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D’Amato frames the exchange as a warning, telling Hochstetter he should have stopped when he had the chance.
Anthony R. D’Amato, Jr., known online as ZeroDarkTony, spent much of a Nov. 6, 2026 YouTube livestream warning Scott Hochstetter, known online as DOA, who streams on YouTube at @thelordofthegadflies, that he has legal leverage over him. D’Amato said Hochstetter “completely disregarded the cease and desist” and said he would win if the dispute reached a courtroom. He did not name a case or say what statements he meant."Are You Sure You Want to Keep Going Down This Path with Me?"
D’Amato said he had done Hochstetter a favor by “giving you the heads up on what’s actually going on in your chat.” “You’re welcome. I saved your ass, because they would have taken you all the way down,” he said. Then he turned to legal warnings. He said the conduct he objects to has gone on since what he called “the Flyers,” and that it would count against his rival in court. He also said, “You have misrepresented the truth and lied about me for years.” These are D’Amato’s claims. He said Hochstetter’s allies had not protected him. “Chee and David B walked you into a trap,” D’Amato said, and later, “these idiots walked you right into a trap, bro.” He said it would make him “kind of think that they did it deliberately,” for themselves rather than for Hochstetter.Exhibit A
After telling Hochstetter he had “put yourself in a very bad position legally,” D’Amato issues a conditional courtroom warning: “If we ever have to go into a courtroom, OK, I’m going to hand you your fucking ass. I hope you understand that… And Scott, I have you eight ways to fucking Sunday when it comes to any legal action.”Timestamps: 00:05:46 – 00:09:18 | Watch with a free account
He frames the warning as a choice, asking, “Are you sure you want to keep going down this path with me?” The “eight ways” line, though, he states as a fact about leverage he already has.Exhibit B
D’Amato says what his rival said is legally risky for him: “Chee and David B walked you into a trap. Did you hear what you said about me? It is so actionable. I mean, so actionable what you did and the way you said it. You didn’t cover your ass. They didn’t help you cover your ass. You said it. It’s too late. I hope you understand what I’m saying to you. Because I know you’re listening.”Timestamps: 00:12:22 – 00:13:36 | Watch with a free account
He does not say which statements he means or what legal claim he has in mind.Exhibit C
D’Amato says the conduct he objects to is an ongoing pattern: “You have continued the pattern since the Flyers. It’s not that the Flyers were a long time ago. Sure they were a while back. Sure. But you have continued a course of conduct that you have not stopped. You are absolutely cooked if you want to come fucking with me in any kind of legal aspect. You’re cooked.”Timestamps: 00:15:30 – 00:16:15 | Watch with a free account
He does not explain “the Flyers” on this stream or name any pending case or file number.Exhibit D
D’Amato refers to the cease-and-desist and predicts how a court would go: “You have misrepresented the truth and lied about me for years and you completely disregarded the cease and desist and you know that’s gonna look poorly. That’s gonna reflect poorly upon you. And my dear, in that courtroom, I will eat you for fucking breakfast. And you know it. You should have stopped when you had the chance.”Timestamps: 00:17:45 – 00:19:01 | Watch with a free account
Just before this clip he said, “What you should be doing is retracting and apologizing for what you did.” Just after it he said, “I need to start seeing some apologies and retractions.” He did not name a lawyer, a court or a filed case. Whether a cease-and-desist was sent to Hochstetter, and what it said, rests on D’Amato’s account on this stream. Related: “You’re Gonna Have a Big Fucking Problem When You Get to Court”: ZeroDarkTony Warns Rival Over Replayed Clips; “Threatens Their Families, Doxes Them”: ZeroDarkTony Accuses Rival Streamer DOA of Targeting WomenSources
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- Date: 2026-11-06
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