Nirvana Baby Suing Band Over Alleged Child Pornography
The man who appeared as a baby on the cover of Nirvanaâs Nevermind is suing the band for alleged child pornography.
Spencer Elden, now 30, has filed a lawsuit against the two surviving members of the band as well as Kurt Cobainâs estate claiming that neither he nor his guardians consented to his image being used for the album and that the cover violates federal child pornography laws.
Elden, who has a Nevermind tattoo on his chest, claimed the band âleveraged the shocking nature of his image to promote themselves and their musicâ and that he has suffered âlifelong damagesâ as a result.
Despite his previous and apparent acceptance of the cover, in 2016 Elden said it was âfucked upâ that people were still talking about the album 25 years after its release.
In a resurfaced interview with GQ, Elden said: âIâm pissed off about it, to be honest. Iâve been going through it my whole life. But recently Iâve been thinking, âWhat if I wasnât OK with my freaking penis being shown to everybody?â I didnât really have a choice.â
In documents first obtained by TMZ, Elden argues that the famous photo of him swimming naked in a pool as a baby represents a âsex trafficking ventureâ and that in participating in the shoot he was âwas forced to engage in commercial sexual acts while under the age of 18 years oldâ.
The artist said he doesnât ever bring up the album artwork, explaining itâs ânot like you want to brag about your embarrassing naked photoâ and that he doesnât âhave much to show for itâ because he apparently does not receive royalties from the sale of the album.
Everyone thinks youâre making money from it. Youâll hook up with a hot chick, and then they figure out youâre not making any money from it and theyâll dump you. You have these people who think youâre cool because youâre the Nirvana baby. But itâs fucking weird, man. Itâs like that dream where you go to school without your clothes on.
In his lawsuit, Elden claims his parents never signed a release âauthorizing the use of any images of Spencer or of his likeness, and certainly not of commercial child pornography depicting himâ.
He also alleges to have experienced âextreme and permanent emotional distress with physical manifestationsâ, as well as âinterference with his normal development and educational progressâ and âlifelong loss of income earning capacityâ as a result of his appearance.
Elden is seeking damages, attorney fees and a jury trial.
Kate Moss Topless Beach Pictures While On Vacation In St. Barts
Kate Moss is topless yet again⊠getting sandy rub down and building a mini penis sand castle on the beach.
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Katherine Ann Moss, also known as Kate Moss (born January 16, 1974 in Addiscombe, Croydon, London, England), is an English model. She is known for her waifish figure, uncommon modeling height, and many advertising campaigns. She is also notorious for her high-profile relationships and party lifestyle. She has appeared on over 300 magazine covers.