Dave Portnoy has branded Zach Bryan a ‘psychopath’ after highlighting how similar his rumored new girlfriend looks like ex Brianna ‘Chickenfry’ LaPaglia.
Portnoy jumped to the defense of LaPaglia, his friend and Barstool colleague, last year when she endured a very public split from the country singer.
The Barstool 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***’.
Earlier this week, LaPaglia hinted that she wants to file a restraining order against Bryan after he was seen burning a Barstool Sports flag.
Now Portnoy has launched a fresh attack on the singer after rumors swirled that Bryan is dating a woman named Samantha Leonard.
The Grammy winner posted a picture on his Instagram story late last month that appeared to show himself out on fishing trip with Leonard in New York.
Dave Portnoy branded Zach Bryan a ‘psychopath’ after highlighting how similar his rumored new girlfriend looks like ex Brianna ‘Chickenfry’ LaPaglia
Portnoy pointed it out on the latest episode of Barstool podcast ‘The Unnamed Show’
But the similarity in her appearance to LaPaglia is striking and Portnoy pointed it out on the latest episode of Barstool podcast ‘The Unnamed Show’.
He asked co-hosts Kirk Minihane and Ryan Whitney: ‘Have you seen his girlfriend?’
As an image of Leonard alongside LaPaglia appeared on screen, co-host Whitney shouted: ‘What! That’s actually bizarre’.
Portnoy then continued, adding: ‘It’s insane. How is that even possible?
‘I honestly don’t even know what I’m looking at here. This guy is an absolute psychopath. He went and built a Briana 2.0 in the lab. This is insane.’
On Monday, 29-year-old Bryan took to social media where he filmed himself setting fire to the Barstool emblem on his lawn.
After torching the flag which was emblazoned 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, LaPaglia, 26, shared a screenshot of an internet search in which she had Googled ‘how do I file a restraining order.’
Portnoy then mocked the country star’s actions by reposting the video to his own Instagram page and writing: ‘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.’
‘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.
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.
