ZDT THEATER – MICHELIN STARS – PIZZA – PRINCE CHARMING / June 6, 2026 / Rumble / v7axa5m
Anthony R. D’Amato, Jr., also known as ZeroDarkTony, directed sustained homophobic commentary at a rival streamer known as DOA (Scott Hochstetter) during a June 6, 2026 Rumble livestream. Later in the same stream, D’Amato expressed a wish to travel back in time to push Hochstetter’s mother down a flight of stairs while she was pregnant, framing it immediately as a joke. Both segments occurred against a backdrop of D’Amato discussing ongoing court cases, subpoenas, and what he described as 16 resolved misdemeanors.
“I Don’t Know If He’s Gay or Not, But You Know, It Just This Is the Gayest Thing I’ve Seen a Fucking Man Do”
D’Amato spent an extended portion of the stream analyzing a video of Hochstetter, speculating aloud about the target’s sexual orientation and inviting audience participation. He described the person’s mannerisms as indicative of homosexuality, referenced comparisons to figures including Liberace and Rock Hudson, and used a slur he acknowledged is considered “the n-word of the gay people” before noting, “it’s okay for them to say it.” He then stated, “This is not gay bashing. This is just this is gay dar,” offering that framing as a disclaimer while continuing the commentary. Later, D’Amato shifted to discussing the target’s perceived standing in an ongoing conflict. He stated the target had been “practically tortured” and mocked him for treating it as a win. The segment escalated to D’Amato saying, “if I could go back in time and push his mother down the steps.” He immediately added, “I mean come on. It’s just a joke. Everybody calm down,” and anticipated a legal response from Hochstetter and mocking him through an impression of him: “He’s going I’m gonna get the restraining order because he said he’s gonna go back in time and throw my mother down the stairs when she’s pregnant with me.” He concluded, “It’s impossible relax.”
Exhibit A
D’Amato tells his audience, “I don’t know if he’s gay or not, but you know, it just this is the gayest thing I’ve seen a fucking man do,” then asks viewers to “put a one in the chat if you see what I’m talking about” before adding, “This is not this is not gay bashing. This is just this is gay dar.”
Timestamps: 00:06:22 – 00:08:16 | Open clip in new tab
The clip shows D’Amato conducting a prolonged analysis of the target’s body language and demeanor as evidence of sexual orientation, soliciting real-time audience agreement via chat. He uses a slur during the segment while acknowledging its weight, then closes with the “gay dar, not gay bashing” disclaimer. The disclaimer does not interrupt the commentary; it follows it.
Exhibit B
D’Amato states, “They they practically tortured you. And you think you won something?” before saying, “if I could go back in time and push his mother down the steps. I mean come on. It’s just a joke. Everybody calm down,” and then anticipating that the target would use the statement in legal proceedings.
Timestamps: 00:10:15 – 00:12:12 | Open clip in new tab
D’Amato frames the statement as a “time travel joke” and explicitly notes its physical impossibility, while simultaneously predicting it will be used against him in a restraining order proceeding. The clip establishes that D’Amato was aware the statement carried legal exposure even as he made it on a public stream during active litigation. Both exhibits were recorded during a stream in which D’Amato also discussed ongoing subpoenas and court proceedings, placing the homophobic commentary and the violence-framed joke in a documented pattern of public statements made while under active legal scrutiny.
Sources
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- Date: 2026-06-06
- Stream ID: RUMBLE · v7axa5m