Brianna Chickenfry and Zach Bryan’s breakup has reached “Dave Portnoy wrote a rap song” levels.
From July 2023 until a few weeks ago, the country rock phenomenon Zach Bryan and podcasters Brianna LaPaglia, Barstool Sports podcaster Brianna Chickenfry is the internet’s royal couple who loves sports betting, fantasy football for the bros and ladies who love them. But when the emotionally heavy romance ended abruptly last month, all hell broke loose, and a seemingly acrimonious breakup played out in public, with poems appearing on Instagram and podcasts. Currently, Dave Portnoy, by LaPaglia Donald Trump–loving boss and podcast host who is not a musician, released a pair of protest tracks aimed at Bryan. The first movie titled “The Smallest Man” was removed shortly after due to copyright issues. The second installment, “Country Diddy,” raised the stakes considerably, claiming that Bryan had emotionally abused LaPaglia. (Portnoy, LaPaglia and Bryan did not respond Vanity fairits comment request.) And now, social media feeds have been flooded with reactions to the film — whether you like sports betting or Dave Portnoy or not.
Bryan and LaPaglia broke up on October 21, according to Bryan, who posted a statement to his Instagram Stories the next day. About an hour later, LaPaglia posted that she is “feeling really overwhelmed right now.” On her own YouTube channel, she said she had no idea Bryan planned to share the post that day. “We broke up yesterday,” she said. “So I’m not ready to do anything publicly yet.… I want to deal with this as a human being first.” LaPaglia later paused his podcast, while Bryan continued to post about his upcoming concerts and a trip to Oklahoma to visit his mother’s grave.
Pornoy, the self-proclaimed “king of Swifties,” first commented on the split by posting screenshots of the breakup. Taylor Swift song “The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived”. Then, the day after the election, Portnoy released “The Littlest Man,” in which he called Bryan a “liar” and a “faggot” and hinted at his sexual health status. his. The title appears to be a Swift homage, but the song itself is not. One edition features fellow podcaster Barstool Josh Richards According to Portnoy, was removed because of a copyright claim from Warner Music Group, which Portnoy said had signed Richards to a recording contract. Portnoy later reloaded the solo version.
On November 7, LaPaglia returned BFF, podcast which she co-hosted with Richards and Portnoy and claimed that Bryan asked her to sign an NDA after their relationship ended, but she refused. “After it was all done, his team approached me and offered me a lot of money, like a large sum of money and a few options,” she said. “I should have consigned all my experiences — everything that is me — to this person. They will watch everything I do and at the end of three years, I will receive such a large amount of money.”
On Sunday, Portnoy uploaded “Country Diddy,” referencing the NDA LaPaglia claims she was offered and Bryan’s 2023 arrest. “I’m the only problem you can’t deal with,” Portnoy said. Pay to disappear. “Your personality is a narcissistic starter kit.” LaPaglia later shared the song’s album art to her Instagram account, calling it “LETHAL” and adding “Everybody needs a Dave.”
Throughout the split, Bryan continued to post to his Instagram account but did not comment on LaPaglia’s statements or Portnoy’s music. In honor of Veterans Day, he posted a photo of himself wearing a Navy uniform. (Bryan joined the Army at age 17 and served until 2021, when he was honorably discharged to pursue his music career.) “Happy Veterans Day to all those I have served service with past and present,” he wrote. “The greatest honor of my life is being able to stand side by side with heroes over the years. You showed me what real men and women look like and you showed me what it means to put something above yourself.”
