The messy split between Barstool Sports personality Brianna LaPaglia and singer Zach Bryan got even more serious this week.

In the latest episode of BFFsthe Barstool podcast, LaPaglia cohosts with founder Dave Portnoy and social media influencer Josh Richards, she revealed new allegations of the emotional abuse she says she suffered at the hands of Bryan. Following their breakup in October, LaPaglia also explained why she rejected Bryan’s offer of a ten-figure non-disclosure agreement (NDA).

The podcaster, who is also a host Plan Bri Uncut for Barstool, previously released a video after Bryan suddenly announced their split on Instagram on October 22. In a sequel at the beginning of the last BFFs episode, a “gutted” LaPaglia said she had been offered an NDA. Later in the episode, Portnoy revealed that the exact offer was $12 million, and LaPaglia explained why she turned it down.

“It was a moral battle,” LaPaglia said. “The last year of my life was the hardest year of my life, dealing with the abuse from this guy… it’s not about the fact that I didn’t sign the NDA or take the money, because I’m here wants to come and show who he is and his secrets and all that stuff. I didn’t sign the NDA, I didn’t take the money, because I don’t sign away my experiences and what I went through to protect someone who hurt me.

Bri refused a $12,000,000 NDA from Zach Bryan after they broke up pic.twitter.com/Lkf7cPa5As

— BFFs (@BFFsPod) November 8, 2024

LaPaglia indicated that Bryan’s previous exes had taken an NDA from him, but aside from the emotional disgust she felt about the offer, she knew her career in the spotlight meant her fans and audience would want to know the authentic truth. With an NDA it would have been impossible to give it to them.

In addition to the fallout from the NDA, LaPaglia also revealed new details about the toxicity of her years-long relationship with Bryan.

“After the four months of being love-bombed, because I was the sweetest, best guy ever, suddenly things changed,” LaPaglia said. “There was always some other excuse why he treated me so badly and why I cry myself to sleep every night while he yells at me.”

LaPaglia explained how Bryan exerted control over her public image, family relationships and sense of self. The “emotional abuse” fluctuated over time, but became most devastating when she spent most of 2024 traveling with him on tour.

At one point, when the relationship was on the rocks, LaPaglia said Bryan offered to pay her directly and effectively buy her out of her barstool to exert more control over her.

Still, LaPaglia said she withheld some of the most explicit memories.

“There’s a lot he’s done that I’m not saying,” LaPaglia said. “And it’s almost like, because it’s so hard, I don’t even want it out there. And I don’t want to relive it. I really want this to rest.”

Earlier this week, Portnoy and Richards released a diss track towards Bryan in defense of LaPaglia. The video was copyrighted on YouTube because it contained sound owned by Warner Music Group. In response, Portnoy promised to continue with a new song soon.

Considering LaPaglia waited so long to publicly discuss Bryan and the breakup and has kept her comments fairly limited BFFsit is clear that she is ready for the situation to end completely, despite rejecting the NDA.

(BFFs on YouTube)