Prince estate claim they never threatened Apollonia and lawsuit trademark must be dropped

Prince estate claim they never threatened Apollonia and lawsuit trademark must be dropped

The estate of Prince has asked a federal judge to drop a trademark lawsuit filed by the late singer’s Purple Rain co-star Apollonia, who says the estate is “stealing” her name. READ MORE: The 20 best Prince songs of all time by the NME office Patricia Apollonia Kotero starred in the late pop icon’s 1984 film Purple Rain as his love interest, who goes by the name Apollonia. As well as releasing a solo album, she featured on the single ‘Take Me W…