DJ Fat Tony was rushed to hospital after enduring a shocking assault and suffering severe facial injuries.The 57 year old music maestro and LGBTQ+ advocate had to cancel his upcoming gig due to the injuries sustained.Taking to Instagram on Saturday, 14 December, the DJ, real name Tony Marnach, informed fans that an altercation at a previous event led to him being knocked unconscious, necessitating an all-night stay in the emergency department.
His Christmas performance will need to be put on hold while he recovers, reports the Mirror. In a detailed update to his 402K followers, Tony recounted the ordeal in a video and shared: "I can't really go into details but I was attacked last night at a gig, in the DJ box by another DJ funnily enough.
It resulted in me being knocked out and taken to hospital and being in A&E all night. Obviously you can see the damage to my face and the swelling - it's not good.
I wanted to let you know I can't be at my gigs today as I have been advised to stay at home and get well. "I'm absolutely gutted, I'm gutted this happened, I'm gutted that people choose violence especially when what we do comes from a place of love.
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