Drugs & Alcohol

Johnny Manziel made a booze run outside Cleveland Monday evening, but his purchases sounded less like a frat boy rager and more like a rom com night at home.

The hardest part of rehab for John Stamos was kicking his Ambien habit, and he admits he was going off the rails because of his mother's death.

Stamos was on with Howard Stern Monday morning and opened up about his recent stint in rehab after his DUI arrest in June. John got pretty emotional talking about his mother passing away ... and why he was drinking way too much.

But he was extremely critical about Ambien and just how hooked he was on the sleep medication.

He made no mention of GHB, which as we reported ... he was also under the influence of when he was arrested.

"NCIS" star Michael Weatherly will go into the New Year with a clean legal slate ... because his DUI case is over.

Weatherly pled no contest Tuesday to driving with a blood alcohol level over .08 ... and the remaining counts were dismissed.

His sentence ... 3 years probation and a three-month alcohol program (and a MADD program).

He has until June to complete everything.

Future in New York City, Fetty Wap in Las Vegas, Rich Homie Quan in Detroit, and DeJ Loaf in Queens ... which rapper do you think is getting paid the most to perform on New Year's Eve?

TMZ got hold of the riders for all four shows, revealing some big money and big demands.

Future ($200,000)
-- Two large bags of white cheddar popcorn
-- Fresh white powdered doughnuts
-- Scented candles

Fetty Wap ($125,000)
-- Tea with honey
-- Three packs of cigars
-- Pack of lighters

Rich Homie Quan ($90,000)
-- Bottles of room temperature water
-- Fruit platter
-- Four different kinds of chicken wings

DeJ Loaf ($60,000)
-- 12-14 Mercedes Benz Sprinter van ... and just a lot alcohol.

It's a great way to ring in the New Year.

Lakeisha Holloway -- the woman who plowed into 37 people on the Las Vegas strip -- was high on weed.

Holloway's test showed the active marijuana in her blood was 3.5 ng/mL and the metabolite was 23.6 ng/mL. Translation ... it impaired her on a low level, but impaired her nonetheless.

Holloway later told cops she was sober at the time of the crash ... but just really tired.

Holloway stands charged with one count of murder.

Rick Ross' album release party in Miami attracted some big hip-hop names ... and their big wallets, too.

Ross hit up Studio 23 Monday night to celebrate the release of "Black Market" ... with Diddy, French Montana and DJ Khaled along for the ride.

According to our sources, the crew -- which included soccer star Jozy Altidore, Cleveland Browns wide receiver Dwayne Bowe, Bryant McKinnie, and a few members of the Brooklyn Nets -- spent $26,000 on bottle service.

Al Jazeera is in full panic mode about the Peyton Manning story ... so says Manning's hired gun Ari Fleischer who tells TMZ Sports the news organization appears to be waving the white flag.

Ari tells TMZ Sports, "Their story was not credible to begin with and it’s not credible now," adding, "Al Jazeera is backtracking and retreating."

Fleischer is referring to a "Today" show appearance made by Al Jazeera reporter Deborah Davies Tuesday morning ... where Davies said that the network never asserted Peyton himself ever used HGH.

Peyton's camp believes Al Jazeera is contradicting their story and scrambling to save face.

Manning has been reluctant to say outright whether they'll file suit ... but you have to believe his camp smells blood in the water.

Mavericks owner Mark Cuban says he's all about HGH usage in professional sports ... if it can be proven it helps athletes recover from career threatening injuries.

Mark called in to "TMZ Sports" on FS1 to talk about Peyton Manning's HGH scandal and when asked if he thinks the controversial drug has any place in pro sports ... the Shark sounded off.

Check out the clip -- Cuban ... who has donated money to determine the effectiveness of HGH ... believes strongly that if it works ... it shouldn't be banned.

Tom Brady wants Peyton Manning to take a page out of his playbook -- standing strong in the wake of the HGH allegations ... allegations Brady says are total garbage.

Brady went on a morning radio talk show Monday and became a character witness of sorts, saying he's known Peyton over the years and he plays by the book.

Brandon Davis has been charged with drunk driving in the single car wreck back in October that landed him in the hospital and totaled his Mercedes.

Our law enforcement sources say Davis' blood alcohol level was almost twice the legal limit. He was arrested at the hospital while doctors tended to his injuries.

Davis, heir to the Marvin Davis oil and entertainment fortune, would ordinarily be placed on probation, but his prior record could change that. He pled guilty in 2011 to coke possession. In the DUI case, worse case scenario for him is 6 months in jail.

Davis crashed after dinner at Matsuhisa in West Hollywood with pal Mike Comrie. Photos later surfaced of Davis downing wine before the crash.

Robert Downey Jr. just got a formal pardon from the Governor of California ... a pardon for Downey's drug convictions.

We've learned Downey initiated legal proceedings to get a pardon for his felony drug convictions. The D.A. recommended that a "certificate of rehabilitation" be granted by an L.A. County Superior Court judge and the judge granted the request in October. By law the judge's order is forwarded to the Governor.

Governor Jerry Brown just granted the pardon, which means Downey now has all of his rights restored, including the right to vote. Brown said in granting the pardon that Downey has led an "honest and upright life" since his convictions and exhibited "good moral character." Brown also says he's been law-abiding and demonstrated "good conduct in the community."

Downey served 1 year and 3 months in prison and was on parole for several years in connection with multiple drug convictions between 1996 and 2002.

Guinness, the famous Irish stout, is being sued because THE BEER IS ACTUALLY MADE IN CANADA!

Kieran O'Hara is a local beer drinker from Massachusetts now gunning for Guinness, claiming the beer maker is duping millions of beer enthusiasts.

According to the docs -- obtained by TMZ -- O'Hara claims Guinness plasters a misleading label on every bottle of Guinness Extra Stout that makes people think it's a 100% Irish beer -- with ONLY a teeny tiny disclosure on the back of the bottle saying it's ACTUALLY made in Canada.

O'Hara isn't just in it for himself -- he's trying to put together a class of other Guinness drinkers who thought they were drinking an authentic Irish beer.

We reached out to Guinness for comment ... so far, no word back.

President Barack Obama ran into an impromptu weed lobbyist in Hawaii Tuesday -- when a hiker came face to face with the Commander In Chief and asked him to "legalize it on your way out!"

Hard to gauge Obama's reaction -- but we think we heard him chuckle a bit as he continued on his way.

It's no secret Obama smoked a ton a weed back in the day -- but says he's not a fan of the ganja anymore and has told his daughters it's a bad idea.

Still, watch the clip ... it'll make you giggle -- whether you're stoned or not.

Justin Bieber got comped big time for a bar tab at an Atlanta club and left behind a tip that has our newsroom deeply divided.

Justin and his entourage were in the ATL last week for Jingle Ball. After the performance the party moved to Tongue & Groove nightclub, where Justin ordered up a storm in bottle service.

- 2 bottles of Don Julio 1942 ... $500 each
- 1 bottle of Grey Goose ... $300
- 1 bottle of Jack Daniels ... $275
- Some beers ... $25

The table total was around $1,600, which the club comped. The Biebs left his 2 waitresses $200 each. We're told Justin was amazing with interacting with the staff and club guests, and even entertained the packed crowd by taking photos with them.

So we gotta ask....

Ex-NFL star Justin Blackmon was arrested for DUI in Oklahoma this weekend -- his 2nd DUI in three years.

The 25-year-old wide receiver -- a 1st round pick in the 2012 NFL Draft -- was arrested at 4:45 AM on Saturday morning in Carter County, OK.

He was taken to a nearby station where he was booked and posed for a mug shot.

The Jacksonville Jaguars player was suspended indefinitely from the NFL since last year ... when he was arrested in Oklahoma for marijuana possession.

4:35 PM PST -- Joey tells TMZ she had the marijuana to treat her epilepsy. She apologizes to her fans for any inconvenience caused from the arrest and says she'll be more cautious of state laws when traveling in the future. Joey says she'll be at her show in Denver tonight.

"American Idol" contestant Joey Cook just got served by the long arm of the law ... getting busted for weed in a Wyoming airport.

Cook was arrested early Friday morning in Rock Springs, WY for possession of marijuana. She spent a brief 5 hours in jail before getting in front of the judge. Court officials tell us Joey paid a $240 fine and was put on 12 months of probation.

TSA found the pot in her luggage as she was trying to fly outta town. She's on tour and has a show in Denver Friday night.

Joey finished in 7th place on the last season of the show.