What happened to the Nevermind baby?
What happened to the Nevermind baby?
A judge has dismissed a lawsuit against Nirvana made by Spencer Elden, who appeared as a naked baby on the cover of the band’s classic 1991 album Nevermind, Spin magazine reports. In California District Court on Monday, Judge Fernando M Olguin dismissed the case “with leave to amend”.
Who is the baby from Nevermind?
Spencer Elden
Spencer Elden, the man who appeared on Nirvana’s iconic “Nevermind” album cover as a baby, has reignited his legal battle against the seminal grunge band, alleging the image “constitutes child pornography.”
Why the baby on Nevermind is suing now?
Spencer Elden, the underwater baby tempted by a dollar bill on a fishhook, is suing the band and Kurt Cobain’s estate for having “knowingly produced, possessed, and advertised commercial child pornography”. The claim states that the band benefited financially from their participation in his “sexual exploitation”.
Did the Nirvana baby get paid?
He was paid $1,000 to recreate the photo as a 17-year-old in 2008, and he earned another $200 from the New York Post to recreate the cover for the album’s 25th anniversary (complete with a “Nevermind” tattoo across his chest).
Why is the baby suing Nirvana?
Spencer Elden, who claims the photo constitutes child pornography, filed papers on Wednesday, meeting a deadline set by the judge to reinstate his case. He says the photo, in which he is pictured nude in a swimming pool, had caused “permanent emotional distress”. Nirvana’s lawyers have yet to respond.
Did Nirvana lose the lawsuit?
Lawsuit over Nirvana’s ‘Nevermind’ album cover is dismissed Judge Fernando M. Olguin dismissed the lawsuit on Monday after Spencer Elden, who appeared naked on the album’s cover when he was a baby, failed to meet a court deadline.
How much is the Nirvana baby suing for?
$150,000
He is asking for damages of at least $150,000 (£109,000) from each of the defendants, who include surviving band members Dave Grohl and Krist Novoselic; the managers of late frontman Kurt Cobain’s estate; Cobain’s former wife Courtney Love; record labels Geffen and Universal Music; and photographer Kirk Weddle.
How did the Nirvana baby not drown?
You hold him up really close to your face. You blow into him really hard. They gasp, and into the water they go.” Weddle then shot just 18 frames, according to Elden.
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