'Romeo and Juliet' nude scene not considered child pornography, judge rules

A lawsuit brought by "Romeo and Juliet" actors Olivia Hussey and Leonard Whiting claiming a nude scene they filmed was child pornography was dismissed by a judge Thursday.

Superior Court Judge Alison Mackenzie ruled in favor of a motion from defendant Paramount Pictures to dismiss the lawsuit brought by Hussey, who played Juliet at age 15, and Whiting, who played Romeo at 16.

The judge ruled that the film scene was under the protection of the first amendment, explaining that Hussey and Whiting "have not put forth any authority showing the film here can be deemed to be sufficiently sexually suggestive as a matter of law to be held to be conclusively illegal."