Then the actors under 18 claim that the scene showing buttocks and breasts was filmed without their consent
AFP – The actors who played two forbidden lovers Romeo and Juliet1968 film directed by Frank Zeffirellifiled a lawsuit against the Images of primary importance for child abuse related to a nude scene, their lawyers said Tuesday.
Olivia Huseythen at the age of 15, e Leonardo WhitingAged 16, she starred in the Oscar-winning version of the tragedy written by William Shakespeare.
Now in their 70s, the actors argue in a lawsuit filed last week in the US city of Santa Monica, California, that the bed scene showing buttocks and breasts constitutes sexual exploitation by the studio, which they accuse of distributing nudity to teenagers.
According to the process, Zeffirellidied in 2019, insisted that the actors do the scene – making the argument that, without it, “the film would fail” – when, originally, it should have been shot in skin-colored underwear.
The lawsuit accuses those responsible for the film of being “dishonest” and having “surreptitiously filmed nude or partially nude minors without their consent, in violation of California state and federal law.”
The filing, seeking hundreds of millions of dollars in damages, alleges that the two artists have suffered from emotional issues since the film’s release five and a half decades ago.
Solomon Gresen, who represents the actors, told AFP that the passage of time hasn’t mitigated the damage done, especially since the film has since been re-released. I study Fundamental did not respond to contact made by AFP.
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