# "Nevermind" cover baby Spencer Elden suing Nirvana, alleging child pornography

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nevermind-cover-baby-spencer-elden-suing-nirvana-alleging-child-pornography/949519>\
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**Created:** [August 25, 2021, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nevermind-cover-baby-spencer-elden-suing-nirvana-alleging-child-pornography/949519 "2021-08-25T20:34:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2021, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nevermind-cover-baby-spencer-elden-suing-nirvana-alleging-child-pornography/949519/1 "2021-08-25T20:34:30Z")

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Good grief, he’s 30 years old and has recreated the shoot, clothed, many times since. I personally think he’s broke and doesn’t want to do a GoFundMe.

> **[‘Nevermind’ baby Spencer Elden sues Nirvana, alleging album cover was child porn](https://nypost.com/2021/08/25/nevermind-cover-baby-spencer-eldon-sues-nirvana-over-child-pornography/)**
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> The naked baby on the cover of Nirvana’s “Nevermind” album is now suing the band for child pornography, claiming they told him to “Come As You Are” without consent.

Anyone who would think that picture is sexual has bigger issues, that’s for sure.

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**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2021, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nevermind-cover-baby-spencer-elden-suing-nirvana-alleging-child-pornography/949519/2 "2021-08-25T20:35:52Z")

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**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2021, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nevermind-cover-baby-spencer-elden-suing-nirvana-alleging-child-pornography/949519/3 "2021-08-25T20:36:22Z")

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See pre-existing thread:

> [@Man Photographed as Baby on ‘Nevermind’ Cover Sues Nirvana, Alleging Child Pornography](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-photographed-as-baby-on-nevermind-cover-sues-nirvana-alleging-child-pornography/949489/32):
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> I’ve spent the last 34 years filing, trying, and settling lawsuits. That’s sometimes how it works.