Kfm Mornings discuss Nirvana sued by the baby from Nevermind's album cover. Spencer Elden, who was famously photographed as a baby for Nirvana's iconic Nevermind album cover, is suing the band for child sexual exploitation: /XVgUEyOucf- Consequence August 25, 2021 Now aged 30, Elden is suing the band and others alleging that the photograph constitutes as child pornography.Įlden claims he "has suffered and will continue to suffer lifelong damages" and is seeking at least $150,000 from each of the defendants, including the managers of the Kurt Cobain estate, surviving Nirvana members Krist Novoselic and Dave Grohl, Cobain's former wife Courtney Love and photographer Kirk Weddle.
The 1991 cover shows then 4-month-old Elden nude in a swimming pool with a dollar bill in front of him with a fishing line. The iconic nude baby photographed for the cover of Nirvana’s Nevermind album is all grown up and suing the band, alleging the image violates child pornography laws. Eastern.Nirvana band members are being sued by Spencer Elden, the now grown-up baby who appears nude on the band's 'Nevermind' album cover. It was last updated on Wednesday, August 25 at 9:32 a.m. Krist Novoselic got involved with politics. This article was originally published on Tuesday, August 24 at 9:38 p.m. Much has changed in the 25 years since Nirvana released its seminal masterpiece, Nevermind. “I was like, ‘What's up?’ And he’s like, ‘Well, I’m shooting kids all this week, why don’t you meet me at the Rose Bowl, throw your kid in the drink?’ And we just had a big party at the pool, and no one had any idea what was going on!” Spencer was reportedly sent a platinum copy of Nevermind and a teddy bear by Geffen Records in 1991.Įlden recreated the image multiple times over the years and had the word “Nevermind” tattooed on his chest, but in a 2016 interview with GQ Australia, Elden revealed that he had recently become unhappy about the Nevermind artwork. and hes suing the band, its surviving members and Kurt Cobains estate, 30 years after the album dropped. “ calls us up and was like, ‘Hey Rick, wanna make 200 bucks and throw your kid in the drink,’” Rick told NPR in 2008. A man named Spencer Elden claims hes the naked baby famously pictured in a swimming pool on Nirvanas groundbreaking 1991 album cover. Weddle was a friend of Elden’s father Rick, which is how young Spencer ended up on the album cover.
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