
30 to respond to the motion, but his legal team missed the deadline and so the case was dismissed. Spencer Elden, the (former) baby swimming on the cover of Nirvanas classic 1991 Nevermind album, filed a lawsuit against Nirvana and entities associated. The defendants in the case - which included former band members, as well as Kurt Cobain's estate, photographer Kirk Weddle, Universal Music, Geffen Records, Warner Records and MCA Music - filed a motion to dismiss the case last month.Įlden had until Dec. Now 30, he was seeking $150,000 in damages. 6, 2021 3 AM PT To the editor: While I generally enjoy Robin Abcarian’s columns, her giving credence to the claim that the photo of Spencer Elden as a naked infant on the cover of Nirvana’s. Elden was just 4 months old when he was photographed for the cover. Spencer Elden sued former members of the band in August 2021 for child exploitation and pornography, saying the band knowingly distributed a naked photo of him as a baby on the 1991 album cover and profited from it. A California judge granted on Monday a motion to dismiss a recent child pornography lawsuit brought forward by the man who appeared as a baby on the cover of Nirvanas famous 'Nevermind' album. Spencer Elden sued former members of the band in August 2021 for. Nirvana artifacts and exhibits are seen at the opening of "In Bloom: The Nirvana Exhibition," marking the 20th anniversary of the release of Nirvana's Nevermind album, in 2011 at the Loading Bay Gallery in London.Ī judge in California has dismissed a lawsuit filed against former band members of Nirvana over their iconic Nevermind album cover. A judge in California has dismissed a lawsuit filed against former band members of Nirvana over their iconic Nevermind album cover.
