Following a turbulent breakup with country music star Zach Bryan, Brianna “Chickenfry” LaPaglia is revealing the truth. In a recent tell-all on the “BFFs” podcast, the Barstool Sports personality made some shocking allegations about the nature of their relationship and its messy end.
According to Brianna, the “last year of my life has been the hardest year of my life dealing with the abuse from this dude.” She claimed that Bryan would frequently berate her, isolate her from friends and family, and ruin any positive experiences she had. “Everything good—anything good I did for me—he made sure to ruin it for me,” she said.
Brianna alleged that Bryan’s team even offered her a staggering $12 million to sign a non-disclosure agreement and keep quiet about their relationship. However, she says she refused the hush money, declaring, “I’m not signing away my experiences and what I went through to protect someone that hurt me.”
The podcast host explained that Bryan’s behavior had taken a severe toll, leading her to lose weight, lose sleep, and become completely disconnected from her support system. “I lost myself throughout this whole relationship,” she said. “I don’t even recognize myself anymore.”
Brianna’s explosive interview came just days after Zach Bryan announced their split on social media, a move that she says left her “really blindsided.” She woke up to a flood of messages about his breakup announcement, which she claims came without any prior warning or conversation.
“He didn’t text me; he didn’t call me. I woke up to a flurry of texts asking, ‘Are you okay?’ and I thought, ‘Did my f-king dad die?'” Brianna recounted. The fallout from the breakup has been messy, with Dave Portnoy and Josh Richards, Brianna’s “BFFs” co-hosts, even releasing a diss track about Zach Bryan. However, Brianna has been quick to shut down rumors that Portnoy paid her $10 million for the tell-all interview.
“Dave didn’t give me any money,” she clarified in a TikTok video. “You think that was a tell-all? I took the high road. I set the scene, painted a picture, and if you can’t clearly perceive it, I don’t have the time to guide you to LensCrafters. Sorry.”
Despite the drama, Brianna seems determined to move forward and heal from the relationship. She’s been open about the emotional toll it’s taken, admitting she’s been “crying for like five days straight” since the split. But she’s also made it clear she has no plans to remove a tattoo she got with Bryan, declaring, “That was my thing. That is my tattoo.”
As for Zach Bryan, he’s remained largely silent on the allegations, aside from a cryptic social media post about “quitting touring” and a new song called “High Road.” But with Brianna’s powerful words now out there, it’s clear this story is far from over.