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nike says it's simply a salute to his athletic performance. >>> jon hamm has weighed in on the whole ts controversy from the set of "mad men," and the actor is not too happy about the press. in an interview with "rolling stone," a cranky hamm says "they're called privates for a reason." >>> and according to "e!" news, lindsay lohan's behavior on "anger management" was so disruptive, the cast, crew and even seheen were thinking she wasn't worth the aggravation. poor lindsay. we'll give her a break for now. i'm mara schiavocampo and this is "first look" on msnbc. stay tuned. "way too early" starts right now. ♪ >>> i think it is time for the justices to examine this issue, and i certainly believe that those states that have made a decision to recognize these couples as being married, that the federal government has to respect that decision by the states. that's traditionally been how it works. states have defined marriage and the federal government has followed the lead of the states. >> good morning. i'm bill karins. this is "way too early." thanks for being with us today. we have a lot

[laughter] jon hamm is sick of everyone talking about his giant penis. so, media, you can start talking about mine. this is "the colbert report." ["the colbert report" theme music playing] captioning sponsored by comedy central [cheers and applause] [crowd chanting "stephen" brrk [ welcome to the report. good to have you with us. please, please -- [cheers and applause] thank you so much, nation. folks -- folks -- [cheers and applause] it is true, you know, i say it every other night but tonight it is good to have you with me. because folks, i've got to tell you -- i don't want to be alone right now. because i am shaken to the core by something i have learned in the last 24 hours. well, i'm shaken that i learned anything. i like to keep things tidy up here. [laughter] folks, it is looking more and more like the supreme court may decide that it's legal for gay people to get married. and that's okay with people. [laughter] sometimes i feel like i'm the only one holding this country together. [laughter] i used to think i had a life partner in bill o'reilly.

you don't care. >> you are a true fan. >> i am. >>> let's talk about "mad men star jon hamm."ing about his manhood, his twig and berries. the 47-year-old has a tendency to go commando, and he's addressed this frenzy over his male anatomy in the april issue of "rolling stone. q. i don't get this quote. "i'm wearing pants, so lay off. it's not like i'm a lead miner. there are harder jobs in the world." fruit of the loom and jockey have both reached out to jon and offered the well-endowed actor free underwear for life. you can't buy this kind of pr. there's a lot worse things you can say about people. accusing somebody of that, not so bad. >> if the "mad man" people will hire me, i will get this man coffee for the rest of my life. >> you're impressed? >> no problem. >> you're over ryan gosling? >> it's hard to do that, but he has quite an argument. >> certainly. >> he has quite an argument. moving on to bieber. once again, justin bieber is in the news. this time his mom is coming to his defense. she's basically saying, look, he's young. if i could take away free will and make thi

. >>> how about this one, jon hamm finally weighed in on that whole underpants controversy from the set of "mad men." he said, quote, they're called privates for a reason. >> cover them up. >>> finally, the rolling stones will be taking the stage at the music festival. one of new york's biggest music events. >> i need to do that. a music festival. >> in britain, nonetheless. >> that would be a blast. >> i'm craig melvin, this is "early today," just for first stop of the day today on your nbc station. >>> this morning's lead story in the be "chicago tribune," bulls end heat's 27 game winning streak saying quote we can beat anybody. >>> on nbcnews.com, hollywood ending, ashley judd passes on kentucky's senate run. the actress has decided not to challenge minority leader mitch mcconnell. saying she wants to focus on her family. >>> if you're in the market for a unique gift this easter holiday, christie's of london has what you're looking for. the world's biggest egg laid by the now extinct giant elephant bird is expected to bring about $45,000 at auction. larger than a dinosaur, this egg i

. >>> just ahead, a big story concerning "mad man's" jon hamm and the blogosphere blogging about it. this is a ritual dating back hundreds of years. details next. you're watching "early today". >>> welcome back on this thursday morning. to get you out the door, your forecast looks good in qaa california. a cooler start. numerous rain showers from seattle to portland through the intermountain west. getting snow showers through the higher elevations. friday morning that storm moves out and begins to affect the rockies. we're beginning to see cooler temperatures in the west. at least we look dry towards the weekend. >> but stocking uing up the hilr that famous west skiing which i like. >> should be okay this year. >>> have you wondered how beyonce lost her weight so fast? "shape" magazine reveal shed gained 50 pounds with blue ivy. her secret, lots and lots of dance workouts. >>> the new york daily news is reporting a bizarre story of the star of "man man." the show's star john hamm is not a fan of wearing undergarments. so in an effort to cut down on what's reported to be a major distr

." >> jimmy: jon hamm, i saw. >> we bowled against jon hamm. >> jimmy: you're taking it to amc. >> yeahld like to bowl you and questo. you perked up. and steve higgins and a.d. miles. i would love to just like get a team and bowl against you guys. >> jimmy: let's go tonight. let's go right now! we ready to go? [ cheers and applause ] >> we don't have to finish the show do we? can we just go now? >> jimmy: no, when you come, we will do this. >> okay. >> jimmy: questlove has like -- you have a collection. he has a -- >> you have six bowling balls? oh [ bleep ] just got real! [ laughter ] >> jimmy: you can't say that! >> what'd i say? >> jimmy: "real." >> okay, good. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: i gotta say this too. look at this. i love "wired" magazine. i gotta say. this is probably one of my favorite magazines. it might be the best magazine out there. just so fun. it's you and chewbacca and c-3po. >> yeah. >> jimmy: and is that boba fett? >> yeah, there's boba fett in there and then r5-d4, when you open it up. r5-d4 was the -- >> jimmy: are you in "vikings?" >> he's the little guy with the ba

. >>> well, it is jon hamm's world. we're all just living in it.help us live a little larger. an online list. it's even offering clothes with its jack threads acquisition. ben lair is here with us as well. i was perusing your site, you know, very cool. >> thank you. >> a little private jet trips and trips to costa rica. now you're getting into actually selling stuff. >> yes. >> why? >> well, we had a relationship with our guys through the content where we would recommend them go to a restaurant and they would go. or buy clothing and they would buy it. and we realized that we weren't taking full advantage of the trust that we had. and ultimately we could offer a better expense by not just telling them about services and products that other people sold, but we could sell them directly. >> there are a couple companies that do this. not just exactly that, but you've got bluefly, daily deals, et cetera, et cetera. >> many of them are not focused on our demographic. we're very directly -- we're talking to guys. and bluefly, for example. >> young guys or