Olivia Hussey and Leonard Whiting file a lawsuit over their nude scenes in Romeo and Juliet. image credit: Google

The actors claim that they were shot nude without their knowledge. image credit: Google

They seek damages worth $500 million. image credit: Google

Olivia Hussey was 15 and Leonard Whiting 16 when they starred in the Oscar-winning version of William Shakespeare's tragedy. image credit: Google

The actors, now both in their 70s, claim in a suit filed in Santa Monica last week that a bedroom scene amounts to sexual exploitation by movie studio Paramount, and that the company was guilty of distributing nude pictures of adolescents. image credit: Google

Olivia Hussey and Leonard Whiting were seen in 1968’s Romeo and Juliet, which was directed by Franco Zeffirelli. image credit: Google

The film was nominated for four Academy Awards. image credit: Google

Now, years later, the actors have filed a lawsuit in court accusing the production house, Paramount, of child abuse. image credit: Google