Drugs & Alcohol

Jonathan Goldsmith -- best known as "The Most Interesting Man in the World" until yesterday -- is staying thirsty ... for bigger, better gigs.

Dos Equis announced it was retiring the famous commercial character on Wednesday, and Goldsmith tells TMZ ... he immediately got his management team on the horn to relaunch his film and TV career.

Goldsmith's been with Dos Equis for 9 years, but before that he was a very successful working actor ... starring in movies like "Hang 'Em High" and TV series like "Dallas," "Knots Landing," and "CHiPs."

He says the Mexican beer gig was very, very good to him -- about $1 mil a year for 5 days of work. And while real life JG counts Prez Obama and Richard Branson as friends, and clears active land mines in Vietnam -- he's hoping for new roles to break the 'Most Interesting Man' mold.

At least Dos Equis is sending him off with a bang ...

She's about to be suspended from the court ... but Maria Sharapova still has the beach -- and today, she grabbed her racket to hit some balls on the sand.

Despite the fact Nike suspended her deal in the wake of her failed drug test, Maria was sporting Swoosh pants and shoes on an L.A. beach Wednesday afternoon ... with a smile on her face.

Maria admitted she tested positive for a banned substance at the Australian Open back in January -- and the International Tennis Federation has announced she'll be provisionally suspended starting March 12th.

In the meantime, might as well get a tan right?

Rob Kardashian and Blac Chyna want you to believe he's in the throes of a crash diet, but get a load of his carbo-load and the booze to help wash it down.

Rob and Chyna hit up Benihana in Encino for lunch Tuesday ... and our Far East sources tell us they wolfed down a "whole bunch of sushi," as they sipped on a couple rounds of sake and mimosas.

Rob's had issues with substance abuse, and Chyna's fresh off a daytime arrest in Texas after getting wasted at the airport.

That said ... it looks like Rob's losing a bunch of weight.

The Benihana diet. Who knew?

Katt Williams is once again locked up ... after cops found weed and firearms while serving a search warrant at his house.

The Hall County Sheriff's Office in Georgia say the warrant was part of an investigation into Katt that began on March 1, after one of Katt's bodyguards claimed he was beat with a baseball bat and choked after refusing to "engage in criminal activity" at Katt's behest.

The bodyguard claimed Katt threatened to kill him ... but said the assault was carried out by others in the group.

When cops raided Katt's home Tuesday morning ... they found several firearms, and "large quantities" of marijuana.

Katt was booked for aggravated assault, terroristic threats, and false imprisonment. Cops say they will also add the drug and weapons charges.

Robert Downey Jr.'s son has followed in his footsteps, getting his drug record wiped clean.

Indio Downey showed up at an L.A. courthouse Tuesday morning, where a judge dismissed his cocaine case, after he submitted proof he had successfully completed a drug diversion program.

The dismissal comes 2 months after California Governor Jerry Brown gave Robert Downey Jr. a full pardon for his drug convictions.

Indio spoke to Judge Lauren Weis Birnstein in open court, saying, "I would like to say I am truly grateful for the experience I had over the last 20 months in recovery." He went on, "I'm so blessed to have my life back. I hope to be an inspiration to work with others in the future."

Indio was arrested in June 2014 in West Hollywood when cops drove alongside the vehicle in which he was riding and noticed he was smoking something out of a pipe. Cops found coke on the actor's son.

The dismissal erases the entire criminal case ... it's as if Indio was never even arrested.

Jennifer Lawrence is done with licking her Oscar wounds, because she's already cavorting in a bikini, beer in hand, in the Bahamas.

J.Law and friends dove for Conch shells Friday ... before she popped open a bottle of Miller High Life, took a swig and spit out the foam.

It's pretty clear now ... Scott Disick isn't concerned about drinking after his rehab sting -- he's lounging poolside with hot chicks down in Mexico.

Scott surfaced at Joe Francis' home in Punta Mita along with at least 5 babes in bikinis ... including one Kendall Jenner look-alike.

We'll say this ... at least he's hyrdating. Scott downed agua while taking some phone calls, but switched to cervezas when it was time to chill with the ladies.

Bobbi Kristina Brown's boyfriend feels vindicated by her autopsy findings -- thinking it proves he had nothing to do with her death, but he's pissed prosecutors sat on the info for so long.

Members of Nick Gordon's legal team tell TMZ ... the just released report shows Bobbi Kristina was in the throes of serious drug addiction, and that can't possibly be pinned on Gordon.

As we reported, she had weed, cocaine, morphine (possibly from heroin), anti-anxiety pills and booze in her system.

Additionally, they point to the Medical Examiner's notes -- the findings refute earlier media reports that Bobbi Kristina had injuries on her face. The ME could not determine if her death was accidental or intentional.

But we're told his legal team, lead by Jose Baez, are most upset prosecutors kept the report under seal for nearly a year ... since they feel it clears his name. It was unsealed only after members of the media pressured them to release it. Nick feels that if it was shown to the public sooner, the perception of him would be totally different.

Texans WR Jaelen Strong initially lied to police about having weed when he was arrested last week -- but quickly fessed up and pulled a box of joints out of his crotch ... and TMZ Sports has the footage.

Zac Efron was hanging at a Florida pub Saturday night ... with a monkey-like creature on his arm.

Zac was shooting "Baywatch" in Boca Raton, hanging at an Irish pub for the night, when a random patron walked in with a Kinkajou. Zac took to the rainforest dweller -- called a "honey bear" in Central America -- and got handsy with it.

The Kinkajou has a propensity to drink people's drinks ... so you gotta see this one in action.

Sam Smith got a fitting thank you for his Oscars LGBT shout-out -- getting serenaded by a famous drag queen at legendary gay bar, The Abbey.

We're told Sam and his crew rolled into the club around 11 PM for their Monday night Lip Service drag show and stayed till about 1:30 AM fueled on vodka.

It’s quickly becoming Sam’s tradition … he hit the same spot after his Golden Globes win, but this time he was singled out by Vicki Vox ... who's a legend in the drag world for her parody hit, "This Boy Is A Bottom."

Vox had some sweet words for Sam during the show ... for a drag queen at least.

11:15 AM PT: Leon's rep tells TMZ ... Leon is legally authorized to license and sell Hendrix-themed merchandise and has been doing so for years. As for the latest liquor lawsuit ... Leon's rep says Leon's not to blame, claiming some former business associates went rogue a few years back -- and, in fact, Leon is planning to sue as well.

Jimi Hendrix was all for Purple Haze, all in your brain, but his estate ain't down to push a specialty liqueur that jacked his famous song title ... according to a new lawsuit.

The company that controls the late guitar great's merchandising is going after Leon Hendrix ... one of Jimi's relatives because he's hawking something called Purple Haze Liqueur. Bottles of the berry-flavored cognac and vodka blend also feature a picture of Jimi.

Experience Hendrix wants a judge to shut down all sales for obvious reasons -- it says Leon has no authority to use the name or likeness, plus he's done this before. In 2008, Experience Hendrix blocked sales of Jimi Hendrix Electric Vodka ... which it believes Leon was behind.

EH points out Leon is kind of a black sheep in the fam, saying Jimi's father purposely left him out when he doled out control of Jimi's music and merchandising.

The keepers of all things Jimi are suing Leon and his biz partner for all their profits and to get an injunction blocking all future sales.

Houston Texans WR Jaelen Strong was arrested in Scottsdale, AZ this weekend -- after cops say he admitted to smoking weed without a medical card.

Strong -- who was a superstar at Arizona State -- was busted Sunday night ... after the car he was in was stopped for not having visible license plates.

When cops approached the vehicle ... officers say another NFL player was also in the car -- GB Packers cornerback Damarious Randall (who also went to ASU).

Cops say the car reeked of weed -- and Strong ultimately admitted to smoking the weed. Cops say he also handed over a cigar box with 3 joints inside.

A drug mule tried to put the "sneak" in sneakers last week -- but got busted at JFK with $90,000 worth of heroin in 3 pairs of Nike Air Force 1s ... officials say.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection says the drug mover was on a flight from the Dominican Republic -- and when he got to the inspection, officials noticed his shoes were unusually heavy.

In the end, officials say they found 3 POUNDS of heroin hidden in the kicks ... with an estimated street value of $90,000!!!

The perp was arrested and handed over to Homeland Security -- and now faces federal drug smuggling charges.

Leo DiCaprio celebrated his Oscar win by puffing on a vape pen and sipping a cocktail.

Leo was at Ago restaurant in WeHo to celebrate his win, and he was the center of attention.

When he left, someone gave him a bottle of booze. And the weirdest thing ... someone ran out after Leo's car with his Oscar, almost as if someone forgot to take it.

UFC Prez Dana White has lashed out at fighter Nate Diaz, telling TMZ Sports Diaz is not only wrong when he says "all UFC fighters are on steroids," he's also hypocritical.

White tells us, "The UFC unquestionably has the best drug testing program in all of sports. All done by the United States Anti-Doping Association."

Dana is quick to add Nate's own teammates, Gilbert Melendez and Jake Shields, were both busted for PEDs ... point out, "If you are cheating, you get caught."