statue of limitations? That's 64 years ago!! I guess Brooke Shields is next for Pretty Baby.

And they both continued to make movies.

[Red Badger]

Ridiculous..........................

[Tell It Right]

If she was 15 then that’s too old for Brandon to try to find a copy of the film.

[Tupelo]

I know it is only my opinion, but I think 64 years after the fact is sorta late for any outrage.

[Yo-Yo]

Isn't there a statue of limitations? That's 64 years ago!!

From the last sentence of the article:

"The filing came just before the Dec. 31 expiration of a California law that temporarily suspended the statute of limitations on older claims of child sexual abuse."

I think it was a temporary law enacted by California intended for victims of Harvey Weinstein.

[gundog]

And Tatum O’Neal. At what point do their parents take some of the blame?

[Nifster]

Why did they agree to star in the film?

[bigdaddy45]

54 actually, but the sentiment is the same

[Governor Dinwiddie]

These are the same people who want homos and trannys grooming our children. These are the same people who put dirty books in school libraries. But they have a problem with Romeo and Juliet?

Nudity? Give me a break. They should track down the real freaks. Romeo and Juliet is not lascivious in any way.

[EEGator]

The only time I paid attention in 11th grade English.

[Mr Rogers]

I believe California passed a law recently briefly removing all statue of limitations on sexual assault cases because they WANTED very old cases to be prosecuted according to the morality of 2020 rather than 1960.These are the sort of ridiculous cases being brought for $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ because California is Full-Woke.

The law requires them, IIRC, to file by some deadline - one that is drawing near.

[shadowlands1960]

I guess it would have been worse if Hussey was Juliet’s actual age in the play, 13... I thought the nude scene in the movie was very tastefully done...

[PghBaldy]

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

[MeganC]

Brooke Shields did several nude scenes in Blue Lagoon. I personally like that movie.

[peggybac]

Great movie. Whiting was one of the best looking guys on the planet and every girl wanted to be Olivia Hussey. She was beautiful. That being said, 64 years and they are suing? WTF?

[where's_the_Outrage?]

LOL, and I have a BS in math.

[Codeflier]

Filed in California! Good luck! They have state sponsored pedophilia there. They are going to be called hateful right wing bigots and run out of the courtroom, then counter sued for bringing this suit.

[peggybac]

Oops, sorry, after 54 years.

[Tell It Right]

As a 10 year old when Blue Lagoon came out I remember thinking that Boobie Shields was too young for that.

[lee martell]

Maybe the Estate of actress Hedy Lammar should sue for those silent movies she made in Germany back in the 1920s.
She was probably under 16. Lots of teen girls lie about their age in order to be considered for a role. It’s a Cinema
tradition.