‘Romeo and Juliet’ star Olivia Hussey dead at 73

nypost.com:

obtained by CNN, the co-stars claimed Zeffirelli told the then-teenagers that “they must act in the nude or the picture would fail.” Over 55 years after the filming, the performers revived a lawsuit against Paramount Pictures and home-distribution company Criterion Collections for distributing the naked scene.

Hussey and Whiting suggested the two movie companies unlawfully spread their naked images featured in a bedroom scene while redistributing the award-winning romance.

The lawsuit was dismissed in October.Whiting penned a tribute to his co-star, saying “Rest now my beautiful Juliet.”“Olivia, We have shared so much since we were two sweet innocent children clinging onto each other for dear life as every photo of us attests to,” Whiting said in tribute. “You have never been frightened of fighting to fix everything wrong in this world.“Rest now my beautiful Juliet no injustices can hurt you now.