Jon Hamm Lashes Out at Shocking Hazing Allegations - Involved Claw Hammer, Setting Pledge's Pants on Fire

Old but severe accusations have once again come to light against a major Hollywood star — and he appears confused about why.

Actor Jon Hamm, most recognized for portraying the charismatic Don Draper on AMC’s award-winning series “Mad Men,” reportedly took aim at the Daily Mail after the British publication recently revisited disturbing hazing claims made against the Golden Globe-winning actor.

On Tuesday, the U.K.-based Daily Mail released a sharply critical article discussing long-past allegations against Hamm, suggesting these accusations had "resurfaced amid calls for him to be canceled."

(The report also acted as a promotion for the Mail’s podcast, which chose to spotlight the allegations.)

According to the Mail, Hamm was a notably rambunctious member of the Sigma Nu fraternity during his time at the University of Texas — behavior that allegedly crossed serious boundaries.

One fraternity pledge reportedly “suffered a fractured spine and nearly lost a kidney” during a 1990 hazing incident that went horribly wrong.

In addition, Hamm was accused of setting the pledge’s belt loop on fire, an act that supposedly led the flames to spread over the pledge’s jeans.

The most graphic allegation claims that Hamm used a claw hammer to yank the pledge around a room “by his genitals.”

When contacted by the Mail following their Tuesday story, Hamm appeared more irritated about how they accessed his private phone number than about the resurfaced accusations.

“I’m a little bit offended that you called my personal line. That’s why we have representatives,” Hamm allegedly said, describing the method of contact as “inappropriate.”

Pointing out that the accusations are decades old, Hamm indicated he had no further comment.

It’s worth mentioning that Hamm did address these allegations during a 2018 interview with Esquire.

“I wouldn’t say it’s accurate,” Hamm stated regarding the claims. “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***ing bummer.

“I moved on from it.”

Esquire’s Maximillian Potter observed that, “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.”

The publication further detailed that assault charges had once been filed against Hamm during his time as a 20-year-old Sigma Nu brother, though the charges were eventually dropped.