Drugs & Alcohol

Lil Wayne is back on lean -- despite his close brush with death nearly three years ago -- and it's so bad he's bringing the stuff everywhere he goes.

Sources close to Weezy tell us he started sippin' the sizzurp a few months ago and hasn't even been hiding it by flashing his double cup. He's rarely been photographed without one in recent weeks ... even last week in Dubai where there's zero tolerance for the stuff.

We're told Wayne's not worried about his health -- it's never been back to 100 since he OD'd on lean and suffered several seizures, and as our source puts it, Wayne gives "zero f***s."

Lil Wayne told Katie Couric he quit lean cold turkey due to the seizures, but obviously a lot's changed since this 2013 clip.

Snoop Dogg says he has a strict NO POT POLICY when it comes to coaching in his youth football league ... and it's all because one of the players once called him out for being high.

Snoop opened up about the situation on "Kocktails with Khloe" on FYI Wednesday night ... saying, he was so affected when the kid called him out, he implemented a self-ban on the green stuff when he's around the kids.

"I went to practice high one day and one of the kids said 'coach, you smell like my momma's boyfriend.' And I had to check myself and I stopped smoking from that day for 180 days straight."

Stephanie Seymour escaped her DUI without one of those embarrassing celebrity mug shots, but it's not what you're thinking -- cops say she just got lucky due to a glitch.

TMZ broke the story ... the supermodel got arrested last Friday in Greenwich, CT. The State Police just released her booking photo, and quite frankly ... it looks like a happy candid shot taken while she's sitting and chatting with friends.

Cops tell us the photo was snapped as an officer was booking her and it's NOT a mistake. This is how CT State Police take mug shots now -- with a camera on an officer's desktop computer -- however cops say she should have been looking into the lens.

We're told it's unclear if human error or a computer glitch is behind the pic being taken at the wrong moment -- they've had "issues" with the new computerized system.

Either way, it worked out for Seymour.

Tip for DMX -- get arrested in Connecticut more often.

A famous British politician has admitted he's a full-fledged "poppers" enthusiast -- and says a proposed ban to outlaw the drug would be "fantastically stupid."

The man on the pro-poppers crusade is MP (Member of Parliament) Crispin Blunt -- an openly gay man who also happens to be the uncle of actress Emily Blunt.

Blunt was speaking about a bill to ban certain recreational drugs -- including poppers -- when he revealed that he's a big fan of the stuff ... sometimes used by gay men to prepare their bodies for sex.

"I use poppers," Blunt said ... "I out myself as a poppers user. And would be directly affected by this legislation. And I was astonished to find that it’s proposed they be banned and, frankly, so were very many gay men."

He continued ... "There are sometimes that something is proposed which becomes personal to you and you realize the government is about to do something fantastically stupid and in those circumstances one has a duty to speak up."

Blunt says a ban on the drug would force users to get it illegally -- putting people at risk.

"The issue is about supply and, what it might do to someone like me, is to put me into the hands of the criminals to get my supply for something that I used to think was perfectly OK."

Rodger Bumpass -- the actor who plays Squidward Tentacles on "SpongeBob SquarePants" -- was arrested Friday night for DUI.

Law enforcement sources tell us cops noticed a blue PT Cruiser stopped in the middle of a road just before 11 PM with a man leaning against the car.

When cops walked up to the guy -- Bumpass -- they say he walked away and was so unsteady he nearly fell.

Our sources say Bumpass confessed to driving just before cops spotted him and he was arrested after failing a field sobriety test.

Our sources tell us ... Bumpass' blood alcohol level was more than twice the legal limit.

11:08 PM PST -- According to the accident report ... Jamie and another civilian broke the window, cut the driver's seat belt and pulled him out of the truck.

Jamie Foxx may have saved a man's life after pulling him from a burning vehicle ... but he couldn't save him from getting busted for DUI.

TMZ broke the story, Foxx went into hero mode Monday night in Hidden Hills after a car flipped and caught fire outside his house. Foxx rescued the driver ... who easily could have been burned alive.

Law enforcement tells us the driver -- 32-year-old Brett Kyle -- was rushed to the hospital with serious injuries -- and then booked for DUI.

Stephanie Seymour got a DUI ... after allegedly going the wrong way at a stop sign.

The supermodel was arrested on Friday night in Greenwich, CT. According to Connecticut State Police, Stephanie was stopped on an off-ramp from I-95 when another car came up and stopped behind her. Instead of going forward ... cops say Stephanie threw her 2015 Range Rover into reverse and hit the other vehicle.

She refused to take a field sobriety test, even though the officer on the scene said she smelled like booze, was unsteady on her feet and had bloodshot eyes.

The driver of the other car did not report any injuries.

"The Sandlot" star who has been charged with felony assault helped beat a grad student within an inch of his life ... according to new legal docs.

Michael Vitar, who played Benny "The Jet" Rodriguez in the flick, allegedly attacked the 23-year-old USSB student on Halloween night.

According to a search warrant obtained by TMZ, 2 of Vitar's friends, both of whom are firefighters, spotted Samuel Chang passing out candy in the street of his gated L.A. community. The firefighters suspected Chang was passing out tainted candy and confronted him.

The warrant claims the 2 firefighters began beating on Chang, restraining him with a chokehold. The legal docs claim Vitar -- now a firefighter as well -- joined in, mid beating.

The warrant says the beating was so bad Chang's pulse stopped and the firefighters had to get their gear and revive him.

Chang was taken to the hospital with horrific injuries, including burst blood vessels in the eye, bleeding on the brain, kidney failure and hemorrhaging due to suffocation.

Chang had recorded the audio of the beating on his cell phone, and cops believe they can hear Vitar say, "I got the legs."

The student says he smelled alcohol on the breath of one of the firefighters. The firefighters told cops they believed Chang was under the influence of PCP, but doctors found no drugs in his system.

Here it is ... a picture of the special bottle of wine the Golden State Warriors gave to Kobe Bryant ... and we're told it's worth a FORTUNE!!

TMZ Sports spoke with John Schwartz -- the owner of the Amuse Bouche Winery in Napa Valley -- who tells us the special 5 liter Jerobaum bottle of 2012 cabernet was specially made for #24.

"The wine was made by famed winemaker Heidi Barrett," Schwartz tells us -- Barrett happens to be one of the most famous winemakers in the country.

Schwartz would not put an exact number on the value of the bottle -- but says similar bottles usually sell for "tens of thousands of dollars."

"This one is one of a kind ... it's priceless."

In fact, the bottle was hand-etched and then painted specifically for Bryant -- by request of the owners of the Warriors who are personal friends with Schwartz.

Bryant was also gifted a Napa vacation package -- complete with dinners at some of the best restaurants in the area.

Lil Wayne's giant eyes, and giant double cup, are telling a story here.

No, he's not at a strip club ... he's in VIP Room, one of the biggest clubs in Dubai. Yes, Dubai, U.A.E -- in the Middle East -- which has a zero tolerance for drug use that includes VERY stiff punishments.

So, sipping on sizzurp -- from a dead-giveaway double cup bigger than his head -- doesn't seem like the smartest decision for Weezy, who was BUGGING out about something.

Of course, he's Weezy, so maybe regular rules don't apply to him ... even in the Middle East.

New England Patriots star Chandler Jones was shirtless and acting very strange outside a police station in Foxborough on Sunday ... and cops say they smelled weed at his home in the moments following the incident ... this according to the police report.

Here's how it all went down ... cops say they first noticed Chandler scurrying toward the cops-only back entrance of their station around 7:40 AM in a pair of blue sweatpants with no shirt.

Then suddenly, without warning, cops say Jones dropped to his knees, interlocked his fingers behind his head and began to move slowly toward the ground.

"Honestly, it appeared as if he was actively praying or worshipping," one officer reported.

When cops sprinted toward Jones, he laid down on his stomach with his arms wide out -- and told cops, "I'm Chandler Jones" ... and that he had "been told" to come to the station.

Cops say Jones was unable to provide them with an explanation about why he was there.

Cops ultimately determined he had not broken any laws -- and called paramedics to attend to him.

One of the officers was sent to Chandler's home to grab his keys -- and while there, reported the smell of burnt marijuana in the home.

A wasted Nick Carter and his equally drunk friend got beat up by bar staff at a bar in Florida Wednesday night before getting arrested ... with Nick allegedly trying to choke a bouncer ... TMZ has learned.

According to the police report, obtained by TMZ, bar staff told cops Carter and his pal Michael Papayans were HAMMERED when they arrived to the bar before 7 PM.

Bar workers say they REFUSED to serve the guys -- and then kicked 'em out when they became angry with the bartenders. That's when things got violent.

Witnesses and staff told cops one of the guys tried to sucker punch an employee -- Papayans headbutted the bar manager -- and then Carter grabbed a bouncer BY THE THROAT!!

So, what happens when you try to fight the bar? The bar wins.

Cops say when they arrived on scene both guys were already restrained by staffers -- and Papayans had blood all over his hands, face and knees.

Eventually, both men were arrested for battery -- Carter is still in custody.

Tell me why??????

Drake Bell is now officially charged with DUI -- TMZ has learned -- and it's not the first time the actor's been charged with the crime.

The L.A. County District Attorney charged Bell with one count of misdemeanor DUI for his arrest last month. Cops say he refused to have his BAC tested when they pulled him over for allegedly swerving and driving 55 in a 35.

Bell was also charged with DUI in San Diego in 2009. Since he's now a repeat offender ... he's facing at least 4 days in jail and a suspended license.

Khloe Kardashian laid into Lamar Odom after he nearly died -- not just for the drug abuse, but for doing it in a brothel.

Khloe got into the whole ordeal with Lamar during her appearance on 'Howard Stern' Wednesday morning, and when Howard asked about why an ex-NBA star would have to pay for sex ... she went OFF.

Listen to her reaction -- ranting about herbal viagra and the hookers, and says she also made Lamar promise her something.

While she was in NY, Khloe also hit up 'GMA' ... where she admitted she and Lamar are only technically married. Even though she yanked divorce docs, there's nothing romantic between them anymore.

Disney star Michael Galeota, who died Sunday at 31, had a rough road to the end.

Galeota struggled with alcohol issues, racking up 3 DUIs from 2006 - 2015. The last DUI -- in September -- was an ongoing case. He served jail time on a few occasions for violating his probation in alcohol-related incidents.

The actor, who starred in "The Jersey" on the Disney Channel, had a history of hypertension and high cholesterol. He also battled diverticulitis, inflammation of the digestive track.

Sam Smith got to the nub of the matter when he celebrated his Golden Globe win.

Sam tasted sweet victory at the Beverly Hilton Hotel before leaving for an after-party at the Chateau Marmont on the Sunset Strip.

Now we know ... it's way better than a door stop.