Dave Portnoy has Brianna “Chickenfry” LaPaglia’s back.

The Barstool Sports creator waded into LaPaglia’s beef with Alex Cooper on Wednesday to corroborate the latter’s claim — and dub LaPaglia’s issues with Cooper “fair.”

LaPaglia, notably, told her Instagram followers earlier that same day that she doesn’t like Cooper because the “Call Her Daddy” host allegedly once told Portnoy she didn’t “give a f–k” about LaPaglia and her former “PlanBri Uncut” co-host, Grace O’Malley.

Dave Portnoy weighed in on Alex Cooper’s drama with Brianna “Chickenfry” LaPaglia on Wednesday. stoolpresidente/Tiktok

He corroborated LaPaglia’s recent claim about Cooper (pictured above with November 2023). alexandracooper/instagram

Portnoy, 49, jokingly put LaPaglia on blast in a subsequent video for “spill[ing his] tea” before describing exactly “how [that] went down.”

He described Cooper trying to interview O’Malley in 2024 to share her “side of the story” on her fallout with LaPaglia.

At the time, Portnoy advised Cooper against the “f–king bulls–t” sitdown because social media users were already “burying Chickenfry” and he wouldn’t want them to continue “absolutely hammer[ing]” her.

Portnoy, instead, thought it would be “fair” for Cooper to have both O’Malley and LaPaglia on her show — and when the former wouldn’t agree to that, the interview didn’t happen.

Chickenfry, notably, told her social media followers Wednesday that Cooper allegedly made it clear she doesn’t “give a f–k” about her. Instagram/Brianna Chickenfry

On Wednesday, Portnoy detailed what “went down” to make LaPaglia think so. stoolpresidente/Tiktok

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Cooper ultimately signed O’Malley’s “Disgraceful” podcast to her Unwell Network.

Portnoy, in another social media upload Wednesday, clarified that he is still a fan of both Cooper and LaPaglia — and of Alix Earle, who is also beefing with Cooper.

“I like Alex Cooper. She’s a savage, but we made our peace I get along with her,” he explained. “Chickenfry I obviously like, she works for me. Alix Earle, I like. I think she’s a nice girl. So I don’t have a side in this fight.”

However, he added, “I think Chickenfry doesn’t like Cooper because [of] maybe O’Malley at Unwell and the way that went down, and I actually think that’s fair of Chickenfry a little bit.”

He recalled Cooper trying to interview LaPaglia’s ex-friend Grace O’Malley (pictured above in February 2024) while haters were “burying” LaPaglia online. NBC via Getty Images

Cooper signed O’Malley (pictured above in August 2025) to her media company. Getty Images

Cooper’s rep did not immediately respond to Page Six’s request for comment.

Cooper called LaPaglia out on Tuesday over being referred to her as a “mean girl” via Instagram Stories.

LaPagalia was, at the time, defending Earle, 25, against Cooper — and doubled down in her characterization of Cooper on Monday.

“From what Alix Earle told me, Alex Cooper is a very, very mean person,” LaPaglia insisted.

Portnoy called it “fair” for LaPaglia to be upset with Cooper (pictured above on Monday) over this. fathercooper/TikTok

Cooper is also currently beefing with Alix Earle (pictured above on the right in November 2023). alexandracooper/instagram

While Cooper and Earle have been at the center of feud rumors for years, Cooper urged the “Dancing With the Stars” alum to “stop hiding behind other people” with “passive-aggressive re-posts” in a scathing TikTok rant Monday.

“You’re gonna need to get specific and just say what you’ve got to say about me,” she claimed. “There’s no NDA. No one is stopping you.”

Earle commented that she was “on it” — and shared footage from the moment she saw the bombshell video — but has yet to air her grievances.