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…
D’Amato outlined a plan involving a detective, the district attorney and a bail bondsman, all aimed at his rival Scott Hochstetter, who streams as DOA. In September, Hochstetter named D’Amato as one of 37 defendants in a federal civil rights lawsuit.
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 17 YouTube stream, D’Amato predicted jail time and a beating in jail for Scott Hochstetter, known online as DOA, and repeated his unverified claim that Hochstetter got a restraining order for filming minors.
He cited an existing restraining order as a template for the critics he says are next, and claimed one opponent, Krackhead Kenny, lied under oath about YouTube income.
ZeroDarkTony spent an August 30 YouTube broadcast repeating unverified paternity claims about the children of the host of Boss Talks Podcast and threatening subpoenas against multiple targets.
ZeroDarkTony’s April 14, 2026 livestream features repeated threats framed as “jokes” and “predictions” about named individuals. He describes scenarios of injury and death, including claims that a target will be “found… dead,” while laughing. These statements often follow brief disclaimers, creating a pattern where denial is quickly replaced by vivid, personalized depictions of harm directed…