How Intimacy Coordinators Ensure Safety on Theater and Film Sets

Jeffrey Brown:

This past January, the leads in 1968's "Romeo & Juliet," Olivia Hussey and Leonard Whiting, filed a lawsuit against Paramount for exploitation and using nude images of them, teenagers at the time, that they were told wouldn't be used in the film.

A California judge recently ruled the case could not go forward, citing First Amendment and technical barriers. But a lawyer for the actors said they would file a new suit in federal court.

Kristy Guevara-Flanagan, Director, "Body Parts": There's a lot of potential for danger and coercion.

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