The now 30-year-old claimed in the lawsuit that he never gave consent to the use of his image, due to just being 4 month old at the time, nor did his legal guardians, and that the grunge band had promised to cover up his genitalia with a sticker, which was never incorporated. In August, Elden's legal team filed a federal complaint in the United States District Court in the Central District of California against Nirvana, Kurt Cobain's estate, Universal Music Group, Warner Records, David Geffen, the photographer Kirk Weddle and others for "child pornography" and exploitation on behalf of Elden. Elden’s genitalia from all future album covers."īillboard has reached out to Nirvana and Universal Music Group for comment. It has been thrust upon him, and for 30 years he has dealt with its devastating and painful consequences," reads the statement shared with Billboard." "Our message to Nirvana is clear - redact the image of Mr. "Today, like each year on this date, our client Spencer Elden has had to brace himself for renewed unwanted attention from the media and fans alike throughout the world. Elden and his attorneys at the Marsh Law Firm released a statement Friday about the matter, describing it as an issue of "consent," "child pornography" and "privacy." 12, will feature more than 70 previously unreleased audio and video tracks.
The 30th anniversary editions of the album, which will be available starting Nov. Now, he wants the image on all future reissues of the album - some of which are dropping soon - censored.
24, 1991, via DGC Records, Elden continues his fight over the naked photo of him as an infant.
While fans, next-gen artists and the landmark album's producer Butch Vig are reflecting on the anniversary of Nevermind, which was released 30 years ago on Sept. Spencer Elden, the naked swimming baby on Nirvana's iconic 1991 album Nevermind cover, is pleading with the band on the album's 30th anniversary to have the artwork revealing his genitalia to be altered.
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