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Olivia Hussey and Leonard Whiting were both under the age of 18 when they played the star-crossed lovers in the 1968 adaptation, and have since launched legal action

In 1968, Olivia Hussey and Leonard Whiting were the most famous teenagers in the world thanks to Franco Zeffirelli’s adaptation of “Romeo and Juliet.” In 2023, they sued Paramount for child abuse.

The stars of Franco Zeffirelli's 1968 film have been exploited in multiple ways

A judge said she will dismiss a lawsuit that the stars of 1968's “Romeo and Juliet" filed over the film's nude scene, finding that their depiction could not be considered child pornography.

A child abuse lawsuit over a nude scene filed by actors who played star-crossed lovers in Franco Zeffirellis 1968 "Romeo and Juliet" will be thrown out.

A Los Angeles County judge on May 25 said she will dismiss a lawsuit that the stars of 1968’s “Romeo and Juliet” filed over the film’s nude scene, finding that their depiction could not be considered child pornography and they filed their claim too late.

The young stars of the movie directed by Franco Zeffirelli claimed they had been tricked into appearing naked.

A Los Angeles County judge on Thursday said she will dismiss a lawsuit that the stars of 1968's “Romeo and Juliet" filed over the film's nude scene, finding that their depiction could not be considered child pornography and they filed their claim too

A lawsuit filed by the leads in Franco Zeffirelli's "Romeo & Juliet" over a nude scene they did as teens was dismissed, though they plan to refile

The actors' attorney denounced the decision and said they plan to file another version of the suit in federal court.