Dave Portnoy supports Brianna LaPaglia after split from Zach Bryan

Dave Portnoy has brought back Brianna “Chickenfry” LaPaglia.

Following LaPaglia's stunning split from country singer Zach Bryan – who confirmed the split on Tuesday – Barstool Sports founder Portnoy went on X and shared the infectious Taylor Swift track “The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived.”

“I dedicate this to @BChickenfry,” Portnoy, a dedicated Swiftie, wrote alongside the lyric video for the 2024 song from Swift's latest album, The Tortured Poets Department.

The song, believed to be about Swift's ex, Matty Healy in 1975, contains lyrics such as “You ain't no match for a man in any way” and appeared to be a not-so-hidden attempt at Bryan, 28, whose relationship with LaPaglia became public last summer.

“I want to address something: Brianna and I have separated and I respect and love her from the bottom of my heart,” Bryan wrote in a post on his Instagram Stories.

“She has loved me unconditionally for a very long time and I will always thank her for that.”

Bryan added that he had “personally had an incredibly tough year and had to go through some pretty tough things.”

“I thought it would be beneficial for both of us if we went different ways. I'm not perfect and never will be,” he posted. “…For all that I am and for everyone I let down, I am sorry. I try my best in everything. I have let down people who love me and especially myself.”

LaPaglia, 25, who co-hosts the podcast “BFFs” with Portnoy and Josh Richards, said in a separate message that she was feeling “really blindsided” and was taking a breather from social media.

“When I’m ready, I’ll be back and ready to talk,” she wrote in an Instagram Story. “Remember that you are so loved and that everything will always be okay.”

LaPaglia reiterated her intention to step aside to address the matter in a nearly four-minute video shared on YouTube.

“I'm at the point where I'm asking: How can you give someone everything and love them so unconditionally, through things you shouldn't do, because you just love them and want them… like you see the good in them “Looks,” LaPaglia said through tears.

“…How can you give every ounce of yourself to someone and then be thrown away in a few days? It’s really, really heartbreaking.”

LaPaglia, who said the breakup happened Monday, added that she appreciated the kind messages she received.

“I'll be fine, I'll be fine, I'm really, really hurt right now,” she said.