Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. UNITED STATES - JANUARY 01: USA Photo of APOLLONIA and PRINCE, Prince performing on stage - Purple Rain Tour, with Apollonia ...

As music fans mourn Vanity, the Prince protege known for “Nasty Girl,” her friend Apollonia Kotero shared her deep remorse over the loss. “With a heavy heart I write this. Today marked the end of an ...

Looks like Apollonia is gearing up to fight for the right to continue using her iconic stage name. In her complaint, the 66-year-old actress and singer argues Prince not only encouraged her to embrace ...

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 ...

Apollonia is escalating her legal fight with the Prince estate—and this time, she’s anchoring her argument in a final, personal interaction with the late icon himself. In a new declaration filed in ...

The pop icon's estate says it has no problem with Apollonia, the co-star of Prince's 1984 film Purple Rain, keeping her stage name. By Rachel Scharf Prince’s estate has fired back at claims that it’s ...

Prince's 'Purple Rain' co-star Apollonia Kotero is speaking out about her mentor and alleged former lover's tragic death one week after his passing. On April 26 she took to Facebook to share some ...

LOS ANGELES — One-time Prince protege and Purple Rain co-star Apollonia has filed a lawsuit against his estate, saying Paisley Park Enterprises is trying to steal the name and trademarks she has been ...

Prince’s “Purple Rain” co-star is taking the late music icon’s estate to court. According to the former Prince protégé, Paisley Park Enterprises is trying to steal the name and trademarks she has been ...

Sheila E. flew to Minnesota immediately after finding out about Prince's death, but another one of his exes -- Apollonia -- hasn't been reachable, and friends are really worried about her. Apollonia ...