{"id":2428087,"date":"2025-04-27T18:41:02","date_gmt":"2025-04-27T22:41:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jon-hamm-lashes-out-at-shocking-hazing-allegations-involved-claw-hammer-setting-pledges-pants-on-fire\/"},"modified":"2025-04-27T18:43:01","modified_gmt":"2025-04-27T22:43:01","slug":"jon-hamm-lashes-out-at-shocking-hazing-allegations-involved-claw-hammer-setting-pledges-pants-on-fire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jon-hamm-lashes-out-at-shocking-hazing-allegations-involved-claw-hammer-setting-pledges-pants-on-fire\/","title":{"rendered":"Jon Hamm Lashes Out at Shocking Hazing Allegations &#8211; Involved Claw Hammer, Setting Pledge&#8217;s Pants on Fire"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjon-hamm-lashes-out-at-shocking-hazing-allegations-involved-claw-hammer-setting-pledges-pants-on-fire%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2428087&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Jon Hamm, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/naacp-blamed-donald-trump-for-fake-hate-crime-against-jussie-smollett\/\" title=\"NAACP Blamed Donald Trump for Fake Hate Crime Against Jussie Smollett\">acclaimed actor<\/a> best known for his role in &#8220;Mad Men,&#8221; is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dr-fauci-faces-renewed-criticism-over-past-remarks-about-new-york-serving-as-a-model-for-fighting-pandemic\/\" title=\"Dr. Fauci faces renewed criticism over ... remarks about New York serving as a model for fighting pandemic\">facing renewed scrutiny<\/a> over past hazing allegations from his time as a fraternity member at the University of Texas. The Daily mail recently published an article highlighting these allegations, which include claims of <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">severe hazing incidents<\/a> that reportedly led to serious injuries for a pledge, such as a fractured spine and risky scenarios involving Hamm himself. <\/p>\n<p>Hamm reacted to the article with irritation, primarily due to how the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/son-of-alleged-would-be-trump-assassin-dad-hates-gop-candidate-just-like-every-reasonable-person-does\/\" title=\"Son of Alleged Would-Be Trump Assassin: Dad Hates GOP Candidate, Just Like &#039;Every Reasonable Person Does&#039;\">daily mail contacted<\/a> him personally rather than going through his representatives. While he acknowledged the resurfacing of these old allegations, he expressed a lack of interest in discussing them further. Hamm previously addressed these claims in a 2018 interview, describing them as sensationalized and stating that he was &#8220;essentially acquitted&#8221; of any wrongdoing. He emphasized his wish to move on from the incident,depicting it as a regrettable chapter in his past.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Scathing &mdash; but old &mdash; allegations have resurfaced against a Hollywood A-lister.<\/p>\n<p>And he seems to be perplexed as to the reason why.<\/p>\n<p>To wit, actor Jon Hamm, perhaps best known for his role as the smooth-talking Don Draper on the critically acclaimed AMC drama &ldquo;Mad Men,&rdquo; reportedly lashed out at the Daily Mail after the British outlet recently dredged up some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/high-school-athletes-accused-disturbing-waterboard-hazing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">horrific hazing<\/a> allegations levied against the Golden Globe winner.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, the U.K.&rsquo;s Daily Mail <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-14636667\/jon-hamm-hazing-sigma-nu.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">published<\/a> a scathing piece about years-old allegations levied against Hamm, claiming that these allegations &ldquo;resurfaced amid calls for him to be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/dwayne-rock-johnson-takes-swing-cancel-culture-woke-culture-really-bugs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">canceled<\/a>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>(The article also serves as a plug for the Mail&rsquo;s podcast, which decided to cover these allegations.)<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); 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with that rowdiness apparently crossing the line.<\/p>\n<p>One fraternity pledge was said to have &ldquo;suffered a fractured spine and nearly lost a kidney&rdquo; in a 1990 initiation gone awry, according to the Mail.<\/p>\n<p>That same pledge allegedly had his belt loop set on fire by Hamm, as well, which eventually spread across his jeans.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps the most horrific allegation came when Hamm was accused of using a claw hammer to drag that pledge around a room by his genitals.<\/p>\n<p>When <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-14640185\/Jon-Hamm-breaks-silence-college-hazing-scandal-blistering-response.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">approached<\/a>&nbsp;by the Mail after that Tuesday story, Hamm seemed more annoyed with how they got his personal number than the allegations themselves.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m a little bit offended that you called my personal line. That&rsquo;s why we have representatives,&rdquo; Hamm allegedly told the Mail, adding that this line of communication was &ldquo;inappropriate.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>After noting that the claims are years-old, Hamm told the outlet he had no interest in responding further.<\/p>\n<p>Of note, Hamm did address these claims in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esquire.com\/style\/big-black-book\/a19672147\/jon-hamm-interview-2018\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2018 interview<\/a> with Esquire.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I wouldn&rsquo;t say it&rsquo;s accurate,&rdquo; Hamm said of the allegations. &ldquo;Everything about that is sensationalized. I was accused of these things I don&rsquo;t &hellip; It&rsquo;s so hard to get into it. I don&rsquo;t want to give it any more breath.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It was a bummer of a thing that happened. I was essentially acquitted. I wasn&rsquo;t convicted of anything. I was caught up in a big situation, a stupid kid in a stupid situation, and it&rsquo;s a f***ing bummer.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I moved on from it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Esquire&rsquo;s Maximillian Potter did note, however, that, &ldquo;When I bring up the incident, which was reported in Texas newspapers at the time and resurfaced in 2015, first in the tabloids and then in The Washington Post, Hamm bristles.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The outlet also reported that Hamm had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-mother-says-her-teen-was-forced-to-share-classroom-with-student-accused-of-beating-her-on-a-school-bus\/\" title=\"... mom ... her teen had to share classroom with student accused of assaulting her on a bus.\">assault charges filed<\/a> against him when he was a 20-year-old Sigma Nu fraternity brother over the alleged incident, but those charges were ultimately dropped.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Actor Jon Hamm, widely recognized for his portrayal of Don Draper in the acclaimed AMC series &#8220;Mad Men,&#8221; reportedly expressed frustration towards the Daily Mail after they revived disturbing hazing claims against him. The U.K. publication published a critical article on Tuesday, suggesting that these allegations resurfaced amid calls for Hamm to be canceled, while also promoting their podcast that discussed the issue<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2428088,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Jon-Hamm.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[54174,54173,54172,5500],"class_list":["post-2428087","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-claw-hammer","tag-hazing-allegations","tag-jon-hamm","tag-pledge"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Jon-Hamm.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2428087","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2428087"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2428087\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2428091,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2428087\/revisions\/2428091"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2428088"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2428087"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2428087"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2428087"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}