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Prince Harry 'Recommends' Duchess Meghan 'Move With Ease' Amid Charity Rift. Prince Harry is standing by Duchess Meghan after the duo decided to break away from Prince William and Duchess Kate's charity, the Royal Foundation, early this month, a royal insider exclusively reveals in the new issue of Us Weekly. The Duke of Sussex, 34, "supports" his wife's choices, says the insider, "but recommends that she move with ease." Which is just what the former Suits actress, 37, has aimed to do, while subtly challenging royal norms. "It's hard for Meghan in London because the press is so vicious to her there," the insider continues. "This is her life. But her mentality is like, 'Well, if this is what it's going to be like, I'm going to do what I want to do. I won't play by these rules.'" Us previously revealed that the Fab Four experienced creative differences ahead of the split. "There were definitely issues with Meghan and Kate being eye to eye on how they wanted to run this charity," the source told Us. Meghan wanted "to be more involved," but the Duchess of Cambridge, also 37, preferred being "more hands of." While there isn't a "rift" between the women, the source added, the mom of 7-week-old Archie is "figuring out what she can do in terms of being active [and more] comfortable" with her role. (UsMagazine)

Trisha Yearwood's Decor Line Is About to Make Your House a Home. We love these products, and we hope you do too. E! has affiliate relationships, so we may get a small share of the revenue from your purchases. Items are sold by the retailer, not E!. Trisha Yearwood is a woman of many talents. As a country music singer, author, actress and Food Network host, there is no doubt the A-list star has a variety of skills. This year, however, she's adding furniture designer to that list. Trisha has partnered with Birch Lane to create a unique furniture line available now. The collection incorporates a palate of a grey wash, a farmhouse blue wash and a light grey/whitewash for bedroom, kitchen and dining, occasional and accent furniture. "I think we've redefined casual, elegant comfort with our furniture lines," Trisha shared in a Q&A with Birch Lane about her new collection. "I'm very proud that you can walk into a room full of Trisha Yearwood furniture and be blown away by how beautiful it is, and still plop down on a sofa or oversized chair and feel like you're on a vacation." The collection includes 32 items and a total of 45 unique finish and size and price options. "It's important to me that someone buying a piece of our collection gets what they pay for," Trisha explained. "I'm happy to say that I believe they are getting more than they paid for, because I know the quality is amazing, and the price is affordable." Thanks Trisha for making our home so stylish! (Eonline)

Tyra Banks wants to make dairy her cash cow ... and it looks like she has plans to turn a sweet profit off of her favorite cheat meal, with the help of her famous catchphrase. According to new legal docs obtained by TMZ ... the supermodel applied for the trademark "Smize Cream," which she wants to slap on a new brand of ice cream. The docs don't lay out the specifics of Tyra's dip into the world of delicious desserts, other than the name ... but it sounds tasty. Tyra's own ice cream actually makes sense ... she coined the term "smize" -- as in, smile with your eyes -- and the 45-year-old has been candid about body image in connection with her recent Sports Illustrated Swimsuit edition cover, saying people shouldn't feel guilty about occasionally indulging in ice cream. No word if Tyra plans to fire up a "Smize Cream" truck this summer, but we can dream. (TMZ)

Hailey Baldwin's beauty trademark blocked by Justin Bieber. Just because Hailey Baldwin married Justin Bieber doesn't mean she can use his name. The model, 22, filed to trademark Bieber Beauty for a potential cosmetics brand back in April, but her application was refused by the US Patent and Trademark Office due to similarities to a trademark her husband has owned since 2009. The USPTO cited "likelihood of confusion" and "similarity of marks" as reasons Baldwin's request was denied, according to The Blast; Justin has held the trademark for his own name in the areas of cosmetics, fragrances, soaps, shampoos and lotions for the past decade. However, not all is lost for Baldwin's fashion and beauty ambitions. She also previously filed to trademark her maiden name and middle name, Rhode, and those applications don't appear to have been refused. If she's still set on using the Bieber surname for her beauty business, perhaps the couple could team up on a unisex line. (PageSix)

Adam Sandler carved some time outta his stand-up concert to give his 10-year-old daughter the spotlight, and the Sandman's apple doesn't fall far from the tree ... she crushed it. Adam was performing Wednesday night at PNC Bank Arts Center in NJ when he took a break from his own jokes and songs ... to bring out Sunny Madeline Sandler and let her show off her pipes. Sunny starts by timidly telling the crowd "Hi," which prompted Adam to tell her she had nothing to worry about being in front of "the friendliest state in the whole country." She then starts belting out "A Million Dreams" from the movie "The Greatest Showman." It's a sweet moment when she smiles at the crowd's roaring applause. The crowd was super into it ... lighters (more like cell phones) out, swaying back and forth. Sunny finished by making her papa even prouder ... yelling, "Go Yankees!!!" (TMZ)

Kim Kardashian West has no plans to produce traditional Japanese Kimono garments -- and certainly hasn't put a lock on the product name, which has been used in business for years. Kardashian launched her Kimono shapewear line earlier this week ... a collection Kim created to include women of all shapes, sizes and skin complexions. The brand came under heavy fire from those saying Kim was inappropriate in using the Kimono name ... a type of Japanese garment. We did some digging and discovered Kim isn't the only one to use the garment name in business -- there's Komono Sunglasses, Kimono Lash, Kimono Restaurant and Kimono Condoms -- just to name a few. Our sources say Kim has no intentions of ever producing the Japanese garment, and her trademark of the Kimono name only applies to her business ... as is standard practice. She's also trademarked Kimoji, KKW Beauty and KKW Fragrance in the past ... all brands incorporate her first name to some degree. Kardashian's line has already been super hyped up ... with celeb friends like Chrissy Teigen jumping on the bandwagon early. Kim also revealed Kanye was the one to design the brand's logo. (TMZ)

Ivana Trump has split from her Italian ex-husband Rossano Rubicondi -- again. "I am once again a single woman," Trump told Page Six exclusively. "I have the freedom to do what I want, with whomever I want to, and I can afford my lifestyle." Trump told us that the couple have known each other for 15 years: They dated for six years before marrying in a lavish $3 million ceremony at Mar-a-Lago in 2008. They divorced in 2009 and dated other people before reuniting again shortly after. "The relationship just ran its course," Trump -- the mother of First Family members Donald Jr., Eric and Ivanka -- told us. "Rossano spends a lot of time in Italy and I spend a lot of time in New York, Miami and St-Tropez, and he has to work," she said. "The long-distance relationship really doesn't work. We had a good time and are friends. The split was amicable." Former model Rubicondi has reportedly been planning to open a New York pizza joint, called "Rossano to Go," but it never seemed to materialize. Last year, the pair were spotted having a feisty dinner at chic Upper East Side restaurant La Goulue where a spy told us: "He kept talking to her in French, and she goes, 'Can you just shut up?'" (Rubicondi complained in an email about the item at the time -- though it was unclear what the issue was, and the note ended with, "Have a great day.") He was Trump's fourth husband after Alfred Winklmayr, Donald Trump and Riccardo Mazzucchelli. Now, "I don't want to get married again," she told us. "I'm done. You get married because you want a family. I have three kids and grandkids. I just want to be free and go where I want to go with whoever I want. I want to be a free woman." She further added, "I don't want to date. I like to have companions, and I have plenty of men who take me for lunches and dinners and balls or charity events. I don't want to be attached." She's now off to St-Tropez for the summer where she'll host house guests. "I am going to have a fabulous summer," she declared. When reached for comment, Rubicondi told us: "Think whatever you want to think." Though he added, "Ivana is always family for me" and she has a "good heart ... we are super close. I have good respect for her." (Page Six)

Andy Cohen is moving on from the drama surrounding Lisa Vanderpump's departure from The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. A few weeks after Vanderpump, 58, decided to quit the Bravo show after nine seasons, Cohen, 51, opened up to Vulture about what it would be like to see her again on his show Watch What Happens Live. When asked if her future appearance would be awkward, Cohen explained that he had no intentions of bringing up the topic and noted that if Vanderpump wanted to say something, she could have done so at the RHOBH reunion taping, which she chose to skip. "I don't know. I'm not going to do a Lisa rebuttal show," he told the outlet in a recent interview. "Her time to say her peace was at the reunion, and she gave up that opportunity." Earlier this month, the Bravo star sat down with the cast of the RHOBH to film the season 9 reunion. During his lunch break, however, Cohen went live on Instagram and revealed that after a tumultuous season, Vanderpump chose not to attend. Prior to the taping, Vanderpump had hinted that she might skip, telling DailyMailTV, "The objective of the reunion is to reunite, right? And I have no inclination to reunite with the women who've been harassing me for 10 months now. So, in all probability, no." She also explained that her fellow cast-mates had "made it pretty impossible" for her to return for another season and shut down the likelihood of coming back. The restaurateur had a major falling out with her cast-mates throughout the course of filming season 9. Kyle Richards previously confirmed she and Vanderpump -- once inseparable partners in crime -- haven't spoken since a blowout fight at her mansion. The drama began over a dog that Dorit Kemsley adopted from Vanderpump's rescue center and then gave away. Now known as Puppy Gate, the scandal has dominated this season's storyline. While Vanderpump continues to appear on the show, she stopped filming with the rest of the cast about halfway through the season. On June 7, PEOPLE confirmed that Vanderpump would not be returning for the next season of the Bravo series. In an interview with Extra, the reality star explained her reasoning and mentioned how difficult of a year she had endured. (Three months before filming even began, Vanderpump lost her brother Mark to suicide. She previously said she wished she had taken a break from the show after experiencing such a devastating loss. Last week her mother, Jean Vanderpump, died at the age of 84.) "The last year was a very negative year for me," she told Extra. "I feel like we're moving forward. They have had their resolution. I just had a horrible time with the show and the women. It was a very sad time in my life and it wasn't made any better. I just decided to walk away." Days later, Cohen addressed her departure on his SiriusXM Radio show Andy Cohen Live. Despite noting how disappointed he was that she skipped the reunion, the host praised Vanderpump for her legendary and irreplaceable status. "I wish she had been there, what can I tell you. I really wish she had been there," he said. "And I hope and I think she actually could have left with some resolution." "No one will ever replace her," Cohen continued. "And no one can replace her. I mean, it has been well-documented that when we were developing the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, I was not totally sold on doing the show ... but when I saw Lisa Vanderpump on that casting tape, man, she was the one who really sold me on doing the show." But while Cohen said he's sad to see Vanderpump walk away from the franchise, he reassured fans that she will still appear on Vanderpump Rules, which she also produces. "She is iconic. And I am so glad that we will continue to see more of Lisa -- in all of her glory -- on Vanderpump Rules," he said. (People)

"I definitely want that fight" ... that's what Francis Ngannou told TMZ Sports when asked if he's down for a superfight with Jon Jones. Ngannou-Jones is a dream matchup ... but things heated up this week when Jon stopped by the TMZ office and talked about the possibility of fighting Francis. "There's a lot of fights at the heavyweight division that are always gonna be extremely appealing. Cain Velasquez, Francis Ngannou," Jones told us. "That's a scary dude. But, that's why I'm in it. For it to be hard. I'm aware that the greater the challenge, that's what makes it great. The hard is what makes it great." So, Jon's down ... question is, is Francis willing to put his body on the line against arguably the baddest dude on planet Earth? We have our answer ... and it's a big hell yes. "Personally, I mean, it would be a good fight, first of all for the fans, for me, yes," Ngannou told us. "Even though Jon Jones is a light heavyweight, this guy has made his legacy, dominating the whole division. He's a big dude. I met him once, we almost, we are the same height, we are almost the same thing. I might just have a few pounds on him. That would be a legit fight." Before a fight with Jones or anyone else (D.C., Stipe), Ngannou's facing badass former heavyweight champ Junior dos Santos at UFC on ESPN 3 this Saturday -- so he's got his hands full. But, it's very clear that Francis -- who says he ALWAYS gets asked by MMA fans about fighting Jones -- is down to make this fight happen. "I mean the fight makes sense, it's very legit. I'm here for it. I'm here for the challenge, but I just want to take things one at a time. I don't want to mix them up. But yes, I would definitely want that fight." (TMZ)

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