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TexasTowelie

(117,050 posts)
Thu Aug 26, 2021, 01:11 AM Aug 2021

Nirvana sued by man who was nude baby on 'Nevermind' cover

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A 30-year-old man who appeared nude at 4 months old in 1991 on the cover of Nirvana’s “Nevermind” album is suing the band and others, alleging the image is child pornography they have profited from.

The lawsuit, filed by Spencer Elden on Tuesday in federal court in California, alleges that Nirvana and the record labels behind “Nevermind” “intentionally commercially marketed Spencer’s child pornography and leveraged the shocking nature of his image to promote themselves and their music at his expense.”

The lawsuit says Elden has suffered “lifelong damages" from the ubiquitous image of him naked underwater appearing to swim after a dollar bill on a fish hook.

It seeks at least $150,000 from each of more than a dozen defendants, including the Kurt Cobain estate, surviving Nirvana members Krist Novoselic and Dave Grohl and Geffen Records.

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Nirvana sued by man who was nude baby on 'Nevermind' cover (Original Post) TexasTowelie Aug 2021 OP
Isn't his beef with his parents/guardians who acted in his stead in taking/selling that pic? RockRaven Aug 2021 #1
Well that didn't take him long Thyla Aug 2021 #2
This is what happens when you smoke some really good weed and somehow find a sleazy lawyer. TreasonousBastard Aug 2021 #3
FFS vercetti2021 Aug 2021 #4
Reddit is all over this... TreasonousBastard Aug 2021 #5
Just read the comments of Reddit padah513 Aug 2021 #6

RockRaven

(16,371 posts)
1. Isn't his beef with his parents/guardians who acted in his stead in taking/selling that pic?
Thu Aug 26, 2021, 01:23 AM
Aug 2021

Also, if he's willing to go on record that he thinks that album cover is child porn, that says a lot of disturbing stuff about HIM. Maybe someone ought to look into that.

padah513

(2,675 posts)
6. Just read the comments of Reddit
Thu Aug 26, 2021, 02:56 AM
Aug 2021

The parents got paid $200 for a 15-second shoot. They gave their consent, got paid for it, end of discussion lol.

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