In 2016, he told the New York Post he volunteered to do his latest iteration of the cover naked, but the photographer 'thought that would be weird.' 'Nevermind' 25th anniversary: Ranking the songs on Nirvana's classic albumĮlden previously recreated the cover to celebrate the 15th and 25th anniversaries of the album's release. Interview: 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' at 30: Dave Grohl recalls 'bananas' first time Nirvana played it live 'Spencer's image constitutes child pornography and each of the Nirvana Defendants robbed our client of his dignity and privacy.'

'This unprecedented album cover is perhaps the first and only time a child's full-frontal nudity has been used to sell a product,' Elden's attorneys said in a statement.

The reopened and amended lawsuit, filed Wednesday, includes new 'images and materials which reveal the 'Nevermind' creators' deliberate choices to commercialize and exploit the sexually explicit photo lasciviously depicting Spencer's genitals,' Elden's attorneys said in a press release obtained by USA TODAY. District Court in August, Elden's legal team was granted 'one last opportunity' to file an amended version by Thursday. 4 to dismiss Elden's child pornography lawsuit, first filed in U.S. Spencer Elden, the man who appeared on Nirvana's iconic 'Nevermind' album cover as a baby, has reignited his legal battle against the seminal grunge band, alleging the image 'constitutes child pornography.'Īfter a California judge granted a motion Jan.

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