Dave Portnoy, Zach Bryan. Getty Photographs (2)
Dave Portnoy and Zach Bryan’s beef runs deep — and it’s not simply due to Brianna “Chickenfry” LaPaglia.
“He hates my guts,” Portnoy, 47, mentioned in regards to the singer throughout a “BFFs” podcast in November 2024. “I ended up extra in the course of this than I, type of, was anticipating.”
Bryan introduced in October 2024 that after one yr, he and LaPaglia had break up. The Barstool Sports activities character claimed that she was “blindsided” by Bryan’s choice to publicly announce their breakup. She has since come out claiming that she was “emotionally abused” by Bryan throughout their relationship.
Portnoy has stood by LaPaglia’s facet amid the drama that has transpired following her and Bryan’s break up. Actually, the Barstool Sports activities founder has not been quiet about his disdain for the “One thing within the Orange” singer.
Dave Portnoy and Brianna “Chickenfry” LaPaglia’s friendship has come a great distance over time. Portnoy, 47, based Barstool Sports activities in 2003, however LaPaglia, 25, didn’t be part of the workforce till a lot later. She acquired her begin with the podcast community in 2020 as an intern. The group contacted her by way of social media after her movies […]
Hold scrolling for a breakdown of Portnoy and Bryan’s historical past:
His Feedback After Their Cut up
Portnoy crossed paths with Bryan a couple of instances when the singer was courting LaPaglia.
“He simply appeared like a very immature, not assured child,” Portnoy claimed of Bryan throughout an October 2024 episode of “The Unnamed Present” podcast. Once they met backstage at one among Bryan’s reveals, Portnoy mentioned the singer was “good,” however it was apparent that vibes had been “off.”
Portnoy additionally weighed in on the “loopy” transfer Bryan made to apparently reactivatehis Raya account (Raya is a courting app, for the uninitiated) after breaking apart with LaPaglia. “He was on a courting app earlier than the physique was chilly!” Portnoy mentioned, calling it “soiled enterprise.”
Getting Banned From Bryan’s Live shows
Dave Portnoy, Zach Bryan. Getty Photographs (2)
This previous February, Portnoy and Richards had been apparently “banned” from Bryan’s Las Vegas live performance. Throughout the identical episode of “The Unnamed Present,” Portnoy recalled having this dialog with LaPaglia.
“She’s like, ‘Zach has banned you from going to the live performance,’” he claimed. “Apparently, Zach went again — what number of months was it — it needed to be, possibly, six months. We at one time on ‘BFFs’ had a dialogue the place Bri simply acquired a brand new boyfriend.”
Bryan was apparently upset as a result of Portnoy jokingly referred to as LaPaglia a “revolving door” of relationships throughout an August 2023 podcast episode.
Singing ‘Revival’ — And Justice for Miss Peaches
Portnoy finally attended the Boston date of Bryan’s The Quittin’ Time Tour in July 2024. The Barstool Sports activities founder joined Bryan on stage to sing “Revival,” however there was apparently some discourse backstage involving Miss Peaches.
Miss Peaches is Portnoy’s very well-known canine, whom the podcast host delivered to the live performance. (LaPaglia famous that she apparently needed to get the “inexperienced gentle” from Bryan earlier than the canine might attend the present.)
“Do you know this Bri, that he kicked Miss Peaches out of the dressing room?” Portnoy claimed throughout the November 2024 “BFFs” episode. “That drove me bananas.”
Barstool Sports activities’ Dave Portnoy and Josh Richards dragged Zach Bryan by way of the mud with their “Smallest Man” diss monitor — and used the nation singer’s personal songs to do it. On Wednesday, November 6, the “BFFs” podcast hosts dropped a five-minute-long music video in protection of Bryan’s ex-girlfriend and their cohost, Brianna “Chickenfry” LaPaglia. (The […]
Portnoy apparently stored Miss Peaches in Bryan’s dressing room throughout the live performance, however would go examine on her periodically.
“Peaches is the least upkeep canine, aside from she’ll attempt to get into stuff. She’s as chill as might be. However it’s peaches so I’m strolling forwards and backwards to verify she’s OK. I walked in again to examine on her and he’s simply bringing her to this little band dressing room,” Portnoy claimed. “I’m like OK, however I don’t know to today why he desires to get Peaches out of that locker room.”
Portnoy mentioned the second dressing room was full of apparatus, making it “harmful” for the canine.
“I don’t know why he did that, however it pissed me off enormously within the second,” Portnoy added. “Perhaps as a result of he didn’t need me there. He hates me however Miss Peaches, you kick her out of the locker room.”
The Diss Monitor
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Portnoy and Richards launched a diss monitor about Bryan titled “Smallest Man” in November 2024.
In his verse, the Barstool Sports activities founder referred to as Bryan “ugly,” referencing the singer’s “s—ty tats.”
“Nation singing boss child, get that boy a snack / Throw one other mood tantrum, it’s time for a nap,” Portnoy sang on the track, noting that Bryan’s “head seems like a Lego” and he has hair “like Homer Simpson.”
Bryan’s Obvious Feedback About Portnoy
Bryan had some alternative phrases about Portnoy following his breakup from LaPaglia, at the very least in keeping with an alleged textual content proven on the November 2024 “BFFs” episode.
“You’re employed for [R-word] individuals,” Bryan allegedly messaged LaPaglia about Portnoy. “Immediately your boss and firm. Ought to have simply realized this and left in February.”