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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, ...
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 ...
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 ...