The petition was filed by the lawyers representing the last living members of the group, Dave Grohl and Krist Novoselic, but also by Kurt Cobain’s widow, Courtney Love, as well as Kirk Weddle, the cover photographer. He remade the photo in exchange for remuneration on several occasions he got the album title tattooed on his chest he autographed copies of the album cover to sell on eBay and he used that link to try to hook up with women.

They went on to note that, until recently, Elden seemed to more than enjoy the notoriety of “baby Nirvana”: According to Elden’s theory, anyone in possession of a copy of the disc would be guilty of criminal possession of child pornography. Their lawyers said:Įlden’s claim that the photograph for the “Nevermind” album cover is child pornography is, at first glance, not serious. Now 30 years old, he said the infamous image caused him “extreme and permanent emotional distress” as well as loss of wages and “enjoyment of life.”Īs reported by BBC, Nirvana asked for the complaint to be dismissed last month, saying Elden’s arguments were unfounded.

And recently, a court document gives an account of the verdict pronounced by a Californian judge.Įlden had thus sued the group last year, alleging commercial exploitation of child pornography images of his person, and that the work constituted a form of sexual abuse of a minor.

Elden, who appeared as a naked baby on the album cover Nevermind, had therefore filed a child pornography complaint end of August 2021. Almost 30 years after the group’s disbandment, the group Nirvana had been talked about again last summer, following the complaint filed by Spencer Elden against the music group.

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