ZDT LATE SHIFT GRAPE APE, PASSIVE AGGRESSIVE, HOMELY [ZeroDarkTony] / October 18, 2026 / YouTube / Q2Bo8tpRxlE
Anthony R. D’Amato, Jr., also known as ZeroDarkTony, spent a portion of his October 18, 2026, YouTube livestream contesting a woman’s characterization of his conduct as harassment. D’Amato acknowledged calling her derogatory names on stream while arguing that her having spoken to him by phone undermined any claim that she viewed him as a threat. He did not name her in the clip; minutes later he refers to her as “Becky,” referring to YouTube streamer “Pinche Becky.”
“All I’ve Done Is Talk Some Shit”
During the broadcast, D’Amato addressed what he described as the woman’s plan to “file a police report for harassment.” He countered that she was the one harassing him, saying she had called him a “PDF,” his on-stream shorthand for pedophile, on her channel “more than once.” D’Amato then acknowledged name-calling directed at her: “she acts like I’m like harassing her because I called her a Mexican or a Shrekie or some shit.” He disputed having looked up her husband or learned her real name, and offered the fact that she had spoken with him by phone as evidence against her characterization of him as a threat.
Exhibit A
D’Amato opens with “Nobody’s doing anything to this lady” … “All I’ve done is talk some shit.” He then argues that the woman’s willingness to speak with him by phone contradicts her stated fear of him: “oh so if she felt like i was such a threat or a menace why would she talk to me on the phone, you know, it just doesn’t make sense, man, people just like want to throw me under the fucking bus anytime they think they fucking, you know, it’s convenient for their fucking channel.”
Timestamps: 00:22:45 – 00:24:54 | Watch with a free account
The clip captures D’Amato’s account of the dispute in his own words, including his acknowledgment of the name-calling alongside his denial that it constitutes harassment. He also denied sending anyone to her location or knowing her real name, though the clip does not include any corroboration or contradiction of those specific claims. Calling someone a pedophile may be defamation if it is false, but it is not a crime by itself. Minutes after the clip, D’Amato said of the “PDF” remark, “I could sue for that. We’re still within the statute.” He gave no date for her statement.
California’s deadline to sue for defamation is one year from publication. Talk on his livestreams has already had legal consequences for D’Amato. He is on probation in People v. Damato (24CJCM07073-01) after pleading to two counts of violating a minor’s restraining order. Prosecutors alleged in an April 24 filing that his livestreams violated that probation, and on July 31, 2026, Judge Jannet Perez Santiso found him preliminarily in violation after audio of a July 20 post was played in court. The clip preserves D’Amato’s own account of what he said about the woman and his conduct toward her, including the insults he admits.
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- Date: 2026-10-18
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