Franco Zeffirelli’s Son Responds to Romeo and Juliet Stars’ “Embarrassing” Child Abuse Lawsuit

Pippo Zeffirelli, son of Franco Zeffirelli, the late Italian director who helmed Romeo and Juliet (1968), has criticized the film’s stars, Olivia Hussey and Leonard Whiting, who have filed a lawsuit against Paramount Pictures alleging that the late Zeffirelli pressured them into filming a nude scene for the movie when they were underage. “It is embarrassing to hear that today, 55 years after filming, two elderly actors who owe their notoriety essentially to this film wake up to declare that they have suffered an abuse that has caused them years of anxiety and emotional discomfort,” said Pippo Zeffirelli in a… Read Full Article