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. Now 30, he was seeking $150,000 in damages. Elden was just 4 months old when he was photographed for the cover. 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. You can change these settings by clicking “Ad Choices / Do not sell my info” in the footer at any time.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. Please note that you will still see advertising, but it will not be personalised to you. You can choose not to receive personalised ads by clicking “Reject data collection and continue” below. Spencer Elden filed a lawsuit this week against the surviving Nirvana band members, Kurt Cobains estate, and Geffen. Read more about how we personalise ads in the BBC and our advertising partners. The Nevermind cover baby, all grown up, is suing Nirvana for child pornography. When you consent to data collection on AMP pages you are consenting to allow us to display personalised ads that are relevant to you when you are outside of the UK. We use local storage to store your consent preferences on your device. Read more about the essential information we store on your device to make our web pages work. To make our web pages work, we store some limited information on your device without your consent.

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