Jon Hamm Reveals Don Draper's Fate: Lung Cancer

0:00It's April 29th. This is Entertainment and Celebrity News today, powered by AI, your daily dose of celebrity buzz. John Hampton has dropped a wild theory on what happened to Don Draper after that iconic madman finale. On Amy Polar's podcast, he straight up said the ad man probably died from lung cancer, tying back to all those cigarettes Draper Chains smoked through the series. That finale had Draper at a spiritual retreat in Big Sur, California, where he found some clarity and what looked like the spark for his biggest ad, campaign ever before heading back to the grind. Draper smoking was no joke, it defined him, and fans even counted about 86 he lit up in just the one hour pilot episode. Plus, his ex-wife Betty met the same fate from the disease. Ham got real about letting go of the role that launched his career, reflecting on how the characters stuck with him over a decade later. Madman still stands as one of TV's all-time greats, and you can catch it streaming on AMC plus right now.