The child star of Nirvana's 1991 album Nevermind artwork is suing the band for child sexual exploitation. Spencer Elden filed legal action against the band, Kurt Cobain’s widow Courtney Love, and multiple record labels, in a Californian district court on Monday, per TMZ.
He is seeking damages of at least $150,000 from each of the 15 defendants. The FADER has contacted Elden for comment. Elden was four months old when he was photographed by Kirk Weddle for the cover of the grunge band's 1991 album.
Shot naked and chasing a bank note while submerged in a pool, the image would go on to become one of the most memorable and widely seen album artworks of the decade.
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