Dave Portnoy appears to have taken a jab at Zach Bryan following his public breakup with Brianna Chickenfry.
October 23, 2024- Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy has seemingly called out Zach Bryan after Bryan’s public breakup with Portnoy’s co-podcaster Brianna “Chickenfry” LaPaglia.
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Dave Portnoy seems unimpressed with Zach Bryan following the country singer’s breakup with Barstool Sports podcaster Brianna LaPaglia, also known as Brianna Chickenfry.
After the pair confirmed their split on October 22, Portnoy, 47, who co-hosts the “BFFs” podcast with LaPaglia, 25, and TikTok star Josh Richards, shared his thoughts with a subtle dig.
Taking to X (formerly Twitter), Portnoy dedicated a Taylor Swift song to LaPaglia.
Dedicating this to @BChickenfry https://t.co/H5aqvKbJ87
— Dave Portnoy (@stoolpresidente) October 22, 2024
He posted Swift’s track “The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived,” which appears on her The Tortured Poets Department album.
The song, rumored to be about Swift’s past relationship with The 1975’s Matty Healy, includes biting lyrics like, “And I don’t even want you back, I just want to know / If rusting my sparkling summer was the goal.”
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Though Portnoy didn’t elaborate, his choice of song seemed to hint at some dissatisfaction with Bryan following the breakup.
In the song, Swift also sings, “And I don’t miss what we had, but could someone give / A message to the smallest man who ever lived?”—lyrics that many saw as a subtle jab.
Earlier that morning, Zach Bryan, 28, took to Instagram to confirm his split from LaPaglia, sharing a heartfelt message about their relationship ending. He asked for privacy for both of them as they navigate this personal time.
Zach Bryan and Brianna Chickenfry Breakup
Shortly after, LaPaglia took to her Instagram story with a note saying, “Hey guys, I’m feeling really blindsided right now. Gonna hop off social media for a while and attempt to heal privately… I love you guys so much, thank you for all of your kind words.”
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Image Credit: @stoolpresidente Instagram, @briannalapaglia Instagram, @zachbryan Instagram