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17 июн 2021 : |
KURT COBAIN Self-Portrait Sells For $281,000 At Auction |
19 май 2021 : |
KURT COBAIN's Hair Sells For $14,000 At Auction |
8 май 2021 : |
KURT COBAIN's Hair Is Up For Auction |
5 май 2021 : |
NIRVANA Sued For Using Illustration From Translation Of Dante's 'Inferno' On Band Merchandise |
29 апр 2021 : |
KURT COBAIN's Final NIRVANA Photoshoot To Be Released As NFTs |
30 июн 2020 : |
Official NIRVANA Jigsaw Puzzles To Be Released In September |
22 июн 2020 : |
KURT COBAIN's 'MTV Unplugged' Guitar Sells For $6 Million At Auction |
4 июн 2020 : |
NIRVANA bassist Krist Novoselic praises Trump speech that threatened to use military against protesters |
16 май 2020 : |
NIRVANA's KRIST NOVOSELIC Pushes Back On 'Plandemic' Coronavirus Conspiracy Video |
14 май 2020 : |
KURT COBAIN's 'MTV Unplugged' Guitar Expected To Fetch $1 Million At Auction |
12 май 2020 : |
DAVE GROHL Praises POST MALONE's NIRVANA Tribute: 'They Were Killing It' |
27 апр 2020 : |
Watch POST MALONE And TRAVIS BARKER Perform NIRVANA Classics |
24 апр 2020 : |
COURTNEY LOVE Gives POST MALONE Stamp Of Approval On His Upcoming NIRVANA Tribute |
31 мар 2020 : |
Surviving NIRVANA Members Reunite At THE ART OF ELYSIUM's 'Heaven' Gala (Video) |
1 фев 2020 : |
Former NIRVANA Manager Dismisses KURT COBAIN Murder Theories |
16 янв 2020 : |
NIRVANA Tops Grunge-Heavy Tally Of Active Rock's Most-Played Songs Of The Past Decade |
18 дек 2019 : |
NIRVANA's 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' Video Set To Hit 1 Billion Views On YouTube |
28 окт 2019 : |
KURT COBAIN's 'MTV Unplugged In New York' Cardigan Sold For Record $334,000 |
28 сен 2019 : |
Expanded Version of NIRVANA's 'MTV Unplugged In New York' To Be Released As 2LP Set For 25th Anniversary |
20 авг 2019 : |
KRIST NOVOSELIC: NIRVANA's 'Nevermind' Masters Are 'Gone Forever' Following UNIVERSAL Fire |
20 май 2019 : |
DAVE GROHL, COURTNEY LOVE, FRANCES BEAN COBAIN Involved In NIRVANA Legal Battle |
6 мар 2019 : |
NIRVANA's 'Live At The Paramount' To Be Released On Vinyl Next Month |
5 фев 2019 : |
NIRVANA Manager To Release New Book 'Serving The Servant: Remembering Kurt Cobain' |
8 окт 2018 : |
Watch Surviving NIRVANA Members Reunite At 2018 'Cal Jam' |
5 окт 2018 : |
Is A NIRVANA Reunion In The Works At 'Cal Jam' This Weekend? |
5 сен 2018 : |
KRIST NOVOSELIC 'Explains' KURT COBAIN's Non-Involvement In NIRVANA Mini Reunion |
24 май 2018 : |
DAVE GROHL Admits He Still Can't Listen To NIRVANA |
5 апр 2018 : |
Early NIRVANA Drummer CHAD CHANNING Says He Has No Regrets Over Leaving |
15 янв 2018 : |
Old Friend Of KURT COBAIN Posts Audio From NIRVANA Rehearsal Tapes |
4 мар 2017 : |
NIRVANA's 'Nevermind' Scores Landmark 350th Week On Billboard 200 Albums Chart |
1 дек 2015 : |
Album Of Previously Unreleased KURT COBAIN Music Fails To Make Dent On BILLBOARD Chart |
10 ноя 2015 : |
Sweater Worn By KURT COBAIN Sells For $137K |
6 ноя 2015 : |
Hear KURT COBAIN's Early Demo Of 'Been A Son' |
13 окт 2015 : |
Director Defends Using Only Solo KURT COBAIN Music For New Collection |
6 окт 2015 : |
KURT COBAIN: Early Demo Version Of 'Sappy' Available For Streaming |
29 сен 2015 : |
KURT COBAIN's Home Recordings To Be Released In November |
31 июл 2015 : |
New KURT COBAIN Demo Track Added To 'Montage Of Heck' Documentary |
30 июн 2015 : |
DAVE GROHL 'Terrified' Of Watching KURT COBAIN Documentary 'Montage Of Heck' |
27 июн 2015 : |
NIRVANA's Self-Titled Collection To Debut On Vinyl And Blu-Ray Pure Audio |
20 май 2015 : |
LARS ULRICH On KURT COBAIN 'Montage Of Heck' Documentary: 'It Was Almost Too Much' And 'Too Close' |
20 май 2015 : |
DUFF MCKAGAN On 'Kurt Cobain: Montage Of Heck': 'It's A Brilliantly Done Documentary' |
5 май 2015 : |
Documentary Director Says KURT COBAIN Album Is Coming This Summer |
22 апр 2015 : |
New KURT COBAIN Doc Is 85% Previously Unseen Or Rarely Seen Material, Says Director |
3 апр 2015 : |
Watch New Clip From KURT COBAIN Documentary 'Montage Of Heck' |
12 мар 2015 : |
Watch Trailer For KURT COBAIN Documentary 'Montage Of Heck' |
9 мар 2015 : |
12-Minute Unreleased KURT COBAIN Song To See Light Of Day |
16 янв 2015 : |
Online Sales Of KURT COBAIN Suicide Note T-Shirts Halted After Fan Complaints |
25 июл 2014 : |
COURTNEY LOVE Says KURT COBAIN Biopic Will Start Shooting Next Year |
23 апр 2014 : |
DAVE GROHL And KRIST NOVOSELIC Open Up About NIRVANA Performance |
18 апр 2014 : |
NIRVANA Bassist Says ROCK HALL Induction 'Conjured Spirit' Of Band |
13 апр 2014 : |
NIRVANA Plays Surprise Show At Brooklyn Bar Following ROCK HALL Induction Ceremony |
12 апр 2014 : |
NIRVANA Performs With LORDE, JOAN JETT, KIM GORDON At ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME |
11 апр 2014 : |
Audio: NIRVANA And JOAN JETT Rehearse 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' |
8 апр 2014 : |
JUDAS PRIEST, KORN, ALICE IN CHAINS, Ex-PANTERA Members Pay Tribute To KURT COBAIN |
4 апр 2014 : |
New KURT COBAIN Death Scene Photos Released By Seattle Police |
25 мар 2014 : |
New Photos From KURT COBAIN Death Scene Released |
29 дек 2013 : |
NIRVANA To Be Honored In Washington In April |
18 дек 2013 : |
NIRVANA's GROHL, NOVOSELIC React To ROCK HALL Induction |
21 авг 2013 : |
DAVE GROHL Shares Thoughts On Upcoming NIRVANA 'In Utero' Reissue |
15 авг 2013 : |
NIRVANA: Complete 'In Utero' 20th-Anniversary Reissue Details Revealed |
5 авг 2013 : |
HOLE's Courtney Love Slams NIRVANA "Reunion" Featuring Paul McCartney - "Dave's An Asshole, Kris I'm Disappointed In" |
22 мар 2013 : |
DAVE GROHL Considered Playing NIRVANA Songs With P.J. HARVEY Singing |
13 дек 2012 : |
PAUL MCCARTNEY, Former NIRVANA Members Debut 'Cut Me Some Slack' At Sandy Concert (Video) |
12 дек 2012 : |
PAUL MCCARTNEY To Perform With Surviving NIRVANA Members At 121212 Sandy Relief Concert? |
22 сен 2011 : |
NIRVANA \'Nevermind\' Producer Says Working With KURT COBAIN Was \'A Pain In The Ass\' |
17 сен 2011 : |
Rare NIRVANA Concert To Be Broadcast Ahead Of Release |
19 авг 2011 : |
NIRVANA Bassist Among Musicians Performing Entire \'Nevermind\' Album At Benefit Concert |
30 июл 2011 : |
NIRVANA KURT COBAIN\'s Hometown Rejects Naming Bridge After Him |
29 июл 2011 : |
Facebook Denies Banning NIRVANA\'s \'Nevermind\' Cover |
28 июл 2011 : |
NIRVANA\'s \'Nevermind\' Album Cover Violates Facebook\'s \'Terms Of Use\' |
19 июл 2011 : |
NIRVANA KURT COBAIN\'s Hometown May Name Bridge, Park After Him |
23 июн 2011 : |
NIRVANA: \'Nevermind\' 20th-Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition Due In September |
25 дек 2010 : |
Surviving NIRVANA Members Reunite On Stage In California |
24 авг 2010 : |
NIRVANA Lawsuit Settled Between COURTNEY LOVE And Management |
23 июл 2010 : |
Director: KURT COBAIN Biopic Will Be Raw And Chaotic |
30 окт 2009 : |
NIRVANA: \'Live At Reading\' Trailer Available |
5 окт 2009 : |
Previously Unreleased Live NIRVANA Song From \'Bleach\' Reissue Posted Online |
3 сен 2009 : |
Legendary NIRVANA Gig To Shine On Upcoming Release |
18 авг 2009 : |
NIRVANA\'s \'Bleach\' To Be Reissued With Previously Unreleased Live Performance |
23 мар 2009 : |
NIRVANA Catalog To Be Re-Released On Vinyl |
23 окт 2007 : |
KURT COBAIN Biopic In The Works |
17 авг 2006 : |
NIRVANA: 'All Apologies' DVD Due In November |
15 апр 2005 : |
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19 янв 2022
NIRVANA 'Nevermind' Baby Refiles Lawsuit Against Band
Last August, Spencer Elden filed the lawsuit, alleging the photo of the baby reaching for a dollar in a swimming pool violated federal child pornography statutes and arguing child sexual exploitation. He also claimed the image on the cover was taken and used without his consent.
In last month's motion to dismiss, NIRVANA, as well as Kurt Cobain's widow, Courtney Love, had asked the court to throw out the lawsuit, saying Elden's claim that the photograph on the "Nevermind" cover is child pornography is "not serious" and insisting that his claim is "barred by the applicable statute of limitations." Federal child pornography law has a 10-year statute of limitations, beginning when a victim "reasonably discovers" the violation itself or the harm caused by it.
On January 3, Judge Fernando M. Olguin, who was presiding over the case at the U.S. District Court in Central California, dismissed the case after Elden missed his December 30 deadline to file an opposition to the defendants' motion to dismiss. However, Elden had the option to refile an amended lawsuit by January 13, which he has now done.
In the amended lawsuit, filed on Wednesday (January 12), Elden claims that NIRVANA "intentionally commercially marketed the child pornography depicting Spencer and leveraged the lascivious nature of his image to promote the 'Nevermind' album, the band, and NIRVANA's music, while earning, at a minimum, tens of millions of dollars in the aggregate." However, the second amended complaint drops a claim related to sex trafficking. Elden's prior suit alleged that the defendants did "knowingly benefit from participation in what they know or should know is a sex trafficking venture."
In their motion to dismiss, NIRVANA and Love had asked the court to throw out the lawsuit, saying Elden's claim that the photograph on the "Nevermind" cover is child pornography is "not serious" and insisting that his claim is "barred by the applicable statute of limitations." Federal child pornography law has a 10-year statute of limitations, beginning when a victim "reasonably discovers" the violation itself or the harm caused by it.
"Elden has spent three decades profiting from his celebrity as the self-anointed 'Nirvana Baby'," read the motion which was filed on December 22. "He has reenacted the photograph in exchange for a fee, many times; he has had the album title 'Nevermind' tattooed across his chest; he has appeared on a talk show wearing a self-parodying, nude-colored onesie; he has autographed copies of the album cover for sale on eBay; and he has used the connection to try to pick up women.
The motion added: "Elden's claim that the photograph on the 'Nevermind' album cover is 'child pornography' is, on its face, not serious. A brief examination of the photograph, or Elden's own conduct (not to mention the photograph's presence in the homes of millions of Americans who, on Elden's theory, are guilty of felony possession of child pornography) makes that clear.
"The 'Nevermind' cover photograph was taken in 1991. It was world-famous by no later than 1992. Long before 2011, as Elden has pled, Elden knew about the photograph, and knew that he (and not someone else) was the baby in the photograph. He has been fully aware of the facts of both the supposed 'violation' and 'injury' for decades.”
The motion went on to say: "In addition to his child pornography claim, Elden has alleged that the creation of the photograph for the album cover art entailed the sex trafficking of Elden when he was a baby. Setting aside that this premise is absurd, the statute Elden invokes to cover conduct in 1991, became effective on December 19, 2003 and has no retroactive application to conduct by a defendant that pre-dates its effective date."
Late last year, Elden amended his lawsuit against NIRVANA to include the allegation that the photographer hired to take the photo, Kirk Weddle, also shot images of Elden styled to look like Playboy founder Hugh Hefner. The new filing also drops former NIRVANA drummer Chad Channing as a defendant in the case.
According to Rolling Stone, Elden's first updated complaint cited personal journal entries from late NIRVANA frontman Kurt Cobain, which were published by Riverhead Books in 2002, in an apparent attempt to prove the claim that the photographer intended the cover image to be sexual in nature.
"Undated journals written by Cobain sketch the album cover in a sexual manner, with semen all over it," the document stated. "In several instances, the journals describe Cobain's twisted vision for the 'Nevermind' album cover, along with his emotional struggles: 'I like to make incisions into the belly of infants then fuck the incision until the child dies.'"
The documents also repeated the claim that Weddle intended to "trigger a visceral sexual response from the viewer" by activating "Spencer's 'gag reflex' before throwing him underwater in poses highlighting and emphasizing Spencer's exposed genitals." The documents add: "Weddle soon after produced photographs of Spencer dressed up and depicted as Hugh Hefner."
When Elden first filed his lawsuit against the surviving members of NIRVANA as well as the estate of Kurt Cobain in August, he alleged the photo of the baby reaching for a dollar in a swimming pool violated federal child pornography statutes and argued child sexual exploitation.
A month after filing his lawsuit, Elden, who is now 30, requested his genitalia be removed from "all future album covers" on the 30th anniversary of the project.
"Today, like each year on this date, our client Spencer Elden has had to brace himself for renewed unwanted attention from the media and fans alike throughout the world," his attorneys told USA Today. "This is a choice that he has never had."
The attorneys said that they planned on continuing the legal proceedings in order to "bring long-awaited privacy and dignity back to our client."
"We implore the NIRVANA defendants to right the wrongs of their past, by acknowledging the harm they have perpetrated and redacting the image of Mr. Elden's genitalia from further reproductions of 'Nevermind' because behind every cover is a person pleading for their privacy back," they added.
A deluxe 30th-anniversary reissue of "Nevermind", featuring its original cover artwork, was made available on November 12.
In Elden's complaint filed in Los Angeles federal court, he claimed that his "identity and legal name are forever tied to the commercial sexual exploitation he experienced as a minor which has been distributed and sold worldwide from the time he was a baby to the present day."
According to the suit, the defendants "knowingly produced, possessed, and advertised commercial child pornography depicting Spencer, and they knowingly received value in exchange for doing so. … Despite this knowledge, defendants failed to take reasonable steps to protect Spencer and prevent his widespread sexual exploitation and image trafficking."
Elden claimed that his parents never signed a release authorizing the use of the photos, which were taken in a Pasadena aquatic center in 1990. He alleged that the band promised to cover his genitals with a sticker, which was never incorporated into the album art.
The suit further alleged the defendants "used child pornography depicting Spencer as an essential element of a record promotion scheme commonly utilized in the music industry to get attention, wherein album covers posed children in a sexually provocative manner to gain notoriety, drive sales, and garner media attention, and critical reviews."
Elden sought damages of either $150,000 from each of the defendants or unspecified damages to be determined at trial, attorney fees, an injunction to prohibit all parties "from continuing to engage in the unlawful acts and practices described herein," and a trial by jury.
"The permanent harm he has proximately suffered includes but is not limited to extreme and permanent emotional distress with physical manifestations, interference with his normal development and educational progress, lifelong loss of income earning capacity, loss of past and future wages, past and future expenses for medical and psychological treatment, loss of enjoyment of life, and other losses to be described and proven at trial of this matter," the lawsuit stated.
Elden's parents were reportedly paid only $200 for the photos, and the shoot lasted around 15 seconds.
In a 2016 interview with Time magazine, Elden said: "It's a trip. Everyone involved in the album has tons and tons of money. I feel like I'm the last little bit of grunge rock. I'm living in my mom's house and driving a Honda Civic.
"It's hard not to get upset when you hear how much money was involved," Elden added. "I go to a baseball game and think about it: 'Man, everybody at this baseball game has probably seen my little baby penis,' I feel like I got part of my human rights revoked."
"Nevermind" has sold over 30 million copies worldwide and was certified diamond by the RIAA for sales in excess of 10 million copies in the U.S. al
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