![]() ![]() It goes on: “He has re-enacted the photograph in exchange for a fee, many times he has had the album title ‘Nevermind’ tattooed across his chest he has appeared on a talk show wearing a self-parodying, nude-colored onesie he has autographed copies of the album cover for sale on eBay and he has used the connection to try to pick up women”. Indeed, says the band’s legal filing, Elden “has spent three decades profiting from his celebrity as the self-anointed ‘Nirvana Baby’”. ![]() Claiming that Elden’s guardians did not know how the nude baby photo would be used when it was originally taken, the lawsuit said that the defendants “knowingly produced, possessed, and advertised commercial child pornography depicting Spencer, and they knowingly received value in exchange for doing so”.Īmong other things, the band’s formal response to the lawsuit notes that – until recently – Elden was blasé or, indeed, actively positive about appearing on the ‘Nevermind’ album artwork. In a legal filing submitted with the court just before the Christmas break, the band claim that Elden’s legal arguments are without merit, although they specifically seek dismissal based on the statute of limitations.Įlden sued the band, their label and other people involved in creating the artwork back in August. Nirvana are now formally seeking to dismiss the lawsuit filed earlier this year by Spencer Elden, the man who appears as a baby on the iconic cover of their album ‘Nevermind’. Business News Legal Top Stories Nirvana seek dismissal of Nevermind baby lawsuit By Chris Cooke | Published on Tuesday 28 December 2021 ![]()
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