30 to respond to the motion, but his legal team missed the deadline and so the case was dismissed. 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. Spencer Elden, the man whose unusual baby portrait was used for one of the most recognizable album covers of all time, Nirvana ’s Nevermind, filed a lawsuit Tuesday alleging that the nude. For many years now, a man named Spencer Elden has been saying he was the baby featured on the cover of Nirvana’s Nevermind reaching for a dollar in a swimming pool.
Now 30, he was seeking $150,000 in damages. S pencer Elden was just a few months old when his parents got a call from underwater photographer Kirk Weddle, who asked if he could use their. The man who as a 4-month-old appeared nude on the 1991 cover of. Elden was just 4 months old when he was photographed for the cover. Man who was nude baby on Nirvanas Nevermind cover refiles dismissed lawsuit. Some people pointed out that Elden has recreated the Nevermind cover numerous times throughout the years Others noted that he literally tattooed his chest as a. 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.
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. He was only four months old when his father, Rick Elden, decided to help his close friend, Kirk Weddle, an underwater photographer, create a timeless album cover for what would become the world's most loved band for years to come.
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