Apollonia is suing Prince's estate for attempting to "steal" her name, after Prince insisted she use it after her appearance ...

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 ...

Patty Kotero, long known as former Prince protege Apollonia, is suing his estate over trademark rights, claiming they ...

LOS ANGELES — Prince's ...

In 2014, Patty Kotero - best known as Apollonia - returned to the Twin Cities to reflect on her relationship with Prince and ...

Apollonia filed a lawsuit against Prince's estate over rights to her name after decades of using it without objection from the late artist.

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, ...

Actress and singer Patty Apollonia Kotero, Prince’s co-star in his 1984 film “Purple Rain,” filed a lawsuit against his ...

Actress, singer and former Prince confidante Patty Kotero, better known as Apollonia, sued the late rock star's estate in ...

The film “Purple Rain” is having a Broadway-style adaptation, and the leads for the show have been announced before its ...

Watch Kollins and co-star Rachel Webb in a first-look rehearsal video, before the production begins its pre-Broadway run in ...

Creators of the stage version of Prince’s ‘Purple Rain’ named newcomer Kris Kollins as the star in August 2025.