Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Apollonia, best known as a singer-actor-model and Prince protege who co-starred in the 1984 film “Purple Rain,” has taken the late ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Now the actress, whose full name is Patricia Apollonia Kotero, is suing the late singer’s estate, Paisley Park Enterprises, ...

Apollonia is escalating her legal fight with the Prince estate—and this time, she’s anchoring her argument in a final, personal interaction with the late icon himself. In a new declaration filed in ...

One-time Prince protege and Purple Rain co-star Apollonia has filed a lawsuit against his estate, saying Paisley Park Enterprises is trying to steal the name and trademarks she has been building for ...

If you consider yourself a true Prince fan, Apollonia needs no introduction. Born Patty Kotero, the iconic singer and former protegee who co-starred in the hit film “Purple Rain” is back in the ...

Apollonia says Prince never meant to cause her any sorrow, so his estate shouldn't either. In a new declaration filed in her federal court lawsuit on Friday, the model and actress known as Apollonia ...

Prince’s “Purple Rain” co-star is taking the late music icon’s estate to court. According to the former Prince protégé, Paisley Park Enterprises is trying to steal the name and trademarks she has been ...

Apollonia filed a lawsuit against Prince’s estate over rights to her name after decades of using it without objection from the late artist. Patty Kotero is taking legal action against Prince’s estate ...

Looks like Apollonia is gearing up to fight for the right to continue using her iconic stage name. In her complaint, the 66-year-old actress and singer argues Prince not only encouraged her to embrace ...

Aug 19 (Reuters) - Actress, singer and former Prince confidante Patty Kotero, better known as Apollonia, sued the late rock star's estate in California federal court on Tuesday, seeking a court order ...

Be careful if Prince bestowed a stage name on you because his estate might claim that it owns the rights — even some 40 years later. That is the crux of a lawsuit filed Tuesday by Patty A. Kotero, ...