Mad Men Star Slams Report Resurfacing Shocking Hazing Accusations Involving a Hammer, Fire, and Genitals

Hollywood actor Jon Hamm, best known for his role as Don Draper in AMC’s “Mad Men,” has come under renewed scrutiny following the resurfacing of years-old hazing allegations, as reported by The Western Journal.

On Tuesday, the British Daily Mail published a story alleging that Hamm, during his time as a member of the Sigma Nu fraternity at the University of Texas, engaged in extreme hazing practices that resulted in serious injuries to a fraternity pledge.

According to the Daily Mail report, one pledge suffered a fractured spine and nearly lost a kidney during a 1990 initiation incident.

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The allegations claim that Hamm was involved in an incident where he set the pledge’s belt loop on fire, which subsequently spread across the pledge’s jeans.

The report further states that Hamm allegedly used a claw hammer to drag the pledge around a room by his genitals—a claim that has raised considerable controversy.

In response to the publication of these allegations, Hamm lashed out at the Daily Mail. When contacted by the outlet, he remarked, “I’m a little bit offended that you called my personal line. That’s why we have representatives,” adding that the use of his personal number was “inappropriate.”

Hamm noted that the claims are old and dismissed further comment on the matter. He told the Daily Mail that he has no interest in engaging further with what he described as “sensationalized” allegations.

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Hamm addressed these claims previously during a 2018 interview with Esquire.

In that interview, he stated:

“I wouldn’t say it’s accurate. Everything about that is sensationalized. I was accused of these things, I don’t … It’s so hard to get into it. I don’t want to give it any more breath. It was a bummer of a thing that happened. I was essentially acquitted. I wasn’t convicted of anything. I was caught up in a big situation, a stupid kid in a stupid situation, and it’s a f**king bummer. I moved on from it.”

Esquire’s Maximillian Potter noted that whenever the incident is mentioned, Hamm visibly bristles—a reaction that has not changed with the resurfacing of the allegations.

The resurfaced claims appear to be part of a broader trend of controversy over alleged hazing practices among fraternity members, with the Daily Mail suggesting the allegations have resurfaced amid calls for Hamm to be “canceled.”

The recent coverage has drawn criticism from those who view the report as an attempt by the British outlet to capitalize on cultural cancel-culture trends.

Critics contend that the resurfacing of such allegations, years after the incidents occurred, is an effort to revive controversy rather than to serve justice.

It is also noted that assault charges were filed against Hamm when he was a 20-year-old Sigma Nu fraternity member. However, those charges were ultimately dropped, and Hamm was not convicted of any crime.

The Daily Mail’s report, which also promotes its podcast series on the subject, has sparked renewed debate over Hamm’s past conduct and the methods used by media outlets to expose alleged misconduct.

Hamm, now a Golden Globe winner and one of Hollywood’s A-listers, maintains that the allegations are exaggerated and refuses to let the old claims define his career.

As the controversy continues, calls to “cancel” Hamm appear to be part of a larger cultural debate, with many arguing that past mistakes—if unproven and legally dismissed—should not tarnish a long-established career in entertainment.

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