

They were paid $200 and went to eat tacos afterwards. "My parents took me down there, apparently they blew in my face to stimulate my gag reflex, dunked me in, took some pictures, and pulled me out. He said: "So his friend the photographer Kirk Weddle called him and said: 'Do you want to make some money today and throw your kid in the pool?' And he agreed. Speaking to The Guardian about the image in 2015, Elden said his parents were friends with Weddle and didn't give his being in the photo "too much thought." "Despite this knowledge, defendants failed to take reasonable steps to protect Spencer and prevent his widespread sexual exploitation and image trafficking."Įlden was four months old when his picture was taken, with photographer Kirk Weddle behind the iconic image. In the lawsuit, via Deadline, Elden claims Nirvana and the defendants in the lawsuit "knowingly produced, possessed, and advertised commercial child pornography depicting Spencer, and they knowingly received value in exchange for doing so. Read more The 35 Most Recent Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductees
