Brianna Chickenfry claims Zach Bryan has ’emotionally abused’ her

Brianna “Chickenfry” LaPaglia claims the ex-boyfriend Zach Bryan was emotionally abusive to her during their relationship.

“It’s not just for me, it’s for anyone else who’s been emotionally abused, it’s for anyone right now who’s been emotionally abused,” LaPaglia, 25, said in a Thursday, Sept. Instagram teaser clip for her upcoming “BFFs” podcast with Dave Portnoy and Josh Richards. “It’s for people who don’t have a support system that I was lucky enough to have (while) going through this.”

In the episode, which airs in its entirety Thursday night, LaPaglia will open up to her Barstool Sports co-hosts about her recent split from Bryan, 28. In the teaser, LaPaglia claimed that the past year has been very difficult as her romance with the country singer was not as happy as others thought.

“The last year of my life has been the hardest year of my life, dealing with the abuse of this guy,” she claimed. “I’m still scared of him, my brain is rewired. I’m scared of making him mad. Last week I didn’t want to talk about it because I was scared.”

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LaPaglia admitted that she was afraid to fully speak her mind about her relationship with Bryan aside from what was already out there as “public” knowledge. The online personality claimed that Bryan offered her money if she signed an NDA, which she denied.

“I still said f— your money. You made the women before me think they had no other choice,” she alleged. “And to take money from you, sign their experiences, sign what they went through, then you can jump out and sing your little f—ing songs on stage like you’re a good guy.”

Although LaPaglia didn’t give more details about the NDA, she admitted that she might regret it in the end if she went through with it.

“I don’t want to buy a house in two years and think, ‘Oh, that’s the money from the guy who literally broke me and broke me for a year,'” she said. “F – that, f – you, I don’t want your money.”

LaPaglia added that her role as a podcaster did not influence her decision to sign a contract.

“This is not a drama for me, it’s not me not signing the NDA and not taking the money because I want to come here and reveal who he is and his secrets and all that…” she claimed. “I didn’t take the money because I don’t sign my experiences and what I went through to protect someone who hurt me. I’m much stronger than a weak man.

Us Weekly has reached out to Bryan’s team for comment.

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Last week, LaPaglia took a break from BFF’s podcast. She shared via her social media at the time that she was walking away as she continued to process her and Bryan’s public breakup.

“We tried to record this week, but I’m having a really hard time figuring out how to handle this publicly because of all the backlash,” LaPaglia shared in a message sent via the podcast’s TikTok account. “I’m going to put my mental health first this week. Josh and Dave are going to make sure I do what’s best for me.”

Earlier this week, LaPaglia revealed that she, Portnoy and Richards were blocked by Bryan on social media. Portnoy and Richards have publicly supported LaPaglia since the split.

In October, Bryan announced that he and LaPaglia were calling it quits after a year of dating.

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“Addressing something: Brianna and I have broken up (SIC) and I respect and love her with all my heart,” the musician wrote via an Instagram Story statement. “She has loved me unconditionally for a very long time and I will always thank her for that.”

LaPaglia, for her part, admitted that the breakup caught her by surprise, so she decided to take some time to process what happened.

“Hey guys, I’m feeling really blind right now. I’m going to jump off social media for a while and try to heal in private, when I’m ready I’ll be back and ready to talk,” she wrote via her Instagram story. “I love you so much thank you for all your kind words. Remember you are so loved and everything will always be okay.”