Jon Hamm on Speculation About His Man Parts: ‘As Rumors Go, Not the Worst’
Jon Hamm is laughing off the attention about his, um, package that has followed him for years.
The former Mad Men star, 45, commented on the subject in GQ Australia’s Men of the Year Issue, according to Aussie media. Hamm was named International Man of the Decade by the magazine and honored at a Wednesday soiree.
“It was a topic of fascination for other people, certainly not me,” Hamm told the mag. “By the way, as rumors go, not the worst.”
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Hamm’s anatomy has long been Internet fodder. As early as 2013, the New York Daily News quoted someone, identified only as a source, saying that Hamm’s “impressive anatomy” was causing problems for the show, because it was so distracting in the tight pants of the ’60s, when the drama was set. Paparazzi photos caught Hamm appearing to go commando. Entire blogs were created based on the actor’s nether regions.
Now, Hamm is someone who appreciates a good joke — he’s been known to drop by Saturday Night Live — but this was too much.
“Most of it’s tongue-in-cheek,” he told Rolling Stone in March 2013. “But it is a little rude. It just speaks to a broader freedom that people feel like they have — a prurience.” He added, “They’re called ‘privates’ for a reason,” he added. “I’m wearing pants, for f***’s sake. Lay off.”
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By the time he spoke with Men’s Fitness in April 2014, he was upset.
“Would you want people walking up to you and pointing at your d***? I can’t believe I’m still talking about this. But I’ve worn underwear every day of my life and the fact that I’m painted as this exhibitionist is a little annoying,” Hamm said. “It’s become a meme, I guess. Being someone who people want to photograph, you have to open yourself up to the positive and negative. It is what it is. If I get mad at it I’ll look like a douchebag. But it’s silly.”
Fortunately, Hamm seems to be in on the joke these days.
