Brianna "Chickenfry" LaPaglia Details "Red Flags" in Zach Bryan Relationship
Grace O'Malley is saying goodbye to a chapter of her life.
Shortly after revealing she and her childhood friend Brianna "Chickenfry" LaPaglia were ending their joint podcast PlanBri due to a rift in their friendship, the 25-year-old announced that she will also be parting ways with Barstool Sports, which produced their show.
"I wanted you guys to hear from me first that this is my last day at Barstool," Grace wrote in a Dec. 16 Instagram Story. "I'm so grateful to everyone at the company and to Dave for taking a chance on me."
Closing out her message, she quipped, "I'm just as surprised as you are there are no typos in this statement."
And while Grace didn't specify why she would no longer be working with Barstool, she previously detailed the reason for her friendship breakup with Brianna, who she alleged publicly announced the cancellation of PlanBri without giving her a heads up.
"We agreed to make a joint statement, so I replied, cried, and chose not to repost or say anything until it was time," Grace wrote in an Instagram Story Dec. 6. "On that same day, you might’ve seen Brianna post that she’s ‘working on bringing back some version of PlanBri.’ To give you guys the much needed info you deserve, all I can say is that that was my first time hearing about this.”
And the comedian alleged that Brianna's tumultuous relationship with country singer Zach Bryan—who she split with in October following one year of dating—was another contributing factor to their split.
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“This last year, I bit my tongue so much that I shouldn’t even have one anymore," Grace continued. "I was willing to wait out of respect, but things don’t always work out the way you think they will. In fact they rarely do."
In response, Brianna shared her own perspective on their falling out, accusing Grace of not sticking up for her when she received a slew of hate online over her comments about her breakup with Zach, which ultimately forced her to walk away from PlanBri.
“She knew what I was going through," Brianna said during a Dec. 12 episode of her BFFs podcast with Dave Portnoy and Josh Richards. "I really needed her, so I couldn’t do the podcast anymore because we’re sitting there pretending to be friends. I didn’t feel seen by her. I needed to set a boundary.”
In the end, she felt like she was doing Grace a favor.
“For a year everyone was like, ‘Grace needs to leave Bri. Grace needs to do this.’ So finally, I made the call," Brianna added. "I want her to succeed in everything that she does.”
For the complete timeline of Brianna's breakup with Zach, keep reading.
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