Entertainment & Sports
Jan. 6, 2023
Stars of 1968 ‘Romeo’ movie say they were duped into nudity
The “Romeo and Juliet” case resembles a lawsuit filed against the former members of Nirvana, in which the man who appeared as a naked baby on the cover of the rock band’s iconic album “Nevermind” claimed he was a victim of child pornography,
The leads in Franco Zeffirelli’s 1968 blockbuster, “Romeo and Juliet,” are suing Paramount Pictures Corp. for sexual abuse, alleging that they were pressured to appear nude in a bedroom scene when they were minors.
Filed Dec. 30 in Beverly Hills, the lawsuit appears to be one of many made possible by AB 218, which set aside the statute of limitations for child sexual assault allegations. AB 218 expired at the end of 2022. The plaintiffs, L...
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