Dan Gross: Rollins wedding's still on

JIMMY

ROLLINS

' Saturday wedding on Grand Cayman is still on despite yesterday's earthquake that struck the Cayman Islands.

Rollins and fiancee Johari Smith, a fitness instructor, were in the Caymans yesterday when the earthquake struck. The couple promptly reached out to friends and wedding guests to say they were OK and the wedding was still on. Phillies spokeswoman Bonnie Clark received a text from Rollins at 11:15 a.m. yesterday. "We're fine. just had to vacate the building for a lil bit and forced to eat breakfast on the beach;-)" The couple will wed at 4 p.m. Saturday at the Ritz-Carlton.

Phillies such as Ryan Howard and Shane Victorino are expected guests. Former Phillie Bobby Abreu, now with the Los Angeles Angels, is one of Rollins' groomsmen.

Brand's agent calls suit meritless

Elton Brand's agent David Falk says he will not recommend Brand settle the breach-of-contract suit he's facing from a former employee and expects Brand to prevail at trial. We told you yesterday that Robert Mendralla, who worked for Brand's company Brand IT, had sued the Sixers forward in Cook County, Ill., alleging Brand fired him then went ahead on a smart phone GPS concept the pair were in together. Falk says the "allegations are completely without merit. It doesn't cost a lot of money to file a lawsuit and assert claims."

Falk, who helped turn Michael Jordan into an international marketing brand, says the complaint is full of false assertions such as that Brand is securing a smart-phone deal with Comcast and that his contract stipulates that Comcast-Spectacor would have to do business with a company Brand owns if employing services similar to those companies. Falk says there is no Comcast deal and that any such provision in Brand's contract would be a "gross violation" of NBA rules. Comcast-Spectacor spokesman Ike Richman also denies that Brand's contract contained any such clause.

Travolta channels Tony Luke?

Tony Luke Jr. says he can't speak for John Travolta, but the sandwich mogul has "been fat and bald for a while now."

He's speaking about the similarity between Travolta's look in the upcoming "From Paris With Love," and Luke's look in "The Nail," as an ex-con boxer. The film was a top pick from Showtime viewers voting on the network's Web site.

There's a Rockefeller in town

Equestrian Rick Rockefeller-Silvia says he's getting used to Philadelphia. The great-great-grandson of John D. Rockefeller bought a Center City condo a few months ago and moved his horse farm from Palm Beach, Fla., to Chester County. Rockefeller-Silvia, 25, is among trustees of the Rockefeller-Silvia Estate Trust, which controls millions of dollars. While he says his net worth has since diminished, at age 18 Rockefeller-Silvia was reported to have a fortune of $50 million, making him one of the wealthiest Americans under 30. The New York City-raised former model went to boarding school in Germany and Hamburg University. When asked how close "Gossip Girl" is to his own Upper East Side upbringing, he said he doesn't watch TV. Rockefeller-Silvia, who is gay, says the Rockefeller-Silvia Estate Trust is offering gay, lesbian or pro-gay high school students the opportunity to study abroad as part of its charitable giving. The admitted "car guy" has a Maserati touring sedan, a BMW special from the factory in Germany, and a Range Rover for carrying his horse supplies.

Fox folks strutting for PAWS

Fox 29's Kerri-Lee Halkett, John Bolaris and Thomas Drayton will model tomorrow night at the Philadelphia Animal Welfare Society's Top Dogs on the Cat Walk event at Trust (3rd & Arch). Fox 29's Mike Jerrick will emcee the fundraiser for a new spay/neuter facility. Tickets for the 7 p.m. event are $50, and may be ordered online at phillypaws.org.

UArts-schooled author honored

Illustrator and children's book author Jerry Pinkney, a 1960 graduate of University of the Arts (then the Philadelphia Museum College of Art) just won the Randolph Caldecott Medal for distinguished American picture book for children for his "The Lion & the Mouse."

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