Dismissal for Nirvana, accused of child pornography by the former Nevermind child

The legendary album it does not matter Nirvana are in their thirties and the baby on the album cover has grown up. In August 2021 he had Spencer Elden, the most famous swimmer filed a complaint for child pornography. His lawsuit was dismissed by a California judge.

Two complaints for child pornography

In 1991, Spencer Elden was photographed naked at the age of four months in a swimming pool, looking at a bill hanging on a hook for covering it does not matter.

According to Elden, now in her thirties, this image depicts a ” commercial exploitation of child pornography images “. Following the rejection of a first appeal filed in 2021, the former muse filed a second one in January 2022. In September 2022, justice was pronounced, as indicated The world. Los Angeles judge Fernando Olguin has it back rejected his complaint for statute of limitations.

$ 150,000 in damages claimed by the plaintiff

Spencer Elden is suing about 15 people, including Courtney Love and photographer Kirk Weddle. recurring $ 150,000 in damageshe claimed that he had not received any financial compensation and that his parents had not given their consent to use his photo in this way.

This testimony contradicted that of photographer Kirk Weddle, a friend of Spencer Elden’s father. In 2008, he told the microphone of NPR that the child was photographed for the group, unknown at the timein exchange for $ 200. Among the documents in the file, the lawyers of the former Nirvana members also sent a note stating that“Elden has spent three decades enjoying his fame in that Self-proclaimed “Baby Nirvana” “.

“He redid the photo in exchange for compensation on numerous occasions; got the album title tattooed it does not matter On the chest […], he autographed copies of the album cover to sell on eBay and used that link to try to hit women. “

According to The worldElden’s lawyers told him would appeal of this decision.

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