{"id":21124,"date":"2026-04-24T11:38:27","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T11:38:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/21124\/"},"modified":"2026-04-24T11:38:27","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T11:38:27","slug":"shocking-attack-on-dj-fat-tony-caught-on-camera-at-gig-in-cliftonville-margate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/21124\/","title":{"rendered":"Shocking attack on DJ Fat Tony caught on camera at gig in Cliftonville, Margate"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A thug has avoided jail after knocking a celebrity DJ unconscious in a shocking attack caught on camera at a Kent gig.<\/p>\n

Mobile phone footage shows the moment Zack Bradley, 37, punched fellow disc-jockey Fat Tony to the floor at The Lido in Cliftonville, Margate, drawing gasps from the crowd as the music cuts out.<\/p>\n

The 60-year-old, who was Brooklyn Beckham\u2019s wedding DJ, suffered fractures to his eye socket and cheekbone, spent the night in A&E and later required facial filler to correct his appearance.<\/p>\n

Bradley had already admitted grievous bodily harm but appeared at Canterbury Crown Court for a Newton hearing to decide whether he made homophobic remarks.<\/p>\n

The court heard the incident unfolded in the early hours of December 14, 2024, as Fat Tony – whose real name is Tony Marnach – was finishing his set.<\/p>\n

Bradley, who performs as Zack Le Nez, approached the booth before the set had ended, breaching what prosecutor Bridget Todd described as standard DJ \u201cetiquette\u201d.<\/p>\n

The court heard Fat Tony responded by saying: \u201cWhat the f*** are you doing?\u201d<\/p>\n

\"DJ\"DJDJ Fat Tony was left with a fractured cheekbone and eye socket after the Margate event. Picture: Fat Tony\/Instagram<\/p>\n

As the veteran DJ\u2019s final track played, Bradley moved behind the decks with a friend to begin mixing into his own set.<\/p>\n

Tensions escalated when Fat Tony became involved in an argument with the friend, who allegedly called him a \u201cqueer ****\u201d.<\/p>\n

Bradley claimed he believed Fat Tony was shouting at his girlfriend, who was nearby, and said this prompted his actions.<\/p>\n

Footage played to the court showed Fat Tony later returning to the booth to collect his USB stick and patting Bradley on the shoulder as he reached across him.<\/p>\n

The famous DJ, known for his work on the London club scene in the 1980s and 90s, said Bradley then called him a \u201cstupid f****t\u201d, to which he replied: \u201cWhat did you say?\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Moments\"MomentsMoments before Zack Bradley, right, punched DJ Fat Tony at the gig in Cliftonville. Picture: CPS<\/p>\n

Moments later, Bradley struck him twice, knocking him unconscious.<\/p>\n

Bradley turned himself in a few days after the gig and was arrested on suspicion of grievous bodily harm, giving a no-comment interview to officers.<\/p>\n

In a victim impact statement read to the court, Fat Tony said: \u201cThe assault has made me feel awful – I feel shaken, violated.<\/p>\n

\u201cI’ve been sober from drink and drugs for 18 years, and I live a peaceful life.<\/p>\n

\u201cI’ve had to cancel six gigs because of this assault.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"DJ\"DJDJ Fat Tony’s head snaps back after he is punched next to the decks at the gig in Cliftonville. Picture: CPS<\/p>\n

During cross-examination by defence lawyer Anthony James last Friday, Fat Tony accepted he may have used offensive language himself that night, telling the court: \u201cMost probably I used the c-word – I’ve got it tattooed on my arm.<\/p>\n

\u201cI use that word every other word.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mr James also challenged the DJ over why he had not mentioned the \u201cf****t\u201d comment to a police officer in the ambulance, or during subsequent interviews with The Standard and on a podcast.<\/p>\n

Fat Tony dismissed the media interviews as “off-the-cuff,” and regarding his time in the ambulance, he told the court: “I had just come round. I was actually, at that point in time, delirious.”<\/p>\n

He also said he \u201cdidn\u2019t touch anyone\u201d during the altercation, and added: \u201cI\u2019m not a violent person – I\u2019m a 60-year-old gay man.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bradley, who had been arrested for another assault just two months earlier, also took the stand and said he would never use homophobic language.<\/p>\n

\u201cA good friend told me he was homosexual four years ago,\u201d he said<\/p>\n

\u201cI said to him, \u2018As long as you’re happy, mate, I’ll be there for you.\u2019<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve been brought up by gay people – my mum worked in a gay bar when I was young.\u201d<\/p>\n

Claire Fry, founder of charity Tommy\u2019s Rainbows Mental Health service, was called to give evidence as she has been working with Bradley while he was on bail.<\/p>\n

\"The\"TheThe assault in Margate forced Fat Tony to cancel shows. Picture: Fat Tony\/Instagram<\/p>\n

She told the court that she had not seen homophobic behaviour from him while she had been working with him.<\/p>\n

Ms Todd, prosecuting, said Bradley had taken cocaine that evening, which he admitted, and suggested that this may have made him angry.<\/p>\n

He replied: \u201cIt doesn\u2019t make me angry – it makes me nervous.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bradley claimed Fat Tony\u2019s behaviour in the phone footage was \u201caggressive\u201d.<\/p>\n

Ms Todd disagreed and said he had \u201cno reason to punch\u201d the victim, to which Bradley said: \u201cI\u2019ll accept that.\u201d<\/p>\n

She added: \u201cThe crown submits that the defendant did use homophobic language.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe words that were heard were clearly demonstrating a homophobic hostility immediately before he struck him to the face.\u201d<\/p>\n

Judge Edmund Fowler ruled that Bradley had indeed made the comment in question, \u201cstupid f****t\u201d.<\/p>\n

Bradley\u2019s lawyer urged the judge not to send his client to prison, saying he had been working on his drug addiction and his mental health.<\/p>\n

\"Bradley\"BradleyBradley was sentenced at Canterbury Crown Court<\/p>\n

He told the court: \u201cClearly, his use of cocaine is linked to his offending and he has been addressing this with probation since June last year.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe is working hard to address his addiction, address his offending and therefore there is a real prospect of rehabilitation.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe ticks all the boxes for a suspended sentence.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bradley was sentenced to 12 months in prison, suspended for 18 months, with the judge concluding his \u201crisk can be managed in the community\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou have a problem controlling your temper,\u201d Judge Fowler said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere was no justification, and this was aggression.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis was a vicious and wholly unnecessary assault.\u201d<\/p>\n

Following the attack, Fat Tony posted pictures of his injuries – including a black eye – on Instagram, writing: \u201cI’m absolutely gutted. I’m gutted this happened, I’m gutted that people choose violence, especially when what we try to do comes from a place of love.<\/p>\n

\u201cI’m really sorry that I won’t be seeing you tonight but we will be doing it again in the future.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A thug has avoided jail after knocking a celebrity DJ unconscious in a shocking attack caught on camera…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":21125,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[141,61,661,309,1118,1084,5,6],"class_list":{"0":"post-21124","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-uk","8":"tag-courts","9":"tag-crime","10":"tag-exclusive","11":"tag-kent","12":"tag-syndicate","13":"tag-thanet","14":"tag-uk","15":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@UnitedKingdom\/116459491027557414","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21124","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21124"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21124\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21125"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21124"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21124"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21124"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}