Olivia Hussey and Leonard Whiting were underage at the time of production.
They are seeking damages “believed to be in excess of $500 million,” per the suit.
Representatives for Paramount didn’t immediately respond to EW’s request for comment Tuesday.
Olivia Hussey and Leonard Whiting in ‘Romeo and Juliet’.Everett Collection
The finished film included images of Hussey’s breasts and Whiting’s buttocks.
“They trusted Franco.
At 16, as actors, they took his lead that he would not violate that trust they had.
Franco was their friend, and frankly, at 16, what do they do?
There are no options.
There was no #MeToo.”
Hussey has defended the nude scene in past interviews.
Representatives for Hussey and Whiting didn’t immediately respond to EW’s request for comment.
Hussey went on to appear in films such asBlack Christmas,Death on the Nile, andUndeclared War.
The two also reunited in the 2015 filmSocial Suicide.
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