According to the report in variety, the actors state that the director of the 1968 film romeo and juliet, franco zeffirelli, hoodwinked the pair into performing nude in a bedroom scene,. The lead actors from the 1968 romeo and juliet have once again launched a lawsuit against studios, claiming they never agreed to redistribution of their nude scenes. Los angeles county judge alison mackenzie confirmed she would grant paramount pictures’ motion to throw out a lawsuit over a nude scene in the 1968 film romeo and juliet, citing the first. 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. 'romeo and juliet' stars leonard whiting and olivia hussey are suing paramount pictures over a nude scene in the 1968 movie, which was filmed when they were underage.
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