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Daily Mail
24-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Jon Hamm new project out today amid college hazing scandal that he refuses to apologize for
Jon Hamm 's latest project has been released today amid controversy over resurfaced allegations about his college hazing past. The actor is playing Detective Jack Bergin in 'The Big Fix: A Jack Bergin Mystery,' an audio drama from Audible Originals. The four episode series is a dramatization of the Chavez Ravine evictions which took place when the Brooklyn Dodgers baseball team moved to Los Angeles in the late 1950s. The move displaced generations of Mexican-Americans who were forced out of their homes to make way for the Dodgers' Stadium. Hamm told CNN it is important to learn from this dark chapter of LA's past, as he took aim at Elon Musk for not using his massive wealth to tackle inequality. But the Mad Men star has been less forthcoming about his own dark past and on Wednesday snapped at the Daily Mail for confronting him about his time as a sadistic college bully. Hamm was identified as one of seven upper classme n who tortured pledge Mark Sanders during an initiation for the Sigma Nu fraternity at the University of Texas Austin. The ordeal left Sanders with a broken spine and kidney damage as part of a brutal initiation ordeal. Hamm previously addressed the reports in 2018, telling Esquire magazine the incident had been 'sensationalized'. On Wednesday he told a reporter he was 'offended' to have been asked about the scandal when contacted, then haughtily declared that his publicists deal with such matters. Hamm's latest project is a murder mystery set against the backdrop of the Chavez Ravine evictions. 'To ignore it is to pretend that it never happened and to pretend it never happened means you don't learn from it, and if you don't learn from it, you're going to do it again,' Hamm told CNN. He pointed out that a stark divide remains between the 'haves and have nots'. 'If Elon Musk would take – and again, this is not this not something he needs to do – but if he would take a chainsaw to his own sort of personal wealth and spread it around, he could build 30 schools in each of the 50 states, and he could be the new Andrew Carnegie,' Hamm said. 'But he doesn't want to do that and that's an interesting choice on his end.' Hamm's latest role is not the first time he has dipped his toe into the world of voiceover and follows credits on 'The Big Lie' series, 'Bob's Burgers' and 'Big Mouth. 'I really like doing it,' Hamm said. 'I think it's a fun and creative way to kind of engage in storytelling and I think ('The Big Fix') is part of that.' Hazing victim Mark Sanders was hit so hard during the warped 1990 initiation that he suffered a fractured spine and nearly lost a kidney The Audible series is described as a 'gritty and winding tale' which also features Erin Moriarty, Omar Epps, and Alia Shawkat. The premise of the show sees Hamm's character investigate a brutal murder at the request of an old flam and uncovers a deadly conspiracy to forcefully evict a Mexican-American community in the process. His hazing scandal was dredged up by columnist Maureen Callahan on her new podcast The Nerve, which is part of Megyn Kelly's new MK Media venture. Callahan said she'd been shocked to see Hamm receive plaudits for his Apple TV+ show Your Friends & Neighbors and land plum spots on SNL and Jimmy Fallon. She said that in her opinion, Hamm is 'worse than Harvey Weinstein.' Callahan detailed the hazing incident Hamm was involved in and said it was shocking he'd escaped unscathed while the likes of Kevin Spacey and Alec Baldwin had seen their careers destroyed by scandals. She said Hamm was 'self impressed', only played a 'douche' and that his rage was 'barely-concealed' on screen. Allegations of the hazing first resurfaced in 2015, just as the final season of Mad Men was airing. At the time, a 'source' close to Hamm told Star magazine that the hazing horror was 'an isolated incident in Jon's life.' 'Since then, he's been strong enough to take steps to make him a better person,' the source added. But there was no sign of any introspection when Hamm was asked about the incident by Esquire magazine in a 2018 interview. Journalist Maximillian Potter said Hamm's tone became 'tinged with anger' when the subject was broached, with the actor snapping: 'I hope I didn't sign up for a hit piece.' When Potter pushed further for a response, he said Hamm 'bristled' before unleashing a stream of self-serving invective. 'I wouldn't say it's accurate,' Hamm began. '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.' The scandal was then largely forgotten, with Hamm going on to land plum parts in prestige movies and TV shows including Top Gun: Maverick and The Morning Show.
CNN
24-04-2025
- Entertainment
- CNN
Jon Hamm explores the Dodgers and a dark history in Los Angeles as a grizzled detective in ‘The Big Fix'
Jon Hamm appreciates a challenge, so it makes sense that he'd want to play the central character in a story based on one of Los Angeles' darkest chapters in the sprawling city's history. Hamm returns to Audible Originals as gruff, no-nonsense Detective Jack Bergin in 'The Big Fix: A Jack Bergin Mystery,' all episodes of which are out today, an audio drama that weaves the story behind the Chavez Ravine evictions as the Brooklyn Dodgers moved to Los Angeles in the late 1950s into a fictional murder-mystery. 'LA has a fascinating history,' Hamm told CNN in a recent interview. 'There's so much of it that people just don't talk about because it's a little problematic and because it's been kind of bulldozed, literally and figuratively, in the name of progress.' Before Dodger Stadium was the home of the LA Dodgers – a baseball team that has won eight World Series championships – the land on which the stadium sits was known as the Chavez Ravine, home to generations of Mexican-Americans. Evictions for residents began in the early 1950s, when city officials used political tactics like eminent domain to acquire land or forcibly remove tenants so developers could build public housing projects. The public housing project eventually fell apart and by the late 1950s, only a small number of original Chavez Ravine residents still resided in the area. That is until Brooklyn Dodgers owner Walter O'Malley acquired the land and forcibly removed its remaining residents to build Dodger Stadium. It's an overlooked part of Los Angeles history that Hamm said is important to remember. 'To ignore it is to pretend that it never happened and to pretend it never happened means you don't learn from it, and if you don't learn from it, you're going to do it again,' Hamm said. The 'Your Friends & Neighbors' star said while progress has been made over the past 70-plus years, an 'incredible divide between the haves and the have nots' remains. 'If Elon Musk would take – and again, this is not this not something he needs to do – but if he would take his chainsaw to his own sort of personal wealth and spread it around, he could build 30 schools in each of the 50 states, and he could be the new Andrew Carnegie,' Hamm said. 'But he doesn't want to do that and that's an interesting choice on his end.' 'The Big Fix' audio series sees Hamm reunite with his 'Mad Men' costar John Slattery, as well as Alia Shawkat, Ana Del La Reguera, Omar Epps and Erin Moriarty. Hamm's other voiceover projects include 2022's 'The Big Lie' series, as well as roles in 'Bob's Burgers' and 'Big Mouth,' among others. 'I really like doing it,' Hamm said. 'I think it's a fun and creative way to kind of engage in storytelling and I think ('The Big Fix') is part of that.'
CNN
24-04-2025
- Entertainment
- CNN
Jon Hamm explores the Dodgers and a dark history in Los Angeles as a grizzled detective in ‘The Big Fix'
Jon Hamm appreciates a challenge, so it makes sense that he'd want to play the central character in a story based on one of Los Angeles' darkest chapters in the sprawling city's history. Hamm returns to Audible Originals as gruff, no-nonsense Detective Jack Bergin in 'The Big Fix: A Jack Bergin Mystery,' all episodes of which are out today, an audio drama that weaves the story behind the Chavez Ravine evictions as the Brooklyn Dodgers moved to Los Angeles in the late 1950s into a fictional murder-mystery. 'LA has a fascinating history,' Hamm told CNN in a recent interview. 'There's so much of it that people just don't talk about because it's a little problematic and because it's been kind of bulldozed, literally and figuratively, in the name of progress.' Before Dodger Stadium was the home of the LA Dodgers – a baseball team that has won eight World Series championships – the land on which the stadium sits was known as the Chavez Ravine, home to generations of Mexican-Americans. Evictions for residents began in the early 1950s, when city officials used political tactics like eminent domain to acquire land or forcibly remove tenants so developers could build public housing projects. The public housing project eventually fell apart and by the late 1950s, only a small number of original Chavez Ravine residents still resided in the area. That is until Brooklyn Dodgers owner Walter O'Malley acquired the land and forcibly removed its remaining residents to build Dodger Stadium. It's an overlooked part of Los Angeles history that Hamm said is important to remember. 'To ignore it is to pretend that it never happened and to pretend it never happened means you don't learn from it, and if you don't learn from it, you're going to do it again,' Hamm said. The 'Your Friends & Neighbors' star said while progress has been made over the past 70-plus years, an 'incredible divide between the haves and the have nots' remains. 'If Elon Musk would take – and again, this is not this not something he needs to do – but if he would take his chainsaw to his own sort of personal wealth and spread it around, he could build 30 schools in each of the 50 states, and he could be the new Andrew Carnegie,' Hamm said. 'But he doesn't want to do that and that's an interesting choice on his end.' 'The Big Fix' audio series sees Hamm reunite with his 'Mad Men' costar John Slattery, as well as Alia Shawkat, Ana Del La Reguera, Omar Epps and Erin Moriarty. Hamm's other voiceover projects include 2022's 'The Big Lie' series, as well as roles in 'Bob's Burgers' and 'Big Mouth,' among others. 'I really like doing it,' Hamm said. 'I think it's a fun and creative way to kind of engage in storytelling and I think ('The Big Fix') is part of that.'
CNN
24-04-2025
- Entertainment
- CNN
Jon Hamm explores the Dodgers and a dark history in Los Angeles as a grizzled detective in ‘The Big Fix'
Jon Hamm appreciates a challenge, so it makes sense that he'd want to play the central character in a story based on one of Los Angeles' darkest chapters in the sprawling city's history. Hamm returns to Audible Originals as gruff, no-nonsense Detective Jack Bergin in 'The Big Fix: A Jack Bergin Mystery,' all episodes of which are out today, an audio drama that weaves the story behind the Chavez Ravine evictions as the Brooklyn Dodgers moved to Los Angeles in the late 1950s into a fictional murder-mystery. 'LA has a fascinating history,' Hamm told CNN in a recent interview. 'There's so much of it that people just don't talk about because it's a little problematic and because it's been kind of bulldozed, literally and figuratively, in the name of progress.' Before Dodger Stadium was the home of the LA Dodgers – a baseball team that has won eight World Series championships – the land on which the stadium sits was known as the Chavez Ravine, home to generations of Mexican-Americans. Evictions for residents began in the early 1950s, when city officials used political tactics like eminent domain to acquire land or forcibly remove tenants so developers could build public housing projects. The public housing project eventually fell apart and by the late 1950s, only a small number of original Chavez Ravine residents still resided in the area. That is until Brooklyn Dodgers owner Walter O'Malley acquired the land and forcibly removed its remaining residents to build Dodger Stadium. It's an overlooked part of Los Angeles history that Hamm said is important to remember. 'To ignore it is to pretend that it never happened and to pretend it never happened means you don't learn from it, and if you don't learn from it, you're going to do it again,' Hamm said. The 'Your Friends & Neighbors' star said while progress has been made over the past 70-plus years, an 'incredible divide between the haves and the have nots' remains. 'If Elon Musk would take – and again, this is not this not something he needs to do – but if he would take his chainsaw to his own sort of personal wealth and spread it around, he could build 30 schools in each of the 50 states, and he could be the new Andrew Carnegie,' Hamm said. 'But he doesn't want to do that and that's an interesting choice on his end.' 'The Big Fix' audio series sees Hamm reunite with his 'Mad Men' costar John Slattery, as well as Alia Shawkat, Ana Del La Reguera, Omar Epps and Erin Moriarty. Hamm's other voiceover projects include 2022's 'The Big Lie' series, as well as roles in 'Bob's Burgers' and 'Big Mouth,' among others. 'I really like doing it,' Hamm said. 'I think it's a fun and creative way to kind of engage in storytelling and I think ('The Big Fix') is part of that.'
Arab News
27-01-2025
- Entertainment
- Arab News
Alia Shawkat promotes projects at Sundance Film Festival
DUBAI: US Iraqi actress Alia Shawkat is at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival in Utah, the US, to promote her latest projects. For the latest updates, follow us on Instagram @ Shawkat attended the premiere of 'Atropia' on Saturday, before hitting the stage with actor Jon Hamm to discuss their Audible original series 'The Big Fix: A Jack Bergin Mystery' on Sunday. 'Atropia' is a 2025 American war satire film written and directed by Hailey Gates. The film follows an aspiring actress, played by Shawkat, who works on a US military base that simulates an Iraqi war zone. It is a real concept that the US military employs, with the director telling IndieWire that she 'tried to make a documentary about it first.' 'So I did a lot of research and visited a bunch of the bases. Sort of working my way up the (Department of Defence), and they weren't interested in my documentary. So then I thought it was a subject ripe for satire. I think America's misunderstanding of the people they're invading is inherently comedic,' Gates added. Shawkat also stars in audio thriller 'The Big Fix: A Jack Bergin Mystery,' in which Hamm plays Jack Bergin, an FBI agent turned private investigator. The eight-part series, created by John Mankiewicz and directed by Aaron Lipstadt, is a sequel to Audible's cinematic audio drama 'The Big Lie.' The new season debuts on Audible on April 24 and tells 'a riveting tale of corruption and displacement in 1950s Los Angeles,' according to Audible. Hamm is joined by returning cast members Ana de la Reguera and John Slattery, alongside newcomers Shawkat, Omar Epps, Erin Moriarty, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Sosie Bacon, David Giuntoli and Taylor Zakhar Perez. The series is set in 1957, when Bergin finds himself entangled in a web of power, corruption and murder that reaches local government. In a released statement, Shawkat commented: 'I'm proud to be a part of such an outstanding project, and I'm eager for listeners to immerse themselves in this captivating story we've crafted together. I really enjoyed playing in this era with a fast-paced, well-written mystery.'
