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, ...

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 ...

It’s one of the most iconic moments in Purple Rain: Apollonia strips down and steps into the waters of Lake Minnetonka, told by Prince’s character that she must “purify herself” before joining his ...

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 ...

The actress starred in the 1984 movie musical 'Purple Rain' Patricia Apollonia Kotero filed a lawsuit against Prince's estate for "attempting to steal" her name Paisley Park Enterprises filed an ...

LOS ANGELES — Prince's "Purple Rain" co-star and musical collaborator, Apollonia, filed a lawsuit Tuesday claiming that Prince's estate is trying to "steal" her name in a trademark tiff. Attorneys for ...

Kotero has continuously performed as Apollonia and hosts a podcast under the name. Paisley Park Enterprises has petitioned for cancellation of Kotero’s Apollonia trademarks. Kotero contends loss of ...

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 ...

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, ...