APEX Legends – ZDT CHILLSTREAM STAND UP, MEIN ENKAMPFMENT, BRICKS [ZeroDarkTony] / August 4, 2026 / YouTube / aI3r6kZpszM
Anthony R. D’Amato, Jr., also known as ZeroDarkTony, addressed an ongoing legal dispute with a rival streamer, Scott Hochstetter, also known as DOA or @thelordofthegadflies during an August 4, 2026 YouTube livestream. D’Amato acknowledged calling police on Hochstetter and distinguished the act from swatting, while also characterizing the rival’s separate ADA compliance lawsuit as self-defeating.
“He Has Defamed Himself”
D’Amato described the rival’s legal posture as counterproductive, stating on stream that “the people that he’s suing, he has defamed himself.” He then claimed an ADA compliance filing would expose DOA to discovery and framed the swatting allegation against him as a mischaracterization. D’Amato stated he called police from his own phone and number after observing what he believed was a live-streamed instance of driving while intoxicated, referring to the person pulled over as Lara. He attributed the traffic stop partly to speeding rather than solely to his report.
D’Amato was unambiguous about his view of his opponent’s legal theory: “He thinks it’s a swatting. He’s a fucking idiot… he just won’t let it go.” He drew a sharp line between the two categories, closing with the statement captured in Exhibit A.
Exhibit A
D’Amato concludes his account of the police call by stating, “Swatting, illegal. Calling the police, not illegal. Not at all,” after acknowledging he made the call and that the stop occurred.
Timestamps: 00:17:27 – 00:19:35 | Watch with a free account
D’Amato confirms on stream that he made the call, identifies his own phone and number as the instrument, and frames the act as a lawful report of suspected drunk driving. His stated justification is the rival’s live-streamed conduct, not harassment; he explicitly contrasts the call with swatting as a legal category. Whether the call constitutes swatting is the factual question at the center of the threatened lawsuit he references.
The stream constitutes an on-record account by D’Amato of making the police call, including his stated rationale and his acknowledgment that a vehicle was subsequently pulled over, at a point when litigation over that incident is reportedly being contemplated by his opponent.
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- Date: 2026-08-04
- Stream ID: YOUTUBE · aI3r6kZpszM
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