Summary
Olivia Hussey, best known for playing Juliet in Franco Zeffirelli’s 1968 adaptation of Romeo and Juliet, has died at 73.
Hussey passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by loved ones. Cast at age 15, she earned a Golden Globe for her role in the Oscar-winning film.
Later in life, she and co-star Leonard Whiting sued Paramount over alleged abuse during nude scenes, but the case was dismissed in 2023.
Born in Argentina, Hussey also starred in Jesus of Nazareth and Death on the Nile. She is survived by her family.
Edit: whatever. Im not going to be villianized over something I never had any part in.
Maybe not try to excuse it or at least make it sound better than it is?
Or imagine how she felt about this during her entire life. Being filmed naked in a sex scene without consent at the age of 15 and the public response is either just that it was a long time ago, there wasn’t that much to see anyway or just people remembering the movie just because of her being naked in a scene there (and that being a “funny” thing), which is why it also ended up on Lemmy shitpost.
Edit: whatever. Im not going to be villianized over something I never had any part in.
I want to thank you for invalidating mine and countless others’ child SA experiences. It doesn’t matter if no one else has seen it or if those who participated and facilitated remember or admit it. It happened, and how fucking dare you and anyone else minimize that?
What tf are you talking about?
Yes it happened. This movie happened in 1969. Ok.
Im out. Im not going to be made a villian for you over a movie this actor that just passed away was in decades ago.
I made it quite plain.
Does it matter?
I am trying to say that downplaying seriousness of CSAM is harmful to victims. This case included.
To answer your question, having a scene with nude underage teenager likely increases that number in case of some old movie like this one.
Edit: YouTube recommended search results prove me right
And no, I was searching for the Romeo and Juliet: Sealed with a kiss animated thing, not this one.
Edit: whatever. Im not going to be villianized over something I never had any part in.
The number of views, which is what you were talking about:
Yes that’s what i said. Good job. I hope you have a good rest of your weekend.
It’s used in high school English classes all the time. My teacher used a piece of paper to cover the nude bits. Unfortunately, there aren’t a lot of good Romeo and Juliet movies to choose from. DeCaprio version is good, but it is an odd setting.
Say “It’s bad”?
That seems like kind of a bare minimum. There are also some societal things that are set up for that, things like financially penalizing the studio involved and giving some money to the victims. It’s not really making people whole, but it is a signifier that we want to do more than a South Park “We’re sorry” commercial. Some concrete acknowledgement that yes, it was fucked up that thing that happened to you, and we want to make efforts to make it right, fix the balance, and put penalties in place for anyone who’s thinking about doing it to someone new.
Or, we could spread the narrative that if it’s been a long time, then it doesn’t count. That would be fun too. Up to you.
Seeing as everything is streaming, you can edit it.
Not watch it?
It’s a 1968 Romeo and Juliet movie. I’m willing to bet the number of times anyone has watched this in the past 30 years is very very small.
Then you haven’t been to a lot of high school English classes.
And I’m not sure what your point is even if you are right. “Don’t watch this child pornography” is something I think is worth saying while the child pornography is available to watch.
This isn’t Traci Lords porn, this is a mainstream movie you can buy and even stream. Don’t do those things. If you weren’t anyway, that doesn’t apply to you.
Even ignoring the child porn issue, it’s just an OK version of the play, at best. DeCaprio version is really good, even if it’s set in modern times.
Nah, obviously this is the best one:
I barely remember it now. Really, I only remember its existence.
The version we were shown had been edited by the local “tech whiz” who handled all of the AV stuff in the district. The video was replaced with a title card that said, “Romeo Romeo wherefore art thou picture?” for that scene.
That’s not what wherefore means. 0/10, figuratively unwatchable.
I don’t make it a habit to visit high school English classes, no. The one i went to made us watch the DeCaprio movie that had just come out.