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…
On a Nov. 5 YouTube stream, D’Amato said critics would get “surprises in the old YouTube email,” said he hoped people had filed police reports on a rival he called “Fatso,” and said a subpoena would identify who is behind a campaign against him.
D’Amato described sending a cease-and-desist letter, promised subpoenas for metadata and IP addresses, and said he intends to expose JB’s employer.
Eight clips from D’Amato’s October 25 stream document his stated intent to sue multiple parties, collect attorney fees, and use court subpoenas to identify critics.
Five clips from the October 24 YouTube stream document D’Amato naming individuals for subpoenas, predicting jailhouse beatings for Scott Hochstetter, and calling audience members “open fucking season.”
During an October 22 stream, D’Amato described legal filings he says are nearly done, called Hero Not Zero’s emailed questions a “third party violation,” and told anonymous channel operators their bank verification data would surface their identities.
Targets he named include Jarred Brooks, known online as Krackhead Kenny, Brooks’s wife and their daughter, and a critic he calls Darren, across a sprawling October 21 YouTube broadcast.
On an Oct. 20 YouTube stream, D’Amato named people he says he will sue, report to the LAPD or subpoena, and said papers would be filed within 30 days.
Nine clips from the October 13 YouTube stream document D’Amato’s stated litigation plans, repeated jail-violence predictions directed at Scott Hochstetter, and an audience call to vote on the prediction.
Scott Hochstetter’s amended complaint, filed September 11 in California federal court, lists Anthony R. D’Amato, Jr. as a defendant alongside the LAPD and Scientology entities.