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Eva’s legal team characterized the photographs not as art, but as pornography influenced by a culture that allowed child exploitation to flourish.
This specific shoot was part of a larger, deeply troubling period in Eva's childhood:
: The controversy eventually led to Irina losing custody of Eva, who was later raised by the family of shoe designer Christian Louboutin .
In 2012, decades after the photos were published, Eva successfully sued her mother for damages. A Paris court ordered Irina to pay €10,000 and surrender the original negatives of the childhood photographs. Reclaiming the Narrative: My Little Princess