Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy is taking aim at country star Zach Bryan over his rumored romance with Samantha Leonard, claiming she looks strikingly similar to Bryan’s ex-girlfriend and Portnoy’s employee, Brianna “Chickenfry” LaPaglia.
On Thursday’s episode of The Unnamed Show, Portnoy, 48, expressed shock after seeing side-by-side photos of Leonard and LaPaglia. “That is not Brianna. It’s insane. How is that even possible?” he said, calling Bryan an “absolute psychopath” for allegedly dating what he described as a “Brianna 2.0 built in a lab.”
Bryan was first linked to Leonard last month when she posted photos from the Running of the Bulls in Spain, including one with the singer. Social media users have also pointed out the resemblance, calling it “crazy” and “scary,” with some comparing it to Kanye West dating Kim Kardashian lookalike Bianca Censori.
LaPaglia and Bryan dated from 2023 to 2024 before a messy split. She accused him of emotional abuse and claimed he offered her $12 million to sign an NDA, which she refused. The breakup reignited headlines last month after Bryan denied writing his song “River Washed Hair” about her, calling her “not sweet,” and sharing alleged text messages.
The tension escalated when LaPaglia revealed she searched “how do I file a restraining order” after Bryan posted a video burning a Barstool Sports flag.
Bryan, who has yet to respond to her allegations, was previously married to Rose Madden and has dated Hannah Duncan and Deb Peifer.
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