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Dave Portnoy shadows Zach Bryan after Brianna Chickenfry’s breakup
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Dave Portnoy shadows Zach Bryan after Brianna Chickenfry’s breakup

He just wants to know if the goal was to rust her sparkling summer.

Dave Portnoy called out Taylor Swift while shading Zach Bryan in support of his recently dumped “BFFs” podcast co-host Brianna “Chickenfry” LaPaglia.

Portnoy, a vocal Swiftie, took to

Dave Portnoy shadowed Zach Bryan following the singer’s breakup with Brianna “Chickenfry” LaPaglia. X/stool president
The Barstool Sports founder shared Taylor Swift’s song “The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived” on X on Tuesday. X/Dave Portnoy

“I dedicate this to @BChickenfry,” the 47-year-old founder of Barstool Sports captioned the YouTube link.

In the powerful ballad from this year’s album “Tortured Poets Department,” Swift, 34, sings about an ex-boyfriend while questioning how authentic their public relationship was behind closed doors.

Portnoy shared the pointed message moments after Bryan, 28, confirmed that he and LaPaglia, 25, were calling it quits — an announcement she claimed “blindsided” her.

LaPaglia, Portnoy and Josh Richards, all pictured here, co-host the “BFFs” podcast. bffspod/Instagram
The country singer and the internet personality confirmed their split earlier Tuesday. briannalapaglia/Instagram

“Brianna and I have broken up with each other (sic) and I respect and love her with every ounce of my heart,” the “Something in the Orange” singer wrote on his Instagram Story earlier Tuesday. “She has loved me unconditionally for a long time and I will always thank her for that.”

Bryan went on to cryptically write that he was “personally having an incredibly difficult year and struggling through some pretty serious things.”

“I thought it would be helpful for both of us to go our separate ways,” he added. “I am not perfect and never will be.”

Bryan was the first to make the announcement in a cryptic Instagram Story. briannalapaglia/Instagram
LaPaglia later said she was “blindsided” by Bryan’s post. briannalapaglia/Instagram

Shortly after, LaPaglia released her own statement on her Instagram Story, which read in part, “Hey guys, I’m really feeling blindsided right now. I’m going to be off social media for a while and try to heal privately.

The internet personality then posted an emotional YouTube video of herself sitting on the bathroom floor and crying about her “heartbreaking” breakup.

“I just woke up when Zach posted on his Instagram that we had broken up, and I had no idea that post went up,” she claimed. “He didn’t text me, he didn’t call me.”

The co-host of the ‘PlanBri Uncut’ podcast also posted an emotional YouTube video. briannalapaglia/Instagram
The former couple first sparked split speculation earlier this week. briannalapaglia/Instagram

LaPaglia alluded to some of their relationship problems by asking her followers, “How can you give someone everything and love them so unconditionally through things you shouldn’t do… and then be thrown away in a few days?”

The exes first sparked rumors of a breakup on Monday when Reddit users posted screenshots of Bryan’s profile on the celebrity dating app Raya.

The “PlanBri Uncut” podcaster added fuel to the fire by sharing on Instagram a heartfelt poem she wrote that read in part, “Eventually you’ll find that life goes on / Even when you don’t want it to.”

LaPaglia and Bryan started dating in July 2023. briannalapaglia/Instagram
They made their red carpet debut at the 2024 Grammys in February. Billboard via Getty Images

A source told Page Six exclusively on Tuesday that Bryan and LaPaglia were “crazy about each other, but their relationship has always been rocky.”

“His lifestyle is not conducive to a serious relationship,” the insider told us.

The pair started dating in July 2023 and made their red carpet debut at the 2024 Grammys in February.