$500m child abuse claim by 1968 Romeo And Juliet actors over nude scene dismissed by judge

Leonard Whiting and Olivia Hussey in 'Romeo and Juliet'
Andrew Dalton
A Los Angeles County judge on Thursday said she will dismiss a lawsuit that the stars of 1968's “Romeo and Juliet" filed over the film's nude scene, which they said involved them being subjected to fraud, and sexual abuse and harassment when they were in their teens.
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