Brianna LaPaglia and Grace O'Malley
Getty Images (2)Brianna “Chickenfree” LaPaglia She shared her side of the story when it came to her friendship breakup Grace O'Malley -And the end of the “Plan Bri Uncut” podcast.
“I ended the podcast in October because it was a forum for people to bully me,” LaPaglia, 25, said during the Wednesday, December 11, episode of “ From the “BFFs” podcast.. “I ended our friendship. It was like I had to walk away from this because it was constant (hate).
The Internet that pitted LaPaglia and O'Malley, 26, against each other seems to have led to their downfall.
“It's been months of me saying to myself, 'Grace, can you please stand up for me?'” “We don't talk anymore,” LaPaglia said. “I needed her so badly, and I know she needed me too during that year. “I felt like I had left her.”
Fans have been speculating for months that LaPaglia and O'Malley's friendship is over. O'Malley then confirmed the end of their long relationship on Instagram story post last weekend – indicating that their podcast has officially come to an end.
Brianna “Chickenfry” LaPaglia returned to the “BFFs” podcast following her public split from Zach Bryan — and dedicated the episode to “anyone else who has been emotionally abused” in the relationship. “The last year of my life was the hardest year of my life in dealing with the abuse from this man,” LaPaglia, 25, (…)
On “BFFs” LaPaglia explained that her past relationship with Zach Bryan That was, in part, a reason for the fallout in their friendship. (LaPaglia has been open about her alleged abusive relationship with Brian, which… Finished in October.)
“These are two separate conversations, because Zach ruining my and Grace’s friendship is a separate thing,” LaPaglia said. “She knew what I was going through. I really needed her, so I couldn't be on the podcast anymore because we would sit there and pretend to be friends. I didn't feel seen. I needed to set boundaries.”
Keep scrolling to read what LaPaglia had to say about ending her friendship with O'Malley on the BFFs podcast:
End the podcast
Grace O'Malley
Monica Schipper/Getty ImagesThe final episode of the “Plan Bri Uncut” podcast was released on October 10, 2024. LaPaglia claimed that five days later, I decided to pull the plug.
“We finished the show and Grace and I have been constantly going back and forth since October 15 to try to figure out an announcement about how we want to do it and how we want to do it,” LaPaglia said. “I'm the one who wants to end the show, so everyone wants to do it, it's up to you guys. She never reached out to the team. She never reached out to anyone.”
O'Malley's Instagram Story
On December 6, O'Malley shared a three-slice post on her Instagram Story in which she addressed the status of her friendship with LaPaglia.
“This past year, I bit my tongue a lot That I shouldn't even have one anymore. I was willing to wait out of respect, but things don't always go the way you think. In fact they rarely do. “I certainly didn't expect any of this to ever end,” she wrote in part. “I don't think I'm going to fully address every aspect of how this happened, but I have to say that even though this wasn't a mutual decision, I realize that, in the grand scheme of things, it might actually end up being him.” The correct one.
LaPaglia claimed that O'Malley “knew” what she was doing by posting that statement.
Brianna “Chickenfry” LaPaglia claims that her ex-boyfriend Zach Bryan was emotionally abusive to her during their relationship. “It's not just for me, it's for anyone else who's been emotionally abused, it's for anyone who's been emotionally abused right now,” LaPaglia, 25, said in an Instagram trailer on Thursday, November 7. …)
“There was no need for it. She never wanted to be a podcaster, she always wanted to be a comedian. It's crushing her,” LaPaglia said. “For a year everyone was saying, 'Grace should leave Brie.' “Grace has to do this.” Finally I made the call. …I want her to succeed in everything she does.
Elsewhere in the episode, LaPaglia said she reached out to O'Malley after sharing the post on social media.
“I texted her right away and said, ‘I literally just did that What Zach did for me.' “That's how we all felt,” she said, referring to the Instagram post Brian shared to announce their breakup.
LaPaglia breaks up with Brian
Zach Bryan and Brie LaPaglia
Jeff Kravitz/Film MagicFollowing her split from Brian, the podcast host opened up about what happened in their year-long romance.
“When I approached all of Zach’s family, she didn’t contact me,” LaPaglia claimed. “She texted me after that episode and said, 'I'm sure that was a weight off your shoulders.' “That's it.”
LaPaglia also confirmed that O'Malley and Brian “hate” each other.
“She wasn't cut out of my life. I was still friends with her. She only hated me because I was dating Zach,” LaPaglia said. “I apologized and publicly admitted that I was in this terrible relationship, and I destroyed all my friendships, lost myself and treated the people I loved like “They don't matter.”
