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Leonard Whiting and Olivia Hussey were in their mid teens when the movie was filmed
By Steven McIntosh
Entertainment reporter
The stars of the Oscar-winning 1968 film Romeo and Juliet are suing Paramount Pictures for sexual abuse over a nude scene they appeared in.
Leonard Whiting and Olivia Hussey were teenagers when they made the movie.
In a new legal case, the English actors, now in their 70s, claim director Franco Zeffirelli encouraged them to do nude scenes despite previous assurances that they would not have to.
Paramount has not yet publicly responded to the claim.
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Image caption,Leonard Whiting and Olivia Hussey are now aged 72 and 71 respectively
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Image caption,Hussey and Whiting were aged 15 and 16 at the time Romeo and Juliet was filmed
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Image caption,The film was nominated for four Oscars and won two - for cinematography and costume design
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