30 to respond to the motion, but his legal team missed the deadline and so the case was dismissed. BBC music reporter A judge in California has dismissed a lawsuit against Nirvana made by Spencer Elden, who appeared as a naked baby on the cover of their album Nevermind. 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. Nirvanas Nevermind has one of the most famous album covers of all time: a photo of a baby in a pool swimming toward a dollar bill on a fish hook. When you think of Nirvana, their iconic second album Nevermind is probably the first thing that pops into your head. Elden was just 4 months old when he was photographed for the cover.
It brought alternative rock to the mainstream and almost overnight made Nirvana the biggest band in the world. 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. When it was released in 1991, Nirvana’s Nevermind sent shockwaves through the music world. 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. The man who was photographed naked underwater as a baby and later ended up on Nirvanas iconic 'Nevermind' album cover filed a lawsuit Tuesday alleging that he was a victim of child pornography.
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