Dean McDermott's celebrating a huge milestone in his sobriety journey ... revealing to fans he's been clean and sober for three years -- and encouraging others stuck in addiction to seek help.
The actor shared a video on Instagram on Friday ... calling himself "Clean Dean" and saying he's in such a great mood because he's celebrating his third anniversary.
Dean says he's sharing because he wants other people to know it is possible to get clean ... adding, "Hell has an exit."
Bode Milleris speaking out after his arrest in Idaho ... insisting the drugs that landed him in legal trouble weren't his.
The Olympic skiing legend posted a statement to Instagram on Tuesday, saying he was pulled over for "accelerating while passing another vehicle on a highway" and claims a friend riding with him was the one carrying marijuana and a cannabis pipe.
Bode claims he was unaware his friend had the weed and pipe and said everyone in the vehicle cooperated with law enforcement during the traffic stop. He ended his statement by saying he's hopeful the charges will be dropped.
Whitney Houston's estate is pissed aboutOprah Winfrey claiming the late singer showed up to her talk show high on drugs, and they say what happened that day is actually Oprah's fault ... TMZ has learned.
Whitney's estate, run by Pat Houston, tells TMZ in a statement ... Pat "emphatically responds to a statement made by Oprah Winfrey at Cannes Lions."
Pat added ... "Whitney absolutely fell off the stage, but it was during a sound check, and it was due to the darkness of the area and her unfamiliarity with the stage. She was absolutely not high."
Oprah Winfrey reveals Whitney Houston once fell off the stage while performing on her show, but she asked the audience not to tell the media about it.
She acknowledges Whitney's addiction struggles, saying ... "Like many people, she faced personal battles, but it is inaccurate and unfair to attach that struggle to every performance or every chapter of her life. What the studio audience witnessed on stage was the result of discipline, talent, and commitment --- not the assumptions others project."
The details of Olympian Bode Miller's arrest for drugs have been revealed in newly released court docs ... and it looks like psychedelic hallucinogens are involved.
TMZ obtained a copy of the probable cause affidavit, in which the officer claims Bode was caught with a white dispensary bag containing psilocybin mushrooms ... aka magic mushrooms ... when he got busted earlier this month in Idaho.
The docs say Bode had 4.1 grams of shrooms on him and knew his drugs were illegal. The officer says the athlete was placed under arrest following the discovery.
2:15 PM PT -- TMZ obtained a copy of the probable cause affidavit, in which the officer claims Bode Miller was caught with a white dispensary bag containing psilocybin mushrooms ... aka magic mushrooms ... when he got busted earlier this month in Idaho.
Bode Miller is navigating a different kind of slalom these days ... the Olympic skiing legend is now facing criminal charges in Idaho.
According to court records, obtained by TMZ Sports, Miller was charged with two misdemeanor counts stemming from an incident on June 6. Prosecutors hit the Olympic medalist with one count of possession of a controlled substance and one count of possession of drug paraphernalia.
The records show Miller posted a $5,000 cash bond and was later released.
Oprah Winfrey swears she stopped Whitney Houston's life from being ruined when she prevented photos of Whitney falling off her stage while high on drugs from leaking to the media ... but, the opposite may be true.
Oprah Winfrey reveals Whitney Houston once fell off the stage while performing on her show, but she asked the audience not to tell the media about it.
Oprah revealed the cover up while at France's Lumière Theatre to receive Cannes' LionHeart Award ... saying the last time Whitney was on her show, she had just relapsed ... and she was so high, she fell off the stage.
Oprah says she begged her audience not to tell anyone "because it would ruin her life."
Daveigh Chase’s mom is detailing her downward spiral from drug addiction and her premonition she would pass young following the actress' death this week.
"Devastated" Cathy Chase revealed the "Lilo & Stitch" star became addicted to painkillers following a serious motorcycle accident around 2016 ... which marked the beginning of a downward spiral, according to The Daily Mail.
Cathy told DM she knew her daughter was "seeking drugs and was partying with the wrong people." She added Daveigh was "completely gone" by 2019, when she visited her in jail in October 2019 after she was charged with two counts of burglary.
Paris Jackson is opening up about her battle with addiction -- saying getting sober wasn’t just about quitting substances ... it was about becoming herself again.
Speaking on Jack Osbourne's "Trying Not to Die" podcast, Michael Jackson’s daughter explained she was raised to be a kind person -- but whenever alcohol entered the picture, she says that version of herself disappeared and she’d become vindictive instead.
Paris admitted the person she turned into during addiction felt morally ugly to her ... adding she now recognizes some of those same patterns in other addicts too -- constantly reaching, clinging for someone or something to fill the gap.
Hayden Panettiere is revealing just how terrifying her postpartum depression battle became -- admitting she spiraled so badly she needed alcohol the second she woke up just to function.
In "This Is Me: A Reckoning," Hayden detailed her traumatic C-section that left her with a uterine infection and seven blood transfusions, before emotionally struggling to bond with daughter Kaya in the weeks after.
The actress says hearing another mom admit she also struggled to connect with her child gave her a euphoric sense of relief -- one she became desperate to recreate through drinking.
Erik Fleming has been sentenced to 2 years in prison for his role in the death of Matthew Perry.
A judge handed down the sentence Wednesday morning at a United States District Court for the Central District of California Courthouse.
The sentencing comes after Fleming pleaded for mercy in a letter obtained by TMZ ... saying he’ll spend the rest of his life trying to make up for contributing to Perry’s death.
HaydenPanettiere'sex Brian Hickersonsays he still dreams about a future with the actress ... admitting he would even marry her, despite their rocky past.
Hickerson sat down with TMZ's Charlie Neff ahead of Hayden's upcoming memoir, "This Is Me: A Reckoning" ... and got surprisingly emotional when the conversation turned to the former couple's relationship.
When Charlie asked if he ever thinks about marrying the former "Nashville" actress one day, Brian didn’t hold back ... "Yeah, of course."
Memphis Grizzlies' star Brandon Clarke was supposed to face an Arkansas judge -- set for just days after his sudden death yesterday ... and court records show the late NBA player had been staring down a series of serious criminal charges.
According to court documents, obtained by TMZ, Clarke had been charged with felony trafficking a controlled substance ... after authorities say they discovered illegal narcotics -- including popular painkiller Kratom -- during a traffic stop in April.
Prosecutors also hit Clarke with a felony count of fleeing in a vehicle or conveyance exceeding the posted speed limit ... with authorities saying he attempted to evade cops during the alleged incident.
"Saturday Night Live" returning host Matt Damon made a comeback as beer-loving Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh during the cold open ... and the sketch turned into a full-on MAGA boys’ night out.
Damon’s Kavanaugh linked up with 'SNL' regular Colin Jost -- doing his infamous Pete Hegseth impression -- at a bar, where the two puffed up their political resumes ... joking about ending abortion rights and casually "starting wars" like it was no big deal.
But Kavanaugh quickly got emotional over what he called the country’s real emergency ... lonely dudes with nobody left to crush drinks with.
Kodak Black is a free man again after getting locked up for alleged drug trafficking -- but he now has to abide by some strict court-ordered conditions, TMZ has learned.
The rapper was freed from a Florida jail Thursday after posting $75,000 bail. As you know, Kodak was busted Wednesday after police say they linked him to some MDMA -- a synthetic hallucinogenic drug -- during a 2025 incident in Orlando.
According to new court docs, obtained by TMZ, the judge imposed special conditions on Kodak's release from jail, requiring him first and foremost to stay away from illegal drugs.
A Florida high school teacher has been arrested after he was allegedly found carrying cocaine and fentanyl in his backpack.
The Collier County Sheriff's Office booked 44-year-old Lely High School teacher Christopher D. Toukonen into the Collier County Jail Thursday after detectives interviewed him and determined he was in possession of a "mixture" of narcotics. He is charged with felony counts of possessing the drugs and is also facing a charge of possession of narcotic paraphernalia.
Police say Toukonen was caught after school administrators were notified he might be using narcotics "while he was alone in the classroom with no students present." Admins searched his backpack and located the suspected illegal narcotics ... and swiftly contacted the Collier County Sheriff’s Office.
Kodak Blackwas busted with MDMA and a fat wad of cash during the 2025 incident that led to his arrest in Florida on Wednesday ... this according to cops.
In the arrest affidavit, obtained by TMZ, cops say they arrested the rapper for drug trafficking after officers in Orlando found a pink bag with MDMA and $37K in a car during a bust in November.
The Orlando Police Dept. says the bag also had “numerous documents” with the name Bill Kapri -- Kodak’s legal name -- on them, as well as a bottle of cough syrup.
