The headline got it backwards. Apollonia isn’t trying to take something that isn’t hers — she’s fighting to keep what she made famous. The Purple Rain co-star and frontwoman of Apollonia 6 has filed suit seeking the right to use “Apollonia,” the name she’s performed under for decades, after the Prince estate allegedly moved to block or control that use. That’s not villainy; that’s an artist protecting her identity. No, she doesn’t need to “purify herself in the waters of Lake Minnetonka.” She’s asking a court to recognize what fans already know: her name is her brand, her history, and her livelihood. This isn’t a petty squabble — it’s a pivotal skirmish in the ongoing battle over legacy, trademarks, and who gets to steer the story of pop culture icons. If a performer can’t use the name the world knows her by, who can? Today it’s Apollonia; tomorrow it could be any artist who collaborated with a legend now overseen by an estate. Watch this one closely — the ruling could echo far beyond a single purple-hued chapter.