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2021
Spencer Elden sues Nirvana and others
Lawsuit filed
Spencer Elden filed a lawsuit in the Central District of California naming Nirvana, Universal Music Group, Geffen Records, and others as defendants. The complaint alleges that the defendants knowingly produced, possessed, and advertised commercial child pornography depicting Elden.
Source excerpt
The complaint cites six causes of action, most principally based on the allegations that “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 filed a suit in the Central District of California and named the following defendants: Nirvana, Dave Grohl, Krist Novacelic, Universal Music Group, Geffen Records, Nevermind photographer Kirk Weddle, Courtney Love (who’s the executor of Kurt Cobain’s estate), and Chad Channing, who was Nirvana’s original drummer that was initially uncredited for playing cymbals on the track “Polly.”