A new lawsuit looks to limit Belinda Stronach's current role as Stronach Group Chair & President GETTY IMAGES
The youngest member of the Stronach family has "added another strand to a web of lawsuits over control of the family fortune," as 18-year-old SELENA STRONACH filed a lawsuit in early February aimed at "limiting the role of her aunt," Stronach Group Chair & President BELINDA STRONACH. Selena is "one of the three grandchildren" of Stronach Group Founder FRANK STRONACH (THEGLOBEANDMAIL.com, 2/13).
PHILLY INFLUENCER: In Philadelphia, Mike Sielski profiled Phillies Special Assistant to the GM BRYAN MINNITI, an "important figure" for the team and an example of how the Phillies have "evolved and changed" under President ANDY MACPHAIL. Minniti and VP & GM MATT KLENTAK have been "friends for 15 years," and Minniti has "influence within the organization." He is not the "man on top, but he has the ears of those who are, and for a franchise that was once too old-school for its own good," Minniti has "no small say in the Phillies' future" (PHILLY.com, 2/13).
ALL-STAR FESTIVITIES: Singer ANTHONY HAMILTON will host an "unofficial kickoff part to NBA All-Star Weekend" tonight at 7:00pm ET at Charlotte's Stats Restaurant & Bar. Boxer FLOYD MAYWEATHER JR. and his Money Team brand will host a "family friendly event" at 7:00pm tomorrow at Victory Lane Indoor Karting (CHARLOTTEOBSERVER.com, 2/13)....Rappers RICK ROSS and 2 CHAINZ will perform tomorrow night at the Kandy Bar at the Epicentre, the same venue where Rapper MEEK MILL is hosting the “Meek Mill All Star Weekend Takeover” Saturday night. Rapper YOUNG JEEZY will “perform at ‘The Jeezy AllStar Tipoff” from Friday night at the Graham Street Station Tent (CHARLOTTEOBSERVER.com, 2/13)....Basketball HOFer JULIUS ERVING will be at an All-Star Weekend Celebrity Mixer event tonight at Queen Park Social (THE DAILY).
NAMES: Endeavor CEO ARI EMANUEL "hosted a group of top collectors, curators and art world fixtures" at artist MARK BRADFORD's studio to "kick off Frieze's inaugural art fair" in L.A. The VIP gathering of about 100 "included a conversation" between Bradford and musician PHARRELL WILLIAMS (NYPOST.com, 2/13)....Patriots TE ROB GRONKOWSKI "joined a group of young patients and their parents" at Boston Children's Hospital yesterday for "dancing and a lip synch battle" (BOSTONGLOBE.com, 2/13)....The 12th Annual Massachusetts ProStart Student Invitational was held at Gillette Stadium for the "first time ever" on Tuesday, and included "celebrity judges" such as Patriots WR MATTHEW SLATER (BOSTONHERALD.com, 2/13)....NASCAR driver JIMMIE JOHNSON has a "lofty goal for the Boston Marathon" on April 15, to complete the race in "less than three hours." Johnson is "running 70 miles a week and hopes to extend that to 90 to 100 miles a week by late March." Johnson "teamed up with Gatorade to help prepare him" (AP, 2/13)....Spurs coach GREGG POPOVICH, who was the Air Force basketball team's captain in '70, will "headline" this year's Air Force Athletics HOF class (GAZETTE.com, 2/13).
IN MEMORY: Former NFL scout RON HUGHES died on Tuesday at age 75 (MLIVE.com, 2/13).
