Drugs & Alcohol

Convicted woman beater Montee Ball -- a former NFL running back -- turns 26 Monday.

And his gift? Dude just got released from jail.

Ball -- who was drafted by the Broncos in the 2nd round of the 2013 Draft -- was doing time in Wisconsin after pleading guilty to disorderly conduct and battery stemming from 2 incidents involving 2 different women.

Now, after serving more than 60 days in jail, he's out ... but with strings attached.

Ball is now on probation for the next 18 months and MUST remain sober as part of the deal.

He must also submit to random drug and alcohol testing and complete a domestic violence treatment course.

One last thing ... he must also stay away from any bars, taverns or liquor stores -- so, no turning up at the club tonight.

UFC tough guy Max Holloway says he's TEAM LEGALIZE WEED ... even though he doesn't smoke it himself.

After Nick Diaz spelled out why the UFC should do away with pot as a banned substance, we asked Holloway for his thoughts ... and he told us he's on board with the benefits of medical marijuana.

But the funniest part of this clip ... when he calls out Anthony Pettis -- diagnosing the UFC fighter with a case of "pussy-itis" ... and informing him, "I got the vaccine!"

There's a new Beer Mile record holder in town ... and not only is he the fastest, most buzzed athlete around, he just landed an endorsement with ADIDAS!!

Corey Bellemore, a 22-year-old college runner for the University of Windsor in Canada, smashed the beer mile world record with a time of 4:34.25 back in August ... and now he's already reaping the benefits with a deal with Three Stripes.

The previous record holder, Lewis Kent (4:47) nabbed a deal with Brooks Running last year ... making this the second major branded endorsement for a beer miler.

"I think with the exposure we created last year around Lewis, more companies are thinking of getting involved in Beer Mile," Kent and Bellemore's rep, Kris Mychasiw, tells TMZ Sports.

Get this ... Corey is a serious track athlete and is gunning to compete in the 2020 Olympic Games ... so the deal is for both the beer mile and professional competition.

Bellemore will have access to Adidas' full line of apparel and footwear, so you know what that means ... FREE YEEZYS!!!!

UFC superstar Nick Diaz says he's the "face of weed for athletes" ... and isn't afraid to admit it.

In fact, Diaz says he's the "Number 1 athletic stoner besides Michael Phelps."

Diaz -- who's tested positive for weed on several occasions -- appeared on "The Jasta Show" and explained why athletes should be ALLOWED to smoke marijuana ... especially after a fight.

You gotta listen to Diaz explain it ... but essentially says he relies on weed to get his head right ... especially after he's been knocked out and he's discombobulated.

Diaz admits weed can be performance enhancing ... but no more so than vitamins.

There's also this ... Nick says his brother, Nate Diaz, was NOT smoking CBD oil after his UFC 202 loss to Conor McGregor -- he was blazing up good ol' fashioned weed.

Here's Greg Hardy looking blue during a court hearing in Dallas Wednesday ... where he's facing a cocaine charge stemming from a Sept. arrest.

Nothing big happened inside the courtroom -- the hearing was kicked to Dec. 19 -- but outside, Hardy's attorneys hinted at his possible defense ... saying footage of the arrest is disturbing, according to FOX 4.

As we previously reported, Hardy was arrested on Sept. 25 and charged with 1 count of felony possession of a controlled substance ... after cops say they found coke in his wallet.

The guy who let Lady Gaga stroke his golden chin was bad at romance, but apparently worse at driving ... he got busted twice for DUI in less than 2 months.

Burbank cops tell TMZ Yuri Bradac -- who starred in Gaga's "Bad Romance" video -- was arrested for DUI last week after crashing into a wall at a Chevron station.

Bradac was also popped for drunk driving last month. He pled no contest and he's on probation, which makes the most recent DUI all the more serious, because it comes with mandatory jail time.

As if that's not bad enough ... Bradac refused to take a sobriety test after being arrested last week, which means his license will be automatically suspended for a year.

Bradac has had a lot of success in music videos over the years ... he's appeared with J Lo, Enrique Iglesias and Timbaland.

We've reached out to Yuri ... he had no comment.

Desiigner can finally put his NYC drug arrest behind him ... the final charge for possession will effectively go away, and his record will be cleared.

The D.A. moved to seal the case and dismiss the charge Tuesday in court. Sources connected with the case tell TMZ ... this was a face-saving move by authorities who avoided simply dropping the charge ... after previously dropping the other charges in his September arrest.

He'd initially been hit with intent to sell, menacing and possession of a loaded gun, but investigators never found a gun and the drugs turned out to be steroids -- most likely prescribed to the driver of Desiigner's SUV that night.

Bottom line for Desiigner: his name will be fully cleared.

He wasn't in court Tuesday. His attorneys, Ian Niles and Stacey Richman, were and told TMZ ... "We're happy he's been exonerated ... and happy with the investigation from the D.A."

Wiz Khalifa almost buried the hatchet with Kanye West by extending a weed stem ... but then turned hostile on 'Ye again at the last second.

We got Wiz leaving Catch Monday night, where he sounded sympathetic to Kanye's recent mental breakdown and even offers a psychedelic remedy that he specializes in.

But before he leaves ... he takes one last shot at his hip-hop foe, who once claimed to own Wiz and Amber Rose's kid. Old grudges die hard.

Kate Major's gonna pay BIG for her arrest last month -- a judge is locking her up for the next 6 months ... TMZ has learned.

Michael Lohan's estranged wife was sentenced Monday for violating probation. Her October arrest in Florida for attacking a cop triggered the violation ... according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.

Kate was already on probation for a 2015 incident in New Orleans when she allegedly got wasted on a plane and threatened the crew. Sources close to Kate tell us she asked for rehab instead of jail time but got shut down.

Want another reason why it's great to be James Harrison -- besides 2 Super Bowls and the ability to beat up everyone? You get awesome gifts ... and JH just got one, a $4k bottle of booze.

The pricey yak comes courtesy of Lawrence Timmons ... Harrison's linebacking teammate on the Steelers, who gifted James with a bottle of Richard Hennessy, a super expensive blend of Henn-Dog.

We looked it up (we drink regular Henny over here) ... and Richard Hennessy is apparently reserved for "connoisseurs of the greatest cognacs" and has an aroma that "fills the nose with delicate nuances of flowers, mixed spices, nutmeg and blanched fennel."

Nick, Joe and Kevin Jonas' little brother allegedly got caught red-handed this week with some illegal green on him in Nashville.

Frankie Jonas -- the "Bonus Jonas Brother," who's 16 -- was cited for possession of marijuana Tuesday night according to our Nashville sources. We're told he got picked up outside of a convenience store.

Sources close to the fam tell us Frankie's a good kid who's always kept his nose clean. He's actually graduated high school already and is taking college courses. We're told he's extremely remorseful about the bust.

Boys will be boys ... even Jonas boys.

While Kanye's on the bench ... Snoop Dogg is blazing up for a second leg of his tour, and he announced it with a super high freestyle.

The Doggfather got blunt about his Puff Puff Pass Tour in this clip ... complete with visual aids for any fans who've forgotten exactly how to puff puff pass.

The tour kicks off next month in South Dakota with some sweet VIP packages -- plus he's got a huge lineup of rappers joining him on the road.

Cops have arrested a doctor in connection with the death of former 3 Doors Down guitarist Matt Roberts.

Roberts died from a prescription drug overdose and West Bend, Wisc. Police believe the source of the drugs was an Alabama physician -- Dr. Richard Snellgrove. He's now been indicted for illegal drug distribution.

Snellgrove reportedly prescribed 5 different controlled substances in the names of different individuals, but prosecutors allege the intended recipient for all the meds was Roberts.

Madonna's son, Rocco, has been arrested in London for possession of weed ... but the arrest flew under the radar for nearly 2 months.

TMZ has confirmed, London police arrested the 16-year-old for possession of cannabis on Sept. 28th. He reportedly incurred the wrath of neighbors who were bothered by what they believed was drug use in their upscale neighborhood when the boy lives with his dad, Guy Ritchie.

According to reports, cops were called and saw Rocco and a friend sitting on a wall with a friend. They claim he tossed something in the air, but they found a small quantity of weed in his backpack and traces on his clothing.

Rocco moved away from his mom almost a year ago to live with his dad in London. She objected, claiming Guy was too permissive and it triggered a nasty court battle. He was seen back in April hanging with friends, and smoking what appeared to be a joint.

Rocco's already been sentenced. He attended a drug ed class.

Steve Francis was BALLIN' OUT during his drunk driving arrest -- claiming he was wearing a $1 MILLION chain when cops took him into custody ... this according to the police report obtained by TMZ Sports.

As we previously reported, the ex-NBA star was popped for DWI in Houston on Saturday night -- and allegedly threatened revenge on the arresting officers.

He was taken to a nearby police station where he was booked -- and while there, cops noted the "property" he had on him at the time ... which included a bunch of weed.

According to the police report, Francis' chain was a "yellow metallic necklace with 'M'" ... valued at $1,000,000. We're told the value was provided to the police by Francis himself.

Cops say he also had 21.92 grams of weed with paper rolls ... which seems a lot to most people but as one stoner in our office put it, "It wouldn't get Snoop out of bed in the morning."

The police report also lists Francis as 6'3", 220 lbs ... about 25 pounds heavier than his playing weight.

Missouri running back Damarea Crockett -- one of the best (if not THE best) freshmen running backs in the country -- was arrested Sunday morning ... after a record-setting performance just hours before.

After putting up 225 YARDS on Tennessee on Saturday (breaking the Mizzou freshman single season rushing record and single game rushing record) ... cops say the 18-year-old was busted smoking weed in a campus parking lot.

He was taken into custody around 4:17 AM on Sunday morning for possession of less than 35 grams of marijuana.

As one law enforcement source put it -- students often go to this particular parking lot to smoke weed. An officer was doing a routine check and saw the fire from the smoking session inside of Crockett's car.

Chad Moller, the Associate Athletic Director at Mizzou, said the team is "aware of the incident and are handling it internally."

Mizzou is set to take on Arkansas on Friday -- no word if Crockett will suit up.