Anthony R. D’Amato Jr., who streams as ZeroDarkTony, says he will file a John Doe lawsuit to learn who runs Hero Not Zero and other accounts that criticize him. His letter names no statement he says is false. Court records show a judge quashed his last attempt to identify online critics, and that he was…
The account behind nearly half the money paid in Anthony D’Amato’s livestream chats says it cut ties with him on Sept. 2nd. In 13 months of chat records alone, the 86 GOP name accounts for $11,739.30.
On Thursday, a Los Angeles judge will decide whether a self-represented Louisiana YouTube streamer who is known as Krackhead Kenny must pay legal fees to the attorneys who won a restraining order against him. His 16-page opposition makes a strong case that she should award nothing.
For more than a year, ZeroDarkTony has told viewers to donate money for legal expenses while simultaneously assuring them that the people he targets in court will ultimately be forced to pay those same costs. Now, a newly filed fee motion seeks more than $23,000 from one of those opponents, raising a question that goes…
Anthony D’Amato, known online as Zero Dark Tony, had his probation revoked July 31 in his criminal case. A hearing set for Aug. 27 will determine whether months of documented livestreams amount to a violation, under a legal standard that may not work in his favor.
On June 26, 2026, Anthony R. D’Amato, Jr. (ZeroDarkTony) left Department 51 of the Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center owing $7,757.91 and failing to escape court‑ordered labor hours. With prosecutors documenting a continuing pattern of conduct they say violates probation, the judge issued an admonishment and ordered him to comply with probation terms and…
A California court granted ZeroDarkTony a five-year restraining order against a Louisiana man it had never fully heard. The record the court didn’t see comes from D’Amato’s own streams, sworn Louisiana police reports, and the public file of his recent criminal case.
ZeroDarkTony Oral Argument in Sasson v D’Amato California Court 2nd Appellate District David Weber and Steven Tamer