The cover of “Nevermind,” on which the infant Spencer Elden appeared, swimming underwater, his eyes fixed on a dollar bill, has become one of the most enduring images in rock music.
Spencer Elden, 31, who appeared naked on the album cover as a baby, sued the band over alleged “commercial child sexual exploitation.”
“Accordingly, plaintiff’s action will be dismissed without leave to amend,” said Fernando M. Olguin, United States District Judge for the Central District of California, in a ruling obtained by CNN.The cover of “Nevermind,” on which the infant Elden appeared, swimming underwater, his eyes fixed on a dollar bill, has become one of the most enduring images in rock music.
Elden listed the surviving band members, the executor of lead singer Kurt Cobain’s estate, and various record labels as defendants. The lawsuit alleged that Elden was sexualized because the image of the naked baby grabbing at the dollar bill made the baby resemble “a sex worker.”
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