I was going to ask the same question, but as pointed out in the OP this was his attempt to appeal the case.
To be clear he was openly embracing the connection for some time, he re-created the photo twice as an adult and even got the album title tattooed on his chest. That said it’s perfectly fine if he’s reversed his stance on the matter, but trying to exploit the connection further via a lawsuit feels less like an effort to distance himself from the matter and more like an attempt to further exploit it.
