Tennis Star Nick Kyrgios Takes A Swig Of Beer From Fan's Cup ... After Australian Open Win
Tennis star Nick Kyrgios committed a huge COVID no-no on Tuesday -- celebrating his Australian Open win by taking a swig of a fan's beer.
Check out the clip ... after Kyrgios defeated his opponent, Liam Broady, in the first round, he went over to some fans and had a beer put in his face.
Nick Kyrgios’ first round match at the Australian Open:
— ESPN UK (@ESPNUK) January 18, 2022 @ESPNUK
Underarm tweener serve 😳
Hit the Ronaldo SIUU ⚽️
Drank a fan’s beer 🍺
Absolute box office. pic.twitter.com/s7iAzPJljC
The supporter holding the suds appeared to urge Nick to drink -- and after a few seconds of debating it, he caved and took a sip from the guy's cup.
Of course, the fans in attendance loved every second of it -- encouraging the tennis star to keep drinking -- but it might not have been the best optics for the major event.
Even though the 26-year-old Kyrgios was born and raised in Australia and loves his fans there -- given all the COVID drama that just went down with Novak Djokovic in the country, event organizers couldn't have been thrilled to see the scene.
You'll recall, Djokovic was just booted from the country after Australian government officials said his COVID vax status posed a threat to public safety. Maskless sipping of strangers' drinks might just fall in the same vein.
No word yet on if Kyrgios will face any type of reprimand for the actions.
In the meantime, Nick's next match is slated for Wednesday against Daniil Medvedev.
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Jim Belushi Rodents Get High on My Supply ... Weed Farming Ain't Easy!!!
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Jim Belushi's digging into life as a cannabis farmer, but he's running into a bunch of new challenges -- some caused by rodents, and some by politicians. Yes, there's a difference.
JB's reality show, "Growing Belushi," is back for a second season, and on Tuesday's "TMZ Live" he revealed one of the biggest surprises he's encountered on his 93-acre marijuana farm in Oregon are underground pets.
Farmer Jim says he's constantly battling gophers and ground squirrels, which seem to love getting high off his plants. We think he's joking but seems plausible! Then again, we're no scientists.
Sounds like he'll be doing his best impression of Bill Murray in "Caddyshack" when the show returns Wednesday night on Discovery.
On the business end of things, we talked to Jim about the push for federal legalization and, sorry to harsh your buzz, but he doesn't see it happening anytime soon ... because of how much money's at stake.
Fact is, his farm sits in the area Jim calls the Napa Valley of marijuana -- it produces the best buds in the land -- and, right now, the states of Cali and Oregon are enjoying all the tax revenue that comes along with that.
You gotta see his explanation, but, in a nutshell, he's not so sure states are willing to share -- or let's say, puff puff pass -- all that dough with the feds.
Interesting perspective here from a guy who's now deep in the industry, and loving it.
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Ex-NHL Star Chris Pronger Chugs A Beer!!! During Jersey Retirement Ceremony
Former NHL player Chris Pronger went full-blown Stone Cold Steve Austin Monday night ... 'cause the former defenseman chugged a beer in the middle of his own jersey retirement ceremony.
The St. Louis Blues raised Pronger's #44 to the rafters at the Enterprise Center ... a celebration that was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Pronger made up for the wait by whipping out a can of Bud Light to commemorate the occasion ... taking a sip while addressing the crowd.
When you slam a beer at your jersey retirement ceremony, you truly are one of the greats. Congratulations @chrispronger. #stlblues pic.twitter.com/XQN8oqVRw3
— St. Louis Blues (@StLouisBlues) January 18, 2022 @StLouisBlues
"And to you all," Chris said as a toast to the fans before chuggin' down the brewski ... going on to thank the fans for embracing his style of play and molding him into the man he became.
Of course, the St. Louis faithful ate up the gesture ... as you can audibly hear cheers and applause once the beer made its grand entrance.
47-year-old Pronger had a remarkable career ... playing for various teams throughout his NHL tenure.
Pronger -- who spent 9 of his 18 seasons in the NHL with the Blues -- played in 1,167 career games ... winning both the Norris and Hart Trophy. Chris also won his only Stanley Cup in 2007 with the Anaheim Ducks.
Unfortunately, Chris's career came to an abrupt halt after he sustained a scary concussion while a member of the Flyers org in 2011. Pronger has since opened up about the post-concussion syndrome he's endured.
Chris finished his career with two Olympic gold medals (2002, 2010) ... and was voted to the Hall of Fame the first year he was eligible in 2015.
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Jim Belushi Tuned Up for New 'Growing' Season ... Cannabis Biz Booming!!!
You might say Jim Belushi's hitting some high notes for the return of his marijuana farm docuseries ... in fact, ya might say the guy's got the blues over all his green!!!
"Growing Belushi" is coming back for a second season, starting Wednesday on Discovery, as Jim and fellow cannabis farmers try to spark up business, and based on this clip it sure sounds like they're buzzing ... about their potential success. 😉
Jim dips into his past "Blues Brothers" experience to freestyle a weed-influenced remix of the old gospel classic, 'This Train.' He can still blow a harmonica.
This season Jim's taking viewers behind the scenes of what it takes to build and manage his Oregon-based weed farm through lots of challenges ... like harsh weather, mold, pests and politics.
Belushi's farm started off with about 48 plants back in 2015, during Oregon's medical marijuana program... today that same farm takes up a hefty 93 acres.
Now, Jim shares more about his journey in the legal marijuana industry, and this season some famous friends are along for the ride ... including Dan Aykroyd, Larry Joe Campbell and Guy Fieri.
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Vic Mensa Arrested for Shrooms at Customs
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Vic Mensa's having a bad trip -- back from Africa, that is -- because U.S. Customs Agents have him in custody for allegedly returning with a stash of mushrooms ... TMZ has learned.
The rapper was taken into custody Saturday at Dulles International Airport outside D.C. ... where he'd just returned from Ghana. According to our law enforcement sources, Vic was pulled aside for a secondary search, and that's when agents found what they believe are shrooms.
We're told the feds are still testing the substance they allegedly found to confirm it is what they think it is.
Vic was booked for felony narcotics possession. Fun fact: Psilocybin (the scientific name for shrooms) remains a Schedule I substance under federal law -- although there's now a push in some states to legalize it ... and they've already been decriminalized in some communities.
Vic had been hanging in Ghana with Chance the Rapper and lots of people in high places. The duo posed for pics with President Nana Akufo-Addo.
The Chicago-born and raised artists had been traveling around Africa for a couple weeks to encourage tourism.
We've reached out to Vic's reps, but no word back yet.
First day back from vacay always sucks, but Vic's got it especially tough.
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'16 & Pregnant' Star Jordan Cashmyer Dead at 26
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Jordan Cashmyer, who starred in "16 & Pregnant," has died ... TMZ has learned.
Although the medical examiner has confirmed her death with TMZ, no cause or manner of death was provided.
Jordan and her boyfriend, Derek Taylor and daughter Evie were on the show back in 2014. Their situation was desperate ... they were homeless as she was about to give birth. Jordan's family did not approve of her relationship with Derek and essentially disowned her.
Their struggle did not end when the cameras stopped rolling.
Jordan and Derek broke up after the show, but they were not able to properly care for their daughter. Jordan's dad and stepmom stepped in and shared guardianship with him for a time.
Jordan signed away her custody rights to Derek's mom back in 2015, on a temporary basis. She was struggling with mental health issues, addiction and had suicidal thoughts.
By 2017, Jordan was working at a strip club and ended up getting arrested for drug possession.
It's a really sad story. Jordan was 26. RIP
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Tiffany Haddish Arrested for DUI ... Allegedly Asleep at Wheel
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Tiffany Haddish is facing a DUI charge after cops say she was dozing in the driver's seat of her vehicle early Friday morning in Georgia ... TMZ has learned.
Law enforcement tells us Tiffany was arrested by Peachtree City PD officers around 4 AM ET. Although she was getting booked for DUI, the comedian still managed to smile for the camera when cops snapped her mug shot.
Cops were responding to a call for a driver who'd fallen asleep at the wheel. Officers had a description of the vehicle and were on the lookout for it when they spotted Tiffany pulling into a neighborhood.
They stopped her and arrested her for DUI and improper stopping on a roadway. Cops believe she'd smoked marijuana.
Tiffany was only in police custody for a few hours. According to records, obtained by TMZ, she posted $1,666 to bond out of jail around 6:30 AM.
We've reached out to Tiffany's reps for comment, but no word back yet.
Obviously, it's no excuse for driving impaired ... but we do know Tiffany's been dealing with a lot of loss lately. Sources connected tell us her grandmother, who raised her, recently died -- as did her dog, and her close friends Bob Saget and producer Carl Craig.
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Cops: WWE Legend Tammy Sytch Threatened To Kill Man With Scissors ... Before Arrest
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Cops say WWE legend Tammy Sytch -- aka Sunny -- allegedly threatened to kill her "intimate partner" with a pair of scissors before she was arrested on Thursday, TMZ Sports has learned.
In new court documents, law enforcement officers in New Jersey say Sytch was involved in a domestic dispute with a man that could have turned fatal.
Details of how the alleged altercation began are unclear ... but in the docs, officers say Sytch raised a pair of scissors "in the air towards the victim" and threatened to kill him.
Cops say that an officer witnessed the incident ... and added that Sytch "appeared to be under the influence of drugs or alcohol" during the altercation.
The alleged victim suffered no injuries, cops added.
Sytch was ultimately arrested ... and court records show she was booked on three criminal charges -- including possessing a weapon for unlawful purpose, and terroristic threats. Jail records show she's still in custody.
Sytch -- who's had multiple run-ins with the law in the past few years -- is considered one of the best female wrestling personalities ever ... being inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2011.
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Conor McGregor Ireland Bar Attacked ... Cops On Hunt For Suspects
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Conor McGregor's popular bar in Ireland was attacked Wednesday night -- reportedly being hit by Molotov cocktails -- and now, cops say they're on the hunt for suspects.
According to The Sun, criminals threw two petrol bombs at McGregor's The Black Forge Inn in Dublin last night, and also left two pipe bombs near the watering hole's entrance as well.
A rep for McGregor tells TMZ Sports the UFC superstar was NOT inside of the building while it all went down. No word yet if he was an intended target in the attack.
"No one was impacted," the rep said, "and the pub is open and busy as always."
Ireland authorities confirmed to TMZ Sports there was "an incident of attempted criminal damage" near the Dublin pub ... but, thankfully, they added, "No damage was done to the premises."
Cops said they're now searching for any leads, and are urging any witnesses with video to contact them ASAP.
McGregor -- who bought The Black Forge Inn over two years ago -- has been spotted at the bar several times this month ... even posting footage from inside of the venue just hours before the attack happened on Wednesday.
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Joe Judge Needs Beer & Pizza After Giants Firing ... Gets Massive Order Delivered To NJ Home
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Forget ice cream and movies ... Joe Judge is getting over his New York Giants breakup with beer and pizza -- and a whole hell of a lot of it!!!
The former G-Men head coach -- who was canned on Tuesday following two abysmal seasons with the team -- ordered a boatload of 'za and suds to his New Jersey home on Wednesday, presumably to help drown out his newfound sorrows.
Pictures, taken by a photo agency, show the newly unemployed 40-year-old had nine boxes of pizza as well as several cases of Michelob Ultra and Coors Light delivered to his place. We're also told Judge had flowers arrive on his doorstep as well.
No word yet on if anyone is joining Judge in the pity party -- or if the massive amounts of food and booze are strictly for Judge.
But, if the latter is the case, and it seems excessive -- it quite frankly might not be.
Judge had a brutal two-year stretch as head man of the Giants -- going 10-23 -- and things got so bad, New York co-owner John Mara said Wednesday this year was his "lowest moment" with the team.
It doesn't get much rougher than this to start off the New Year ... here's to hoping the beer buzz and the pizza food coma help out!
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Mark Wahlberg Getting in on Celeb Tequila Biz ... Wants to Take on Clooney & The Rock
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Mark Wahlberg is a savvy businessman -- with his own line of gyms and burger joints -- but now he's taking on the tequila world with his sights set on some of the biz's celeb heavy-hitters.
A rep for Mark tells us he recently became a principal investor in Flecha Azul -- a company founded by Mexican PGA golfer Abraham Ancer and entrepreneur Aron Marquez -- who first reached out to the actor about the opportunity.
A source close to Mark says he traveled down to the distillery in Tequila, Jalisco, MX to check it out, liked what he saw, and wrote a "very big check" to join the company.
We're told it was important for Mark to be on location, and test the product so he could have "real skin in the game."
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What's more ... our sources say Mark plans to reach out to George Clooney (Casamigos) and "The Rock" (Teremana) for a good ole fashioned tequila-off in the future to determine which celeb-backed brand reigns supreme.
Not only that, we're told Mark's burger chain, Wahlburgers, will exclusively sell Flecha Azul at its locations.
Of course, there's a whole slew of celebs now in the tequila booze biz -- including Kendall Jenner, Kevin Hart, Toby Keith, Justin Timberlake and Diddy.
Now Mark's got his hat in the ring.
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Raiders' Nate Hobbs DUI Arrest ... Mug Shot Released
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TMZ Sports has just obtained the mug shot that Nate Hobbs took after his DUI arrest earlier this week ... and you can see in the photo, the Raiders player clearly wasn't happy to be in custody.
We broke the story ... Hobbs was arrested early Monday morning in Las Vegas after cops say he was found passed out behind the wheel of his car in the exit lanes of a parking garage at The Cromwell.
In new police docs, cops say when they made contact with the Las Vegas cornerback -- who had just played in the team's win over the Colts on Sunday afternoon -- he smelled like booze and had "glassy watery eyes."
Officers also said in the docs that Hobbs had mumbled speech.
Hobbs, though, according to the cops, said he was not drunk ... and instead told them he had fallen asleep in his 2019 Mercedes because "he was just tired."
But police say when they put him through a set of field sobriety tests, he "failed said tests" and was ultimately arrested.
Hobbs was booked on a misdemeanor DUI charge ... and he posed for a mug shot photo looking stern in a pink T-shirt. He's now due in court for a hearing on the matter in May.
Hobbs' attorneys told us following the arrest they have "serious concerns" that Hobbs' situation "does not qualify as a DUI under Nevada law."
The Raiders, meanwhile, say Hobbs is -- for now -- still slated to play in the team's critical game against the Chargers on Sunday despite the run-in with officers.
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Renee Graziano 'Mob Wives' Star Busted for DWI ... Hit Parked Car, Cops Say
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Renee Graziano allegedly smashed her vehicle into a parked SUV, and now she's been arrested for driving while impaired ... TMZ has confirmed.
The "Mob Wives" star was driving her Nissan Tuesday night in Staten Island when she struck a parked Jeep Wrangler and then rolled over to the other side of the road ... according to our law enforcement sources.
We're told officers actually witnessed Renee getting out of the driver's seat of her car ... and they say she was incoherent with dilated eyes and slurred speech.
Our sources say Renee copped to having taken an Adderall earlier in the day and was promptly taken into custody for DWI. Daily Mail first reported her arrest.
No one was in the parked Jeep she allegedly hit, and we're told Renee was taken to a hospital for a blood test.
Story developing ...
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'Anchorman' Star David Koechner Pissed Off Mug Shot After DUI, Hit & Run Arrest
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1:31 PM PT -- 1/3 -- Law enforcement sources tell us Koechner blew two tires before he was pulled over. We're told he blew a .13 BAC in the field and then a .12 once back at the station.
10:20 AM PT -- 1/3 -- We've obtained Koechner's mug shot following his arrest, and one thing is for sure ... the dude looked pissed off to be in custody.
3:51 PM PT -- Koechner surfaced Sunday looking carefree and pretty chill ... considering he'd just spent a night in jail.
The dude was snapped pumping gas into a vehicle, while also downing what seems to be a 7-Eleven Big Gulp. Speaking of that car -- this may well be the one he's alleged to have hit a sign with, because you can see some noticeable damage on the backside.
Could be related, or could be nothing at all -- at any rate ... stay safe, man!
David Koechner might not be too different from the guys he plays in movies -- because the dude spent New Year's Eve in a cell for drinking and driving ... this according to cops.
The 'Anchorman' and 'Office' star was busted for suspected DUI and hit and run Friday in Simi Valley, CA -- where he got picked up by the local cops around 3 PM PT ... well before midnight. Koechner was booked into Ventura County Jail around 5 PM PT ... and his vehicle was towed.
Law enforcement sources tell TMZ ... police got a call for an erratic driver, which a patrolling officer located -- only to find David behind the wheel. We're told he was given field sobriety tests, which he didn't do well on ... and got hauled in for drunk driving and allegedly hitting a street sign with his car.
Per online records, he was released early the next morning ... around 5 AM PT. He's got a court date in March to answer for this arrest.
There's no question it's Dave here. All his info lines up with what we know about him publicly ... same DOB, same height (6'2"), from Missouri, occupation as an actor, etc.
Of course, David is known for playing party animals ... especially when portraying Champ Kind, or even Todd Packer from "The Office," both of whom are known for boozy adventures.
DK hasn't had any other run-ins with the law that we're aware of -- this seems to be his first DUI, at least in Cali. We've reached out to David's camp ... so far, no word back.
Originally Published -- 1/2 11:29 AM PT
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MTV's Darrell Taylor Arrested At Apartment ... Found Lying Out Drunk!!!
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MTV's Darrell Taylor has been busted for public intoxication, after someone called cops complaining of a very drunk man lying in an apartment hallway ... TMZ has learned.
It all went down earlier this month in Burbank ... when someone in the apartment complex called cops about a man who was allegedly stumbling around and ringing doorbells.
When officers arrived, they found 42-year-old Taylor – a multi-time winner of MTV’s "The Challenge" – flat on the ground in front of one of the units -- so drunk they had to take action to protect him.
Cops arrested Taylor, and he was later booked on a charge of public intoxication and later released.
Darrell tells us he was trying to get back to his hotel and got lost. He says he went down the wrong street and apparently ended up at the apartment complex by accident.
Turns out he was never able to make it back to his hotel. We got that.
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Katy Perry Lactates Beer at Vegas Concert ... 'My Corona' Not On Set List
Katy Perry is the queen of hip hops ... because she opened her Vegas residency with her own brew ... and you gotta see how she did it!
Katy was performing Wednesday night at Resorts World when she started yapping with a giant COVID mask about this and that ... and then had a hankering for a beer.
So, the 37-year-old mother of 1 was super resourceful, using the can attached to her dress to lactate a glass of Corona, and the crowd loved it.
At one point during the show, Katy popped out of a neon toilet.
It's interesting that Katy actually made COVID a theme in the concert, as you can see from the video.
She'll be doing 32 shows through March of next year. She'll also receive a Queen's ransom for her efforts ... reportedly $168 mil! It's not unprecedented ... Celine Dion and J Lo also made a fortune during their residencies in Sin City.
Omicron is raging, but Vegas is still poppin'.