However, if it is submitted in time, then Nirvana’s estate has until January 27, 2022, to respond. Elden has openly criticized the use of his naked baby photo on Nirvana's album which may explain why some have been spurred to cancel the 'Nevermind' cover.
If Elden’s team misses the deadline for the second time, he won’t be able to refile again. The court said it will “grand defendants’ Motion and give plaintiff one last opportunity to amend his complaint.” Olguin dismissed the suit “with leave to amend.” The suit was thrown out because Elden’s legal team didn’t file an opposition to the Nirvana estate’s request in time.Īlthough they missed the December 30, 2021, deadline, Elden’s team has until January 13, 2022, to refile a second complaint. Spencer Elden, the person who portrayed the baby on the cover of Nirvana’s iconic second album Nevermind, is suing the band for child pornography and child sexual exploitation. District Court in Central California on Monday, and Judge Fernando M. He’s suing Nirvana for lifelong damages.”īill Maher to “Nirvana Baby” Spencer Elden: “Stop being such a f**king baby” “The baby from the Nirvana album says he’s a victim. “The words ‘victim’ and ‘survivor’ have traveled a long way from their original usage,” says Maher. In several instances, the journals describe Cobain’s twisted vision for the Nevermind album cover, along with his emotional struggles: ‘I like to make incisions into the belly of infants then f*ck the incision until the child dies.Elden’s lawsuit also elicited strong words from actor and television host Bill Maher, who dismissed Eden’s claims he is a victim, reports Consequence. The documents note, “Undated journals written by Cobain sketch the album cover in a sexual manner, with semen all over it. FOO FIGHTERS FRONTMAN DAVE GROHL CALLS TRUMP 'MASSIVE JERK,' SAYS HE'S 'ASHAMED OF OUR PRESIDENT' The man who was photographed as a baby on the cover of Nirvana's ‘Nevermind’ album is now accusing. Nirvanas 1991 album cover featuring a naked baby in a pool is now at the center of a debate about the line between art and child pornography. The album cover depicts Elden underwater in a swimming pool as a then-infant with his genitalia exposed. A California judge dismissed a lawsuit against rock group Nirvana from a man who alleged the band engaged in child pornography when a photo of him taken 30 years ago as a naked baby in a pool was. The complaint also cites disturbing journal entries from Kurt Cobain. Spencer Elden, the man whose unusual baby portrait was used for one of the most recognizable album covers of all time, Nirvana’s Nevermind, filed a lawsuit Tuesday alleging that the nude image constituted child pornography. According to Rolling Stone, the court documents claim that photographer Kirk Weddle intended to “trigger a visceral sexual response from the viewer” by activating “Spencer’s ‘gag reflex’ before throwing him underwater in poses highlighting and emphasizing Spencer’s exposed genitals.” The documents continued, “Weddle soon after produced photographs of Spencer dressed up and depicted as Hugh Hefner.”
The lawsuit, filed by Spencer Elden on Tuesday in federal court in California, alleges. Spencer Elden, the baby that was featured on Nirvana's Nevermind album filed an amended complaint yesterday (November 22nd), claiming that he was photographed dressed as Hugh Hefner. 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.
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