Bradley Martyn open-palmed slapped an influencer who grabbed his hat during a livestream at Zoo Culture gym in Los Angeles. The gym owner delivered a clean hit immediately after the man approached and snatched his baseball cap.
This marks the second time Martyn has slapped someone for removing his hat on camera. The first incident involved streamer StableRonaldo during a collaborative gym session that went viral months ago.
The latest incident happened inside Zoo Culture, the gym Martyn owns in Encino. Multiple cameras captured the moment, including what appears to be the hat-grabber’s own recording device. The original stream VOD was reportedly removed shortly after it happened.
Sara Saffari, a fitness content creator who frequently appears in Martyn’s videos, was visible in the background during the altercation. The man who grabbed the hat wore a shirt referencing pump.fun, a memecoin platform.
Some viewers speculated the whole thing was staged for attention. The hat-grabber’s apparent preparation with cameras and the memecoin shirt led to theories about “clip farming” for promotional purposes. These claims remain unverified.
Zoo Culture has built its reputation as a content-creator-friendly gym where filming is encouraged. The facility regularly hosts collaborations between fitness influencers and streaming personalities. Martyn has millions of followers across social platforms and runs the Raw Talk podcast.
No injuries or police involvement have been reported. Neither Martyn nor the man who grabbed his hat have publicly commented on what happened.
