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News.com.au
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- News.com.au
‘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?' 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.' 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. 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. 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.
Daily Mail
05-08-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Zach Bryan's ex Brianna Chickenfry hints at filing a restraining order after he films himself BURNING a flag
Brianna 'Chickenfry' LaPaglia has hinted that she wants to file a restraining order against ex-boyfriend Zach Bryan after he was seen burning a Barstool Sports flag. On Monday, 29-year-old singer Zach took to social media where he filmed himself setting fire to the emblem - belonging to the company where Brianna works as a podcaster and content creator - outside on his lawn. After torching the flag which was branded with the tagline 'Saturdays Are for the Boys,' he ran over and hit the flag with a golf club before jumping on the back of his tractor to seemingly retrieve it. While Zach did not caption the uploads, he did add the song, Bitin' List by Tyler Childers to the videos, which contains shocking lyrics. 'To put it plain, I just don't like you / not a thing about the way you is,' Tyler sings. 'And if there ever come a time I got rabies / you're high on my bitin' list.' Following Zach's posts, Brianna, 26, shared a screenshot of an internet search in which she had Googled 'how do I file a restraining order.' Meanwhile, Barstool founder and friend of Brianna, David Portnoy, mocked the country star's actions. Reposting the video to his own Instagram page, he wrote: 'Oh no. How are we gonna recover?' Brianna and Zach had a tumultuous relationship and public breakup last year. Two months after meeting at the Academy of Country Music Awards in May of 2023, they began a romance - making a high-profile debut together on the red carpet at the 2024 Grammys. However, tables turned in October of 2024 when Zach announced in a lengthy statement to Instagram that the pair have parted ways after more than one year together. Zach posted to his account: 'Addressing something: Brianna and me have broken up with eachother (sic) and I respect and love her with every ounce of my heart. She has loved me unconditionally for a very long time and for that I'll always thank her.' 'I've had an incredibly hard year personally and struggled through some pretty severe things. I thought it would be beneficial for both of us to go out different ways. I am not perfect and never will be,' he continued in his statement. 'Please respect Brianna's privacy and space in this and if you have it in your heart, mine too. 'With everything I am and to anyone I let down, I am sorry. I try my best in everything. I failed people that love me and mostly myself.' Just over 30 minutes after his statement, Brianna alluded to the break-up with her own message stating she was going to be taking a social media break after feeling 'really blindsided.' Shortly after the bizarre move, Brianna shared a screenshot of her search about how to file a restraining order 'Hey guys I'm feeling really blindsided right now. Gonna hop off social media for a while and attempt to heal privately, when I'm ready I'll be back and ready to talk,' she said. 'I love you guys so much thank you for all of your kind words. Remember you are so loved and everything's always gonna be OK.' Shortly after the statements, the drama-filled feud began to take flight on social media, as Brianna admitted Zach announced the split prior to telling her he was going to share the break-up post. The breakup only began to get messier in November, when the Barstool Sports podcaster was upset that the he posted an image of a pet they once shared to social media. 'If this man posts this f***ing cat one more time, then I'm gonna post videos of you whipping s*** at my face,' she said. 'So can you stop f***ing posting my cat and rubbing it in my face.' She also claimed that Zach had subjected her to 'narcissistic, emotional' abuse throughout their relationship. In a post from last year, the influencer also revealed that Zach had picked out an engagement ring for her while he was 'was cheating the whole time.' During an episode of the BFFs Podcast, Brianna opened up about allegedly refusing to sign an NDA from Zach, as well as refusing to accept any money or what she called 'bribes' from his team. Daily Mail has contacted Zach for comment. At the time of writing, he has not publicly addressed Brianna's past allegations. In January, he did hit back at keyboard warriors targeting his inner circle. 'I'm not asking for sympathy but going for my -friends- is so low and so messed up,' he said at the time. 'I love my life. I have worked REALLY hard for it. Whether you think I deserve it or not. Whether you think I suck or not. Stop being such sad fat fingered internet sleuths to my friends.'
Daily Mail
26-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Barstool's Brianna Chickenfry opens up on reaction to her SI Swimsuit shoot... and life without Zach Bryan
Brianna 'Chickenfry' LaPaglia's Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition photoshoot has predictably resulted in a flurry of direct messages from interested men, not that she's complaining. 'They were popping off. They're fine,' she joked to at a SI event in Manhattan. After her very public split with country star Zach Bryan last year, the Barstool Sports podcaster told People she's enjoying the single life for the first time since she was a teenager. 'I really genuinely enjoy being single,' LaPaglia added. 'I think there's a lot of girls that can relate and a lot of guys that can relate that are relationship people. 'I was in a relationship since I was 16 until 25,' she continued. 'Being single for the first time ever is frigging awesome. I can order Taco Bell whenever, I can do whatever I want to do. I can go out, I can hang out with my friends. It's really fun. I feel like I'm figuring out who I am.' LaPaglia, 25, posed for the latest digital cover of Sports Illustrated's swimsuit edition, flying to California for a photoshoot and giving an interview about her ambitions for the year ahead. And because she never signed a non-disclosure agreement with Bryan – usually a given in celebrity relationships these days – she's free to talk about the emotional abuse she's said she endured in their relationship. 'I feel like I'm in that time zone where it's like discover who you are, try new things and also leave a lot of negative things in the past,' she said. 'So I'm just trying to figure out who the hell I am — and it's fun! 'It shouldn't be discouraging,' LaPaglia continued. 'I feel like we get to a certain age and we're like, 'Oh my gosh, there should be time marks and things for what we should do.' I think there's no time limit, and I'm just trying to figure it out.' LaPaglia previously shot down rumors she was dating Barstool founder Dave Portnoy, who has publicly defended her amid her split from Bryan. The Barstool Sports founder released a diss song called 'Smallest Man' and repeatedly went after him in podcast appearances, calling Bryan a 'scumbag' and 'a piece of s***'.
