The web post-breakup drama between singer-songwriter Zach Bryan and his ex-girlfriend, podcaster Brianna LaPaglia continues practically a yr after the previous couple’s breakup in late 2024.
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A brand new set of back-and-forth of barbs thrown between Bryan and LaPaglia started shortly after Bryan launched a trio of new songs earlier this month, together with “River Washed Hair.” The Grammy winner denied on-line hypothesis the brand new music was about LaPaglia, commenting, “Lmfao, I stated ‘candy’ this isn’t about no matter she has happening hahahahaah.”
LaPaglia swiftly responded on social media, writing, “Lmao clearly he doesn’t suppose I’m candy I turned down 12 million {dollars} to share my abuse,” happening to say of Bryan’s earlier romantic companions, “whereas rose [Madden] and Deb [Peifer] signed nda’s. Additionally fyi his songs aren’t about anybody he writes them drunk at 6am.”
On his Instagram Tales, Bryan shared a screenshot of a textual content message allegedly sent from LaPaglia, someday previous to Oct. 29, 2024. The prolonged message consists of traces akin to “I’ll always remember the love I felt for you at one time on this life! Timing was fallacious and also you weren’t prepared and that’s okay. Take pleasure in being a rockstar. Should you ever want a good friend that will get it, I’ll at all times be right here, I don’t break my guarantees.”
On July 14, LaPaglia shared on Instagram a screenshot of a distinct text message, one which LaPaglia claimed was from Bryan’s administration group, providing non-disclosure settlement possibility proposals, with one possibility together with a home along with $3 million, and another choice being a flat $10 million. “And I relaxation my case! His supervisor texting me their choices for NDA [non-disclosure agreement],” LaPaglia captioned the Instagram story containing the screenshot of the textual content message.
In one other Instagram Story on July 14, LaPaglia wrote, “I’ve not informed one lie ever and it’s baffling to me the mind useless little military of males that so clearly abuse girls too that blindly observe their little chief bc he makes songs for them about being dangerous boyz lol.” She additionally appeared to substantiate that Bryan’s beforehand screenshotted textual content message was certainly from her, writing, “For these of you confused, my ex posted screenshots of our texts (the place I’m being good lol) this morning at 7 am. He additionally commented on TikTok’s about me final week. I’m merely responding to him attacking me. I need nothing to do with this man idk why he’s crashing out.”
She additionally wrote, “One final thing, I’m not taking the bait and please cease dming me to show him. The proof is actually within the pudding I don’t have to relive my trauma for the sake of on-line leisure. Like I’ve stated from day one. I share my experiences that I believed can be useful for different girls and I’ll proceed to honor that.”
She later added, “I used to be provided 12.9 million {dollars} to remain quiet. I used to be introduced choices on what I might select. I selected none as a result of I’ve morals. Finish of story. I’m so sick of this s–t idk why he’s crashing out.
After their breakup final yr, Bryan posted on his Instagram Tales, “Brianna and me have damaged up with one another and I respect and love her with each ounce of my coronary heart. She has liked me unconditionally for a really very long time and for that I’ll at all times thank her. I’ve had an extremely laborious yr personally and struggled via some fairly extreme issues. I believed it might be useful for each of us to go our other ways. I’m not excellent and I by no means might be.”
Billboard has reached out to Bryan’s group for remark.
Subsequent up, Bryan will carry out three headlining exhibits at Metlife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, on July 18-20.