Patricia Kotero, Better Known As Apollonia, Has SED The Family of the Deceased Artist Prince. Accordance to the American Actress, The Singer’s Relatives Want Her to Relinquish Her Stage Name. She is Asking the Court to Recognize Her As The Owner of the Name.
Kotero Played the Character Apollonia in Prince’s film Purple Rain . Since then, she has used this name for her career. In A Complaint Filed by Apollonia on Tuesday, Accordance to Billboard , Prince’s Family is on “An Aggressive Mission.” They want kotero to relinquish ownership of the name Apollonia.
Prince, on the other hand, never had a problem with the stage name apollonia, accordance to documents. But after Prince’s Death, his family Wanted to “Take Possession of Everything Related to Prince, even if they have no right to,” According to kotero.
The Family of the Purple Rain Singer Claims That Kotero Once Signed A Contract In What She Gave Prince The Rights To The Name Apollonia. But the complaint States that this is not true. “Even IF client had signed such a contract decades ago, the consequences for breach or contract have long since expired.”
Accordance to kotero, she and prince had the best of intentions for each other. “Contrary to the Defense’s claims, Prince and Apollonia Were Friends and HE Wanted Her to Be Successful as Apollonia.”