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Zach Bryan’s ex-girlfriend Brianna LaPaglia accuses him of emotional abuse and tries to silence him with nondisclosure agreement: What do we know?

Zach Bryan’s ex-girlfriend Brianna LaPaglia accuses him of emotional abuse and tries to silence him with nondisclosure agreement: What do we know?

Country singer Zach Bryan's ex-girlfriend, Barstool Sports star Brianna LaPaglia, claims he was emotionally abusive throughout their year-long relationship.

Country singer Zach Bryan’s ex-girlfriend, Barstool Sports star Brianna LaPaglia, claims he was emotionally abusive throughout their year-long relationship. (Getty Images)

Zach Bryan’s ex-girlfriend Brianna “Chickenfry” LaPaglia has accused him of emotional abuse.

The influencer made this claim and more about the Grammy-winning country music star. BFFs Podcast released on November 7th. LaPaglia’s accusation comes two weeks after Bryan, 28, announced their split on Instagram on Oct. 22, leaving LaPaglia feeling “blindsided.” The couple had been together since July 2023.

“The last year of my life has been the hardest year of my life dealing with this man’s abuse,” the 25-year-old actor told Barstool Sports co-hosts Dave Portnoy and Josh Richards.

LaPaglia, who said she was “still scared” of the “I Remember Everything” singer, also claimed that he and his team offered her $12 million to sign a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) preventing her from discussing the relationship, which ended in a breakup last month. explosive fashion.

Bryan’s rep has not yet responded to Yahoo Entertainment’s request for comment.

The podcast host claimed she endured “narcissistic, emotional abuse” for a year before leaving, saying it was a cycle of “making you stronger, beating you, apologizing – over and over again”. She also claimed that Morgan Wallen was angry at her for singing her song and the outfit she wore to the 2024 Golden Globes.

LaPaglia said she felt love-bombed by the singer. After four happy months together, he “isolated me from my entire life” and “made me feel like he was all I had left.” He said he “kept beating me over and over again” to the point that he made me hate everything I loved about him.

LaPaglia and Bryan at the 66th Annual Grammy Awards in February.LaPaglia and Bryan at the 66th Annual Grammy Awards in February.

LaPaglia and Bryan at the 66th Annual Grammy Awards in February. (John Shearer/Getty Images for the Recording Academy) (John Shearer via Getty Images)

She said Bryan “manipulated me” and added: “I don’t expect people to understand emotional abuse if you haven’t experienced it, and I hope you never have to, but if you’ve been there, you know what I’m talking about.”

LaPaglia claimed that “there was always another excuse for why he was so mean to me and why I was crying myself to sleep every night.” Why is he yelling at me? And then you wake up (and) it’s an apology. It means ‘I will be better’. …I need you in my life.’”

She said her “crazy” behavior started after she went to the Golden Globes in January and “didn’t like” her dress. She said he told her that he “didn’t want to date someone who introduced himself that way.” He claimed that he was trying to control what he shared on social media.

He also claimed that Bryan “went crazy” while singing a line from Wallen’s song “Last Night.” They were home and about to make breakfast when he casually sang the song she said made him angry (“We let the booze do the talking last night…”).

“He claimed he shouted, ‘In this house I own, under my roof, you are singing another man’s song.’” So they fought for “a week.”

As for the confidentiality agreement, LaPaglia alleged that Bryan had his exes in past relationships sign legal agreements that prevented them from publicly discussing their experiences with him. (Bryan was previously married to Rose Madden from 2020 to 2021.) LaPaglia said he and his team pitched him a proposal promising $12 million in three years and an apartment in New York. He said he thought about it and decided not to sign it.

LaPaglia claims she was upset about the dress Bryan wore to the Golden Globes in January. LaPaglia claims she was upset about the dress Bryan wore to the Golden Globes in January.

LaPaglia claims she was upset about the dress Bryan wore to the Golden Globes in January. (Kevin Winter/GA/Hollywood Reporter via Getty Images) (Kevin Winter/GA via Getty Images)

“I don’t want to buy a house in two years and think, ‘Oh, that’s money from the guy who literally destroyed me and tore me apart for a year. Fuck that.'”

He insisted it was “nothing dramatic” for him. “I’m not the one who didn’t sign the NDA… because I want to come here and expose who he is, his secrets and everything. I didn’t take the money because I don’t throw away my experiences and what I went through to protect someone who hurt me, and I’m much stronger than a weak man. Fuck you, fuck your money.”

The exes met at the Academy of Country Music Awards in May 2023. In July 2023, LaPaglia Nickname: ChickenfryBased on a comment about her legs, he said on his podcast that they had been dating for three weeks.

couple we moved together in spring 2024, according to Us Weekly. Fast forward to October, when screenshots of DMs Bryan allegedly sent to other women on the celebrity dating app Raya went viral.

Shortly after, on October 22, Bryan shared on Instagram that he and LaPaglia had split, writing: “I respect and love him with every fiber of my heart” and “He has loved me unconditionally for so long and that’s why.” he said. I will always thank him.”

Bryan also wrote that he’s “had an incredibly difficult year personally and is struggling with some pretty serious stuff” and added, “I’m not perfect and I never will be.”

LaPaglia later shared on Instagram Stories that she felt “blinded” by Bryan’s post as she tried to “heal privately” about their breakup.

She then followed up with a YouTube video in which she reiterated that she was “completely blindsided” by Bryan’s announcement of the split, saying he never gave her any warning that he would announce the news publicly.

“See how swollen my face is? I’ve been crying non-stop for about five days,” she said. “I’m at the point where I’m like, how can you give everything to someone and love them so unconditionally – through things you shouldn’t, but you just love them and see the good in them – like, how can you? … give every bit of it to someone and be thrown away in a few days? “This is truly heartbreaking.”

of LaPaglia BFFs co-hosts Portnoy and Richards released a diss track about Bryan titled “The Littlest Man.” According to Portnoy, Bryan’s label, Warner Records, then requested a takedown, and he plans to re-record and re-release it.

LaPaglia said on the podcast that Bryan blocked him on social media.

The singer, who grew up in Oklahoma, began sharing music on YouTube. He released his first album DeAnnAfter in 2019 elizabeth After signing with Warner Records in 2020, he released two more albums, including the 2023 album. Zach Bryan, He won the Grammy Award for Best Country Song for the song “I Remember Everything” featuring Kacey Musgraves.

Bryan in September 2023 arrested In Oklahoma, a security guard was arrested for obstructing an investigation after exchanging a few words with a police officer as he was pulled over. HE he apologized to law enforcement.

Bryan published in September 2024: another apology After “drunkenly” tweeting that Kanye West was better than Taylor Swift.

Although he has shared many things on Instagram, he has yet to respond to LaPaglia’s allegations.