Jon Hamm Finally Addresses Rumor He Goes Commando: Details

Jon HammHe is putting the record straight! After years of speculation, the actor finally said yes to the rumor he would go commando.

The reveal unfolded during the 51-year-old’s Monday, September 19, appearance on The Howard Stern Show after host Howard SternThe claim that the 2013 claim that the TagStar was forced to wear underneathwear while filming Mad Men. Hamm was seen wearing a pair of tight pants that showed his bulge at the time. After the photos went viral, Hamm was allegedly asked to cover himself.

“I have worn underwear every single day of my life, Howard,” Hamm told the 68-year-old comedian. “First of all, who doesn’t wear underwear? Yeah, I wear underwear — I’ve worn underwear every day of my life.”

The Top Gun: MaverickThe actor even said that he prefers boxer shorts. “I like a breathable cotton [underwear]. Come on man, who doesn’t?” Hamm told Stern.

Hamm briefly spoke to the subject. GQ Australia in 2016, telling the publication that the rumor “was a topic of fascination for other people — certainly not me.” He added: “By the way, as rumors go — not the worst.” Hamm offered a fiery response to the allegations to Rolling Stone in 2019, saying: “They’re called ‘privates’ for a reason. I’m wearing pants, for f–k‘s sake. Lay off.”

Debunking the underwear myth wasn’t the only fashion topic Hamm discussed with Stern. The BeirutActor also shared his hot take on Erika Jayne‘s earring drama that sparked during season 12 of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.

(As fans recall, the September 7 and 14 episodes saw Jayne’s costars questioning her decision to hold onto the $750,000 diamond sparklers her estranged husband, Tom Girardi(She gave her the allegedly stolen settlement money.

“You just want to shake her and go, ‘Honey, they were never yours — give them back,’” Hamm said on The Howard Stern Show.

Jayne Girardi, 82, and Jayne announced in November 2020 that they were ending their 20-year marriage. The lawsuit against Jayne Girardi and Girardi was filed a month later. It alleges that the couple embezzled funds intended for the families of Lion Air Flight 610 accident victims.

The Dancing With the Stars alum has maintained her innocence and claimed that she had no knowledge or involvement in the former lawyer’s alleged crimes.