"Nevermind" features the song "Smells Like Teen Spirit." Sales topped 30 million. District Court for the Central District of California in 2021, alleging that appearing naked as a 4-month-old infant on the cover. The man who was pictured as a baby on the cover of an iconic Nirvana album is appealing his lawsuit against the band. "In sum, plaintiff fails to allege that he knew of a violation that occurred while he was a minor or an injury that forms the basis of the claim within ten years of filing this action," Olguin wrote.Įlden had filed three versions of his complaint, and Olguin's dismissal prevents him from filing a fourth.Ī lawyer for Elden did not immediately respond on Saturday to requests for comment.īert Deixler, alawyer for the defendants, said: "We are pleased that this meritless case has been brought to a speedy final conclusion." Los Angeles artist Spencer Elden, now 31, filed the lawsuitin U.S. Nirvana faces lawsuit from man whose baby photo appeared on album cover 00:35. The cover depicts Elden as a four-month-old in a. The judge rejected that argument, saying it would effectively permit Elden to sue Nirvana indefinitely. Spencer Elden, the man who was photographed as a baby on the album cover for Nirvana's Nevermind, is suing the band alleging sexual exploitation. He nevertheless claimed in his lawsuit, which began in August 2021, that he met the statute of limitations because his injuries including emotional distress, lost earning capacity and "loss of enjoyment of life" continued into adulthood. Baby from Nirvana's 'Nevermind' cover sues band for child porn Sophie Reardon August 26, 2021, 4:47 AM 2 min read The man who, as a baby, was featured on the cover of Nirvana's 'Nevermind' album. read moreĮlden was interviewed in 2003 at age 12 by Rolling Stone magazine about the photo, saying he was "probably gonna get some money from it," and recreated the image as an adult in 2016 with "Nevermind" tattooed on his chest. The lawsuit stemmed from Nirvana's use of a photo taken by Weddle in 1991 at the Pasadena Aquatic Center in California, which depicted Elden swimming naked toward a dollar bill pierced with a fish hook.
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