‘Insane': Country star Zach Bryan mocked for dating ‘clone' of ex-girlfriend
Country singer Zach Bryan's alleged new girlfriend has social media star Dave Portnoy doing a double take.
The Barstool Sports founder expressed disbelief on Thursday's Unnamed Show episode over how much Samantha Leonard looks like Bryan's ex — and Portnoy's employee — Brianna 'Chickenfry' LaPaglia.
'Have you seen his girlfriend?' the 48-year-old asked his podcast co-hosts, Kirk Minihane and Ryan Whitney.
Portnoy shared side-by-side photos of LaPaglia, 26, and Leonard, noting, 'That is not Brianna. It's insane. I mean, how is that even possible?'
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Bryan's alleged new girlfriend Samantha Leonard …
… and his ex, Brianna Chickenfry.
The podcast hosts were shocked to see photos of Bryan's alleged new girlfriend.
Bryan, notably, was linked to Leonard last month when she included a photo of them at Spain's Running of the Bulls in an Instagram slideshow.
Reddit users have since called her resemblance to LaPaglia 'actually crazy' and 'scary,' with one writing, 'This is what Kanye [West] did to Kim [Kardashian] with Bianca [Censori]. Such loser behaviour.'
A third called Leonard LaPaglia's 'clone.'
Bryan and Brianna Chickenfry at last year's Grammys. Picture: Robyn BECK / AFP
On Thursday, the Unnamed Show hosts all struggled to tell Bryan's past and present flames apart, with Portnoy quipping, 'I honestly don't even know what I'm looking at here … He went and built a Brianna 2.0 in the lab. I mean, that's insane.'
Reps for LaPaglia and Bryan did not immediately respond to Page Six's requests for comment.
Brianna …
… and Samantha. 'He went and built a Brianna 2.0 in the lab.'
The exes dated from 2023 to 2024, with the BFFs podcast co-host accusing Bryan of emotional abuse after they called it quits.
She also called out the Something in the Orange singer for allegedly trying to get her to sign an NDA for $18 million, which she refused.
While Bryan has yet to comment on the allegations, he brought the breakup back into headlines last month by dissing LaPaglia in a TikTok comment.
He insisted 'River Washed Hair' was not written about LaPaglia because she isn't 'sweet' — and subsequently shared a couple screenshots of texts she had sent him.
Byran and his ex had a bitter public breakup.
At the time, LaPaglia clapped back at her ex 'crashing out' and 'attacking' her while providing receipts of her own.
She Googled 'how do i file a restraining order' on Monday when Bryan posted a video burning a Barstool Sports flag.
LaPaglia has not debuted any new relationships since she and Bryan called it quits, telling Page Six in January that she is leaving 'all men' behind this year.
Bryan, for his part, went public with Aussie Hannah Duncan in March, but their current status remains unclear.
Prior to Chickenfry, the songwriter was married to Rose Madden from 2020 to 2021 and dated Deb Peifer from 2022 to 2023.
This story originally appeared on Page Six and is republished here with permission
Originally published as 'Insane': Country star Zach Bryan mocked for dating 'clone' of ex-girlfriend
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