Drugs & Alcohol

Governor Paul LePage from Maine may worry that black men are coming to his state to commit crimes and impregnate white women, but someone he named has come forward to provide help ... and a fabulous weekend in VEGAS YO!!!

As you know, LePage went off the rails this week, saying, "These guys with the name D-Money, Smoothie, Shifty ... these types of guys, they come from Connecticut and New York, they come up here, they sell their heroin, they go back home."

Darren Blatt -- a famous party promoter who goes by the name D-Money, has fired off a letter, obtained by TMZ, in which he tries to educate LePage.

The real D-Money offers up his vast credentials, and then says "I am not some 'hooligan' looking to come to the state of Maine to sell drugs and get a bunch of your resident women pregnant."

D-Money -- who's white -- then extends an olive branch, inviting the Gov to a big Vegas party with some huge artists, including Tha Dogg Pound and E-40 ... no doubt LePage's favs.

No word on whether the good Governor will bite.

Former Playboy Playmate Kristina Shannon just got a new role ... DUI defendant.

Kristina and former fellow Playboy Playmate/twin sister Karissa were injured when Kristina smashed their Benz SUV. They were en route to get their nipples pierced.

It's Kristina's first DUI, so she'll probably get off with probation.

Both girls like to party together, and drinking is part of the drill.

Rap star Common says there are no shortcuts to greatness ... and athletes who use HGH can never, ever be compared to legends like Michael Jordan and LeBron James ... who did it au naturel.

Common was out in Beverly Hills when we talked all things sports with him ... and when the conversation turned to HGH ... the Chicago rapper sounded off.

HGH is a hot topic right now ... with everyone from Mark Cuban to Chris D'elia weighing in on whether or not its time for the sports world to accept the health benefits the drug can offer.

Check it out -- Common's not the type of guy to diss anyone -- but he makes it clear -- HGH just takes all the wonder and fun -- out of professional sports.

1:45 PM PST -- The Mexican President just said the recapture of Chapo was the product of an investigation that went on for months, "allowing us to shut down his network protection."

The president says they captured or killed 98 out of the 122 most wanted criminals in Mexico.

1:15 PM PST -- Mexican boxer Fernando "El Cochulito" Montiel told Univision his home in Los Mochis was right next to the sting operation and swarmed by Navy officials, but El Chapo moved through the sewers and was eventually arrested at a motel on the outskirts of town.

12:15 PM PST -- Photos have surfaced on various Mexican news outlets allegedly showing El Chapo in the back of a cop car. There are also images floating around of the arsenal he allegedly had with him.

El Chapo has been captured, after being on the run for nearly six months.

Mexican officials say they caught the drug kingpin after a shootout with Mexican marines in Los Mochis, Mexico.

Five suspects were reportedly killed in the gun battle and 6 others arrested. One marine was injured.

The shootout went down at a home, where authorities seized a number of weapons, including a rocket-propelled grenade launcher.

The President of Mexico, Enrique Pena Nieto, just made the announcement.

The Prez tweeted, "Mission accomplished. We have him. I want to inform the Mexicans Joaquin Guzman Loera [El Chapo] has been arrested."

Story developing.

Lil Eazy-E, the son of late N.W.A. rapper Eazy-E, was up to his ears in bud at a Southern California marijuana dispensary.

His pop was a notorious weed smoker ... so safe to say the apple doesn't fall from the tree.

Judging from the pic ... that bud Lil Eazy is holding has a ways to go before it's ready for harvest, but something tells us he won't be down 2 tha last roach anytime soon.

Roy Halladay is firing back at his hero-turned-nemesis, Roger Clemens ... telling TMZ Sports he wasn't a cheater, and Clemens is just trying to deflect.

The former Blue Jays teammates started warring because Halladay tweeted "No Clemens no Bonds" -- due to their alleged steroid use -- the night before the latest Hall of Fame inductees were announced.

Clemens responded by accusing Halladay of "using amphetamines" when they were in Toronto. Roy flatly denies it, and points out Roger is the only person to ever accuse him of using illegal drugs.

“I grew up a huge Clemens fan. Getting to play with him, he became a role model. When I heard that he had cheated, it was like finding out Santa Claus wasn’t real all over again to me.”

It's a good day for Bill Cosby ... not only did the L.A. County D.A. reject 2 sexual assault cases, he just got a court to put the brakes on Janice Dickinson's lawsuit she filed against him.

A California appeals court just ruled ... Janice has no right to force Cosby into a deposition in her defamation lawsuit against him ... at least not right now. Dickinson alleges Cosby smeared her name by saying she's lying about alleged sexual misdeeds he committed against her.

Dickinson has been trying to force Cosby to take the oath and talk about the alleged incident, where she says he drugged and raped her in 1982 at Lake Tahoe.

The court just ruled Janice has no right to go forward with her case -- including the depo -- until Cosby has a chance to argue the whole thing should be thrown out.

Sam Smith partied in London at a landmark gay club that might have the most uniquely awesome promotional night ever ... called -- wait for it -- Horse Meat Disco!

Yeah, Sam showed up for Eagle London's regular Sunday night event with a few older gents. Smith stayed for a while, drinking pints, dancing and horsing around, naturally.

HMD Sundays are not to be confused with Hot n' Hairy Mondays or Get Laid Wednesdays -- all of which prove London promoters are creative as hell.

No actual horses were harmed at the club. We think.

Washington Nationals superstar Ryan Zimmerman beat Peyton Manning to the punch -- filing a lawsuit against the Al Jazeera network for its story claiming he used performance enhancing drugs.

The Nats' first baseman was named in the same story that accused Manning of using HGH. In his lawsuit, Zimmerman says where he's concerned ... Al Jazeera's report is "categorically untrue." He goes on to deny taking HGH or any other PED banned by Major League Baseball.

Zimm's suit is likely the first of several to come. Charles David Sly, Al Jazeera's source for the HGH allegations ... has since recanted. As TMZ Sports already reported ... Manning's camp is also considering taking legal action. However, we're told IF he does it won't happen until after the NFL season.

In the docs, Zimmerman takes a huge shot at Al Jazeera as an organization ... saying it's "plagued with low ratings" and many of its execs are jumping ship.

He's going after the network and the lead reporter for damages in "the millions" to his reputation and future sponsorship opportunities.

The woman Scott Weiland divorced nearly 9 years ago, and often battled over his drug use, is asking the courts to name her the executor of his will ... TMZ has learned.

Mary Forsberg filed docs in L.A. saying Scott himself named her as executor, and she's filed a will with his signature as proof. Here's the catch ... the will was written in April 2007. That's right around the time Scott and Mary's marriage was falling apart, and when he was in the throes of addiction.

Mary wrote a memoir called 'Fall to Pieces' about life with Scott and his battles with drugs.

The docs say Scott had about $2 million in assets as part of his estate. He also created a trust during his lifetime that has undisclosed assets.

Scott's widow Jamie Wachtel was with him for 2 years before his death, and could still contest Forsberg's filing.

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.