Court reopens Nirvana case over child pornography on Nevermind album cover

A US appeals court has reinstated Nirvana's child pornography case over the cover of their iconic 1991 album Nevermind. The Guardian reports this.

A court previously dismissed a claim by Spencer Elden, who posed for the cover as a child, on grounds of statute of limitations, but he is suing again. Now the Court of Appeal has reversed the decision to dismiss the claim.

The incident was commented on by Nirvana's lawyer, who said the case remains "groundless."

Ellen first sued Universal Music Group and the surviving members of Nirvana - drummer Dave Grohl and bass guitarist Krist Novoselic - in 2021 when he was already 30 years old. According to him, due to the fact that his photo was placed on the cover of the album, he received psychological trauma. He added that he had mixed feelings about the fact that his photo appeared on the cover of the record. Despite the injury, Spencer recreated the famous shot several times and also got a Nevermind tattoo on his chest.