1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:02,600 Speaker 1: Owen's Entertainment Report He's on the Press show. 2 00:00:03,160 --> 00:00:07,680 Speaker 2: Actor John Hamm is under fire over resurfaced allegations from 3 00:00:07,680 --> 00:00:10,680 Speaker 2: his college days, painting a very different picture of the 4 00:00:10,720 --> 00:00:12,920 Speaker 2: Mad Men star that we all know today. Back in 5 00:00:12,960 --> 00:00:16,360 Speaker 2: the early nineties, he was allegedly part of a violent 6 00:00:16,480 --> 00:00:20,480 Speaker 2: fraternity hazing situation at the University of Texas that left 7 00:00:20,480 --> 00:00:23,639 Speaker 2: a pledge with a fractured spine and nearly a lost kidney, 8 00:00:23,960 --> 00:00:27,320 Speaker 2: and journalist Maureen Callahan is giving all this new attention 9 00:00:27,440 --> 00:00:30,800 Speaker 2: on her podcast called The Nerve, saying John allegedly beat 10 00:00:30,840 --> 00:00:33,880 Speaker 2: the pledge with a wooden paddle, set his jeans on fire, 11 00:00:33,960 --> 00:00:37,279 Speaker 2: and even dragged him by his privates with a clawhammer, 12 00:00:37,640 --> 00:00:40,880 Speaker 2: and the incident led to a police investigation, I should say, 13 00:00:40,880 --> 00:00:43,919 Speaker 2: but John avoided conviction and has often brushed it off 14 00:00:43,960 --> 00:00:46,680 Speaker 2: in interviews, once calling it quote a bummer of a 15 00:00:46,720 --> 00:00:49,839 Speaker 2: thing that happened, So he's not denying that something happened. 16 00:00:50,200 --> 00:00:53,720 Speaker 2: Maureen is calling now for accountability, noting that Hollywood seems 17 00:00:53,720 --> 00:00:56,160 Speaker 2: to have forgiven him and given him a pass because 18 00:00:56,160 --> 00:00:58,560 Speaker 2: of his charm and good look. She also threw shade 19 00:00:58,560 --> 00:01:02,160 Speaker 2: at his celebrity circle for doing the same and even 20 00:01:02,200 --> 00:01:05,640 Speaker 2: called him out for allegedly jumping his longtime partner Jennifer 21 00:01:05,640 --> 00:01:08,959 Speaker 2: Westfeld after making it big only to marry a younger 22 00:01:09,120 --> 00:01:13,080 Speaker 2: co star. So listen, bad hazing. I'm not saying he 23 00:01:13,120 --> 00:01:15,520 Speaker 2: did it, but it does exist. It even existed when 24 00:01:15,560 --> 00:01:17,959 Speaker 2: I was in college. I graduated in twenty thirteen, so 25 00:01:18,040 --> 00:01:19,680 Speaker 2: it was very much a thing, and I think it 26 00:01:19,720 --> 00:01:21,679 Speaker 2: was even more so a thing back in the day. 27 00:01:21,720 --> 00:01:25,440 Speaker 2: I don't know his involvement, but it's really unfortunate some 28 00:01:25,480 --> 00:01:28,399 Speaker 2: of the things that have happened. Former NFL player Mel 29 00:01:28,480 --> 00:01:31,520 Speaker 2: Owens is the new Golden Bachelor for season two. The 30 00:01:31,600 --> 00:01:34,240 Speaker 2: sixty six year old was selected as the ninth overall 31 00:01:34,280 --> 00:01:36,880 Speaker 2: pick during the nineteen eighty one draft by the Rams. 32 00:01:37,000 --> 00:01:39,800 Speaker 2: He now works as a lawyer in Orange County. He 33 00:01:39,880 --> 00:01:42,600 Speaker 2: was previously married and has two sons, but ABC says 34 00:01:42,640 --> 00:01:44,960 Speaker 2: he's looking to find love again. Writing rooted in the 35 00:01:45,000 --> 00:01:48,680 Speaker 2: simple joys of companionship, sharing lives, everyday moments, making plans 36 00:01:48,720 --> 00:01:51,120 Speaker 2: for the future, and growing stronger together as a couple 37 00:01:51,480 --> 00:01:54,160 Speaker 2: is his gold Jerry Turner served as the first Golden 38 00:01:54,200 --> 00:01:57,080 Speaker 2: Bachelor in twenty twenty three, and Joan Vassos was the 39 00:01:57,560 --> 00:02:01,920 Speaker 2: first Golden bachelorette last year. People magazine unveiled their annual 40 00:02:01,960 --> 00:02:06,120 Speaker 2: Most Beautiful Person addition yesterday, and they selected Demi Moore 41 00:02:06,280 --> 00:02:09,000 Speaker 2: as the most beautiful. They wrote at sixty two, she 42 00:02:09,080 --> 00:02:11,280 Speaker 2: has earned her resilience drawing from a life filled with 43 00:02:11,320 --> 00:02:15,079 Speaker 2: trials and triumphs, from a troubled childhood and marital ups 44 00:02:15,080 --> 00:02:18,000 Speaker 2: and downs to trailblazing roles and the joy of being 45 00:02:18,000 --> 00:02:20,440 Speaker 2: a mom to her three daughters, Rumor, Scout and Tulula, 46 00:02:20,480 --> 00:02:22,880 Speaker 2: whom she shares with Ex and Bruce Willis and who 47 00:02:23,120 --> 00:02:25,320 Speaker 2: still bathed together. They just told us against our will. 48 00:02:25,639 --> 00:02:28,760 Speaker 2: And lastly, there's a Toys r US live action movie 49 00:02:28,760 --> 00:02:30,640 Speaker 2: in the works, and I'm kind of excited about this. 50 00:02:30,919 --> 00:02:33,800 Speaker 2: It aims to capture that childhood wonder in a modern, 51 00:02:33,919 --> 00:02:37,040 Speaker 2: fast paced adventure that taps into the brand's relevance across 52 00:02:37,080 --> 00:02:40,080 Speaker 2: It's more than seventy years in the toy industry, and 53 00:02:40,120 --> 00:02:42,919 Speaker 2: I still remember my mom bringing me to Chicago and 54 00:02:42,960 --> 00:02:44,840 Speaker 2: getting to go you know, I don't know or just 55 00:02:44,880 --> 00:02:47,640 Speaker 2: even oh no am I thinking about Oh I. 56 00:02:47,560 --> 00:02:51,679 Speaker 1: Am, I had the same pilgrimage as yeah, oh my bad. 57 00:02:51,919 --> 00:02:54,079 Speaker 2: Okay, well there that was also they should make a 58 00:02:54,080 --> 00:02:55,600 Speaker 2: movie about that one too. 59 00:02:56,000 --> 00:02:57,920 Speaker 1: They should they should make it be right, you know what? 60 00:02:58,120 --> 00:03:00,679 Speaker 2: Or Big I guess would was a similar. 61 00:03:00,480 --> 00:03:02,960 Speaker 1: Experience going to toys r U. Yeah, but it was 62 00:03:03,000 --> 00:03:06,320 Speaker 1: just like, oh my god, I want everything. Yeah. Yeah, 63 00:03:06,320 --> 00:03:08,520 Speaker 1: Schwartz was only in big cities, if. 64 00:03:08,440 --> 00:03:10,040 Speaker 2: I recall, yeah, you're right. 65 00:03:10,080 --> 00:03:12,440 Speaker 1: Well, when I was really little, really little, it was 66 00:03:12,440 --> 00:03:14,800 Speaker 1: the Tom Hanks movie Big, Yeah, and he went to 67 00:03:14,840 --> 00:03:16,240 Speaker 1: the one in I guess New York. I think it 68 00:03:16,320 --> 00:03:19,320 Speaker 1: was they had a big piano on the floor and 69 00:03:19,360 --> 00:03:22,200 Speaker 1: you'd like you'd jump around you saw that one. No, 70 00:03:22,240 --> 00:03:27,160 Speaker 1: but I do they have it the one here in Chicago. 71 00:03:27,200 --> 00:03:30,440 Speaker 1: It might have been I don't know that jumping on it. 72 00:03:30,560 --> 00:03:33,359 Speaker 2: So yeah, yeah, they did happen because I remember watching 73 00:03:33,400 --> 00:03:35,000 Speaker 2: Big and then I wanted to do that. 74 00:03:35,760 --> 00:03:37,600 Speaker 1: I think their thing was like there was so much 75 00:03:37,680 --> 00:03:39,800 Speaker 1: experiential stuff, Like you go to toys I rest you 76 00:03:39,800 --> 00:03:41,520 Speaker 1: didn't really get it. Like they might have like one 77 00:03:42,440 --> 00:03:44,560 Speaker 1: Super Nintendo or something like this is way back in 78 00:03:44,560 --> 00:03:46,280 Speaker 1: the day you could play with, you know, but like 79 00:03:46,360 --> 00:03:48,840 Speaker 1: they didn't have all the Schwartz you actually go in 80 00:03:48,840 --> 00:03:50,960 Speaker 1: there and play with stuff. Yeah, which I'm sure was 81 00:03:50,960 --> 00:03:53,000 Speaker 1: a parent's worst nightmare because it's like, oh, great. Now 82 00:03:53,000 --> 00:03:54,520 Speaker 1: they're hooked to it, and I said, to play it. 83 00:03:54,560 --> 00:03:56,800 Speaker 2: You're spending the day there, Yeah, and lots of money. 84 00:03:56,960 --> 00:03:58,800 Speaker 2: By the way, if you miss any part of our show, 85 00:03:58,840 --> 00:04:00,440 Speaker 2: just have the frend Show on demand, and then said 86 00:04:00,480 --> 00:04:02,040 Speaker 2: us as a pre set on the Free I Heard 87 00:04:02,080 --> 00:04:02,560 Speaker 2: radio app.