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 ...

As music fans mourn Vanity, the Prince protege known for “Nasty Girl,” her friend Apollonia Kotero shared her deep remorse over the loss. “With a heavy heart I write this. Today marked the end of an ...

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 ...

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, ...

The pop icon's estate says it has no problem with Apollonia, the co-star of Prince's 1984 film Purple Rain, keeping her stage name. By Rachel Scharf Prince’s estate has fired back at claims that it’s ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 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 ...