Judge Dismisses Romeo and Juliet Child Abuse Lawsuit
A California judge is set to throw out a child abuse lawsuit filed by the two lead actors from the 1968 adaptation of Romeo and Juliet, Olivia Hussey and Leonard Whiting, who accused Paramount of sexual exploitation over a nude scene they allege was insisted upon after being told it wouldn’t take place. The judge rejected the claim that the film amounted to images of child abuse and stated that the plaintiffs had not correctly followed the rules of the California law that allowed for a temporary suspension of statute of limitations over abuse claims.