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Olivia Hussey and Leonard Whiting starred in the 1968’s feature film adaptation of ‘Romeo and Juliet’

Olivia Hussey and Leonard Whiting starred in the 1968’s feature film adaptation of ‘Romeo and Juliet’

Los Angeles (AFP) - 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 nude scene, their lawyer said Tuesday.

LOS ANGELES — The stars of the 1968 movie “Romeo and Juliet” have submitted a lawsuit in Los Angeles County accusing Paramount Pictures of sexually abusing them by filming their nude bodies without their knowledge when they were children.

The stars of the 1968 film “Romeo and Juliet” have sued Paramount Pictures for more than $500 million over a nude scene shot when they were teens

The U.S. singer says she won't perform at Verona's Arena this month because the theater recently mounted another opera that had performers in blackface.

Soprano Angel Blue says she won't perform in an opera in Italy this month because blackface was used in the staging of another work this summer