Apollonia Kotero at the 'Dead to Me' season 3 premiere in Los Angeles on Nov. 15, 2022; Prince in 'Purple Rain' Patty "Apollonia" Kotero, who played Apollonia in Prince's 1984 film Purple Rain and ...

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 ...

Paisley Park Enterprises filed an application to trademark the name Apollonia, which Kotero has used for herself and her work for over 40 years Kotero starred alongside Prince in the 1984 movie ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

The singer says Prince gave her his blessing to keep using the name and persona for her music career. Apollonia, who starred in Prince’s musical film “Purple Rain” and was considered the singer’s muse ...

Apollonia, best known as a singer-actor-model and Prince protege who co-starred in the 1984 film "Purple Rain," has taken the late singer's estate to court over its attempts to cancel her trademarks ...

Apollonia, best known as a singer-actor-model and Prince protege who co-starred in the 1984 film “Purple Rain,” has taken the late singer’s estate to court over its attempts to cancel her trademarks ...

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 ...