


Elden sued the band last year, alleging sexual exploitation, and saying the artwork constituted child sexual abuse. This picture was taken in 2016 at the same pool, when he and the record were both 25. He also alleged that appearing on the cover had caused him “extreme and permanent emotional distress with physical manifestations”. 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. Spencer Elden says he has grown increasingly uncomfortable with how he came to be on the cover of Nevermind. Nirvana - Nevermind Lyrics and Tracklist Genius Album Nevermind Nirvana Released SeptemNevermind Tracklist 1 Smells Like Teen Spirit Lyrics 2.4M 2 In Bloom Lyrics 585.7K 3 Come as. The collage features photos of raw beef from a. Elden has claimed that neither he nor his legal guardians signed a release authorising the use of “any images of Spencer or of his likeness”. A California judge on Monday tossed a lawsuit filed against Nirvana by the man who appeared as a naked baby on the cover of their breakthrough album Nevermind. The back cover of the album features a photograph of a rubber monkey in front of a collage created by Cobain. The cover image shows the infant Elden in a swimming pool reaching for a dollar bill with his genitals exposed. Lawyers for Elden missed the deadline to file an opposition to Nirvana’s estate’s request to dismiss the case, which was made in December.Įlden claimed in his lawsuit that he had been the victim of child sexual exploitation, and that the iconic Nevermind cover art was a child sexual abuse image that had been “knowingly produced, possessed and advertised” by the band. According to Spin magazine, a California judge dismissed the. He got a huge Nevermind tattoo on his chest in cursive letters and recreated the album cover thrice: at the ages of 11, 17, and finally 25. The lawsuit against Nirvana by the man who appeared on the cover of their 1991 album Nevermind when he was a baby has been dismissed.Īccording to Spin magazine, a California judge dismissed the case filed by Spencer Elden “with leave to amend” on Monday 3 January. The lawsuit against Nirvana by the man who appeared on the cover of their 1991 album Nevermind when he was a baby has been dismissed.
