Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Apollonia says Prince never meant to cause her any sorrow, so his estate shouldn’t either. Apollonia, 66, says that Susan Moonsie, ...

*Apollonia, born Patricia Kotero, has filed a federal lawsuit against Prince’s estate, Paisley Park Enterprises (PPE), over control of her stage name and associated trademarks. The dispute centers on ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Apollonia, who starred in Prince’s “Purple Rain” musical film and was considered the singer’s muse, has called out the late singer’s estate for their attempts to restrict her name and image. She was ...

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 ...

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 ...

Prince’s estate is firing back at a lawsuit from Purple Rain co-star Apollonia Kotero, calling her claims “frivolous” and denying that it has ever tried to stop her from using the stage name that made ...

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, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Apollonia says Prince never meant to cause her any sorrow, so his estate shouldn’t either. In a new declaration filed in her ...

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 ...