Spencer Elden has repeatedly accused the legendary nineties grunge band of sexually exploiting him<\/p>\n
The man who claims his appearance as a naked baby on the cover of Nirvana\u2019s iconic album \u2018Nevermind\u2019 was child pornography has lost another lawsuit against the band.
\n\u2019Nevermind\u2019, Nirvana\u2019s most successful album, was released in 1991; it included the hit song \u2018Smells Like Teen Spirit\u2019 and sold over 30 million copies worldwide. Its cover features four-month-old Spencer Elden swimming towards a dollar bill attached to a fishing hook.
\nElden, who is now 34, initially filed a lawsuit against the band in 2021, claiming that his name has been \u201cforever tied to the commercial sexual exploitation he experienced as a minor.\u201d The next year, US District Judge Fernando Olguin dismissed the case because it was submitted after the ten-year filing limit, but did not address the substance of the allegations.<\/p>\n
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However, after an appeals court reversed the decision, Elden again sued surviving Nirvana members Dave Grohl and Krist Novoselic, late front man Kurt Cobain\u2019s widow Courtney Love, and photographer Kirk Weddle in 2022, seeking at least $150,000 from each of the defendants.
\nOn Tuesday, Olguin threw out the case for the second time, saying that no reasonable jury would find the cover of \u2018Nevermind\u2019 to be pornographic. The image was more like a \u201cfamily photo of a nude child bathing,\u201d he argued.
\n“Neither the pose, focal point, setting, nor overall context suggest the album cover features sexually explicit conduct,\u201d the judge ruled.
\nNirvana\u2019s lawyer Bert Deixler said in a statement that his team was \u201cdelighted that the court has ended this meritless case and freed our creative clients of the stigma of false allegations.\u201d
\nA law firm representing Elden\u2019s interests told the Rolling Stone on Wednesday that they \u201crespectfully disagree\u201d with Olguin\u2019s decision and plan to appeal against it. \u201cAs long as the entertainment industry prioritizes profits over childhood privacy, consent, and dignity, we will continue our pursuit for awareness and accountability,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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