![]() ![]() The Guardian has contacted the managers of the Nirvana estate for further comment.Įlden’s legal team Marsh Law said in a statement: “This is an issue of consent – something that our client never had the opportunity to give.” The defendants have not yet responded to the lawsuit, or commented on it publicly. It has previously been reported that Elden was paid $250.Įlden is seeking damages of at least $150,000 from each of the 15 defendants, plus costs, and asks that the case be tried with a jury. It claims Elden was never paid for appearing on the cover, and that his parents never signed a release form for the image, which was shot specifically for the album cover. The lawsuit claims the image is “sexually graphic”, and says it makes Elden resemble “a sex worker – grabbing for a dollar bill”. “More comically, Cardi B was sued by model Kevin Briony Jr when she replicated his signature back tattoos on another man that she had simulate oral sex on her for her album cover,” Danny added.The lawsuit accuses the defendants of “commercial child sexual exploitation of him from while he was a minor to the present day … defendants knowingly produced, possessed and advertised commercial child pornography depicting Spencer”.Įlden, who was four months old when the image was made, says he has suffered “lifelong damages” from the 1991 album cover, including “extreme and permanent emotional distress with physical manifestations”, plus loss of education, wages, and “enjoyment of life”. “Model Ann Kirsten Kennis sued Vampire Weekend for using a Polaroid of her from the ’80s for their album Contra,” he said. ![]() ![]() When asked whether it’s the first time someone has sued a band for an album cover, Danny said that it has happened before. “It’s hard not to pity Spender Elden for he has earned the wrath of music fans globally,” Danny told us and added that “It’s unclear if he was motivated by greed or desperation, regardless, he has tarnished a photograph which became symbolic of not only the ’90s grunge scene but Nirvana’s stab at corporate greed.” According to Dan, it’s ironic that the baby depicted chasing money grew up to be a baby chasing money. Bored Panda reached out to Danny Clayton, an Australian television and radio presenter, host and DJ with four ASTRA Award nominations who shared some thoughts on the infamous lawsuit. ![]()
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