Jon Hamm Hazing Controversy (Photo Credit – Prime Video)

Jon Hamm built his reputation as the smooth-talking yet deeply troubled Don Draper in Mad Men. But long before he became Hollywood’s leading man, his past carried a scandal that would later haunt him. In 2015, just as Mad Men was airing its final season, a dark chapter from his college days resurfaced – a violent fraternity hazing at the University of Texas in 1990.

Court and school records revealed Hamm’s involvement in a brutal initiation ritual as a Sigma Nu fraternity member. The victim, Mark Allen Sanders, claimed he was “severely beaten, dragged with a hammer, and had his pants lit on fire.” He alleged that Hamm participated “till the very end.”

According to the lawsuit, pledges had to memorize names assigned to fraternity members, including Hamm’s, which reportedly included “Young Bobby,” “Mc Hammer,” and “Ut Football Punching Bag.” When Sanders failed,...