In an earlier post, we discussed the high-profile dispute between the estate of the late artist Prince and Patty Apollonia Kotero, over ...

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, ...

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 ...

Apollonia Kotero at the 'Dead to Me' season 3 premiere in Los Angeles on Nov. 15, 2022; Prince in 'Purple Rain' Patty "Apollonia" Kotero, who played Apollonia in Prince's 1984 film Purple Rain and ...

The singer says Prince gave her his blessing to keep using the name and persona for her music career. Apollonia, who starred in Prince’s musical film “Purple Rain” and was considered the singer’s muse ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In a statement shared Thursday (Aug. 21) on Prince’s official Instagram account, the estate addressed Kotero’s lawsuit, which ...

Prince’s estate reached an undisclosed settlement with Patty Kotero over her use of the “Apollonia” name. Prince’s estate has settled a trademark lawsuit filed by actress, singer, and former Prince ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...