He also has the name tattooed across his chest. Spencer Elden filed the lawsuit on Tuesday despite recreating the album cover on Nevermind’s 10th, 17th, 20th, and 25th anniversaries. In a previous statement, representatives for Nirvana cited occasions where Elden had embraced being featured on the artwork, claiming that he had “spent three decades profiting from his celebrity as the self-anointed ‘Nirvana Baby'”. The nude baby from Nirvana’s infamous Nevermind album cover is all grown up and suing the band for child pornography. The lawsuit alleges that appearing naked on the cover caused Elden emotional distress and further claims the musicians "commercially marketed Spencer's child pornography and leveraged the shocking nature of his image to promote themselves and their music at his expense.” He asked for $150,000 (approx. €150,400) in damages, along with attorney fees.Įlden's lawyer, Margaret Mabie, stated that “the ‘Nevermind’ cover was created at time when Spencer was a baby and it is impossible for him to age out of this victimisation while his image remains in distribution.” Elden previously amended the reasons for his original claim after it was thrown out by a judge earlier this year, and this new ruling will prevent Elden from filing further lawsuits regarding the artwork. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Nirvana - Nevermind CD (1991 DGC-DGCD-24425) at the best online prices at eBay. His third lawsuit has now been dismissed by US District Judge Fernando Olguin in Los Angeles, on the grounds that Elden waited too long to file the lawsuit. Last year, Spencer Elden the baby pictured naked on the front of the album sued a number of individuals and companies associated with the record including Nirvana band members Dave Grohl.
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