*Apollonia Kotero is also mourning the death of Denise “Vanity” Matthews. The two were protégés of Prince and had become friends, despite Apollonia replacing Vanity as the head of his girl group.

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 ...

Former Prince collaborator Apollonia has launched a lawsuit against the musician’s estate, claiming it it trying to “steal” the name she’s used for four decades. Apollonia – full name Patricia ...

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 ...

*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 ...

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 ...

Last month, Patty A. Kotero — the performer known as Apollonia for more than four decades — filed a lawsuit against the Prince estate, believing they were trying to take her trademark name. A day ...

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 ...

Singer, songwriter, and Prince muse Apollonia filed a new lawsuit Tuesday that alleges Prince’s estate, Paisley Park Enterprises, is “attempting to steal” her name. In her 14-page complaint filed in ...