Brianna LaPaglia Claims Ex Zach Bryan Once 'Freaked the F--- Out' at Her for Singing a Morgan Wallen Song

LaPaglia accused Bryan of emotional abuse in an episode of her BFFs podcast

  • Brianna "Chickenfry" LaPaglia said ex-boyfriend Zach once got angry with her for singing a Morgan Wallen song
  • LaPaglia said Bryan "freaked the f--- out" after she sang Wallen's "Last Night" at their New York City apartment
  • The podcast host accused Bryan of emotional abuse on an episode of the BFFs podcast

Brianna “Chickenfry” LaPaglia says ex-boyfriend Zach Bryan was not a fan of her singing country hits from other artists.

The podcast host, 25, opened up about her relationship with singer-songwriter Bryan in an explosive episode of her BFFs podcast on Thursday, Nov. 7 — and revealed that he allegedly once got angry with her for singing Morgan Wallen’s hit “Last Night.”

“I do have something that I think I just need to get off my chest One morning, like, we were out the night before, and one morning I woke up, or I was like, scrolling TikTok, and ‘Last night we let the liquor talk…’ was stuck in my head,” LaPaglia said on the podcast, singing lyrics from the song.

The social media star said she was walking up the stairs in the couple’s New York City apartment singing Wallen’s No. 1 hit on the way to make breakfast, and Bryan, 28, “freaked the f--- out.”

Brianna LaPaglia attends the 81st Annual Golden Globe Awards at The Beverly Hilton on January 07, 2024 in Beverly Hills, California; Zach Bryan attends the 58th Academy Of Country Music Awards at The Ford Center at The Star on May 11, 2023 in Frisco, Texas; Morgan Wallen attends the 54th annual CMA Awards at the Music City Center on November 11, 2020 in Nashville, Tennessee
Brianny "Chickenfry" LaPaglia, Zach Bryan, Morgan Wallen.

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“Like, freaked the f--- out,” she repeated. “Like, he could not believe, ‘You’re singing another man’s song under my roof in this house that I own.’ It was a fight for I think a week, [because] I came up the stairs saying, ‘Last night we let the liquor talk.’”

LaPaglia’s BFFs co-host Dave Portnoy then asked if Bryan’s issue was specifically with Wallen, 31, though LaPaglia said she didn’t know.

Zach Bryan and Bri LaPaglia aka 'Brianna Chickenfry' at the 66th Annual GRAMMY Awards held at Crypto.com Arena on February 4, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.
Zach Bryan and Brianna "Chickenfry" LaPaglia at the Grammy Awards in February 2024.

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She then revealed she was “not really allowed to listen to Noah Kahan,” as she listened “to him too much.”

The allegations came amid a bombshell podcast episode in which LaPaglia claimed that Bryan had been emotionally abusive throughout their relationship, which ended in October after more than a year.

Zach Bryan
Zach Bryan performing in October 2022 in Los Angeles.

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The “Something in the Orange” singer announced the split last month in a statement shared to Instagram, saying he’d “had an incredibly hard year personally” and “thought it would be beneficial for both of us to go our different ways.”

At the time, LaPaglia said she was “blindsided” by his statement, as they’d only broken up the day before, and had agreed they’d announce things on her terms.

On the podcast, LaPaglia said she’d been offered $12 million by Bryan’s team to sign an NDA that would keep her from speaking about their relationship. She claimed that Bryan’s other exes had signed NDAs.

"The last year of my life has been the hardest year of my life dealing with the abuse from this dude," she said. "I'm still scared right now because I'm scared of him. My brain's rewired and I'm scared to make him mad and last week, I didn't want to talk about it 'cause I was scared."

Brianna LaPaglia aka Brianna Chickenfry at the People's Choice Awards held at Barker Hangar on February 18, 2024 in Santa Monica, California. (
Brianna "Chickenfry" LaPaglia at the People's Choice Awards in February 2024.

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She explained that she chose not to sign the NDA as she wanted to be open about her alleged experiences “for anyone else that’s been emotionally abused and for people right now being emotionally abused.”

Bryan — for whom a rep has not responded to PEOPLE’s requests for comment — has not commented publicly on LaPaglia’s allegations. The same night the podcast was released, he put out two new songs, “High Road” and “This World’s A Giant.”

Then on Friday, Nov. 8, he expressed his excitement for the 17 dates left on his Quittin’ Time tour.

“Never been more excited to finish a run up. Been a long one and I’m so thankful for everyone that came out to a show this year,” he wrote in an Instagram post. “See you guys on the road and we love you.”

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