None of the defendants have responded to the Washington Post’s request for comment. Per Variety, he’s asking for “at least” $150,000 from each of the defendants, including a long laundry list of surviving band members, surviving record companies, defunct record companies, the photographer Kirk Weddle, and the executor of band frontman Kurt Cobain’s estate, Courtney Love-pretty much everyone involved in the shoot, plus the first drummer in the band, Chad Channing, as well as Dave Grohl, the drummer who replaced him and who was actually in the band by the time of the shoot. Spencer Elden, the album cover star, pictured naked at four months old in a pool reaching for a dollar bill, filed a lawsuit on Tuesday alleging that the photo was child pornography. “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.It’s almost the 30th anniversary of Nirvana’s Nevermind album, and for its birthday, virtually everyone who was involved in it is getting a lawsuit.
“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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