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

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 ...

More than 40 years ago, Apollonia Kotero met Prince when she auditioned to play his love interest in 1984’s Purple Rain. She landed the part, and he named the character in the semi-autobiographical ...

In a new court filing, Apollonia claims that two months before Prince's overdose death, he was "adamant" she should keep using and performing under her name ...

Apollonia claims Prince personally encouraged her to keep using her stage name and says he would have been appalled by the ...

Apollonia is challenging Prince’s estate over the use of her stage name and trademarks, claiming the late musician supported ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, 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 ...