Two weeks after Zach Bryan announced his split from Brianna “Chickenfry” LaPaglia, the podcast host is opening up about their relationship. In the Thursday episode of Barstool Sports’ “BFFs” podcast, LaPaglia broke down Bryan’s alleged “narcissistic emotional abuse” as well as her decision to reject a $12-million nondisclosure agreement offered by his team — which she called “his final shot at still controlling me.” “This isn’t about drama for me,” LaPaglia told co-hosts Dave Portnoy and Josh Richards.
“This episode and me not taking the money, it’s not just for me. It’s for anyone else that’s been emotionally abused. “I’m still scared right now because I’m scared of him,” she continued.
“My brain’s rewired, and I’m scared to make him mad.” Representatives for Bryan did not immediately respond Friday to The Times’ request for comment. Bryan last month confirmed his breakup with LaPaglia, whom he had been dating since July 2023, after screenshots of his profile on the celebrity dating app Raya circulated online .
Hours later, LaPaglia wrote on her Instagram story that she was “really blindsided” and shared plans to “hop off social media for a while and attempt to heal privately.” “I just wanted to deal with my breakup privately,” she said at the top of Thursday’s podcast episode. “But that was robbed from me, so here we are.
” While she was away on her That’s My Best Friend Tour in September, LaPaglia sai.