Apollonia, born Patricia Kotero, argues that Prince never trademarked the name during his lifetime-and that Paisley Park ...

The model and actress of the stage name filed a new motion in her lawsuit against his estate Jan. 16, claiming the entity is ...

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 ...

*Apollonia, celebrated for her role in the 1984 film “Purple Rain” and her career as a singer and model, has filed a lawsuit against Prince’s estate to defend her stage name. As Variety reports, the ...

Patricia “Apollonia” Kotero has filed a lawsuit against Prince’s estate after she claims the estate moved to trademark the name. Looks like Apollonia is gearing up to fight for the right to continue ...

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 ...

MINNEAPOLIS — 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 ...

*Late music icon Prince allegedly wrote his hit song “When Doves Cry,” for Vanity 6/ Apollonia 6 member Susan Moonsie, I Love Old School Music reports. The outlet writes, “Susan was the ‘shy persona’ ...

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 ...