Actors lose Romeo & Juliet nude scene lawsuit

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Actors lose Romeo & Juliet nude scene lawsuit
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Leonard Whiting and Olivia Hussey claimed they were coerced into filming a bedroom scene as minors.

Leonard Whiting and Olivia Hussey were aged 16 and 15 at the time Romeo and Juliet was filmed

Olivia Hussey and Leonard Whiting alleged the film's director coerced them into filming nude while underage. Attorney Solomon Gresen, who represented both Ms Hussey and Mr Whiting in the case, told BBC News he felt the ruling was on "the wrong side of this issue."He said his clients are considering an appeal and he intends to file a separate lawsuit in federal court.

The suit alleged that Zeffirelli - who died in 2019 - said that they must act in the nude "or the Picture would fail", according to theHowever, in the final film, Whiting's bare buttocks and Hussey's bare breasts were briefly shown during the scene.

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