30 to respond to the motion, but his legal team missed the deadline and so the case was dismissed. 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. Spencer Elden, who as a baby appeared on the cover of Nirvanas 1991 album Nevermind, is suing the band, alleging he was 'sexually exploited' by the nude picture, which has become one of the most. Now 30, he was seeking $150,000 in damages. Also sold was the photo that became the back cover of the album - a road sign with a blurred person in the. Elden was just 4 months old when he was photographed for the cover. Paul McCartney picked the shot to be used as the album cover - the rest were discarded. 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. 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.
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