Dave Portnoy has Brianna \u201cChickenfry\u201d LaPaglia\u2019s back.<\/p>\n
The Barstool Sports creator waded into LaPaglia\u2019s beef with Alex Cooper<\/a> on Wednesday to corroborate the latter\u2019s claim \u2014 and dub LaPaglia\u2019s issues with Cooper \u201cfair.\u201d<\/p>\n LaPaglia, notably, told her Instagram followers earlier that same day that she doesn\u2019t like Cooper because the \u201cCall Her Daddy\u201d host allegedly once told Portnoy she didn\u2019t \u201cgive a f\u2013k\u201d about LaPaglia and her former \u201cPlanBri Uncut\u201d co-host, Grace O\u2019Malley.<\/p>\n Dave Portnoy weighed in on Alex Cooper\u2019s drama with Brianna \u201cChickenfry\u201d LaPaglia on Wednesday. stoolpresidente\/Tiktok<\/p>\n He corroborated LaPaglia\u2019s recent claim about Cooper (pictured above with November 2023). alexandracooper\/instagram<\/p>\n Portnoy, 49, jokingly put LaPaglia on blast<\/a> in a subsequent video for \u201cspill[ing his] tea\u201d before describing exactly \u201chow [that] went down.\u201d<\/p>\n He described Cooper trying to interview O\u2019Malley in 2024 to share her \u201cside of the story\u201d on her fallout with LaPaglia<\/a>.<\/p>\n At the time, Portnoy advised Cooper against the \u201cf\u2013king bulls\u2013t\u201d sitdown because social media users were already \u201cburying Chickenfry\u201d and he wouldn\u2019t want them to continue \u201cabsolutely hammer[ing]\u201d her.<\/p>\n Portnoy, instead, thought it would be \u201cfair\u201d for Cooper to have both O\u2019Malley and LaPaglia on her show \u2014 and when the former wouldn\u2019t agree to that, the interview didn\u2019t happen.<\/p>\n Chickenfry, notably, told her social media followers Wednesday that Cooper allegedly made it clear she doesn\u2019t \u201cgive a f\u2013k\u201d about her. Instagram\/Brianna Chickenfry<\/p>\n On Wednesday, Portnoy detailed what \u201cwent down\u201d to make LaPaglia think so. stoolpresidente\/Tiktok<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\tWant more celebrity and pop culture news?\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with Page Six Daily.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n Cooper ultimately signed O\u2019Malley\u2019s \u201cDisgraceful\u201d podcast to her Unwell Network.<\/p>\n Portnoy, in another social media upload<\/a> Wednesday, clarified that he is still a fan of both Cooper and LaPaglia \u2014 and of Alix Earle, who is also beefing with Cooper<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cI like Alex Cooper. She\u2019s a savage, but we made our peace I get along with her,\u201d he explained. \u201cChickenfry I obviously like, she works for me. Alix Earle, I like. I think she\u2019s a nice girl. So I don\u2019t have a side in this fight.\u201d<\/p>\n However, he added, \u201cI think Chickenfry doesn\u2019t like Cooper because [of] maybe O\u2019Malley at Unwell and the way that went down, and I actually think that\u2019s fair of Chickenfry a little bit.\u201d<\/p>\n He recalled Cooper trying to interview LaPaglia\u2019s ex-friend Grace O\u2019Malley (pictured above in February 2024) while haters were \u201cburying\u201d LaPaglia online. NBC via Getty Images<\/p>\n Cooper signed O\u2019Malley (pictured above in August 2025) to her media company. Getty Images<\/p>\n Cooper\u2019s rep did not immediately respond to Page Six\u2019s request for comment.<\/p>\n Cooper called LaPaglia out on Tuesday over being referred to her as a \u201cmean girl\u201d via Instagram Stories.<\/p>\n LaPagalia was, at the time, defending Earle, 25, against Cooper \u2014 and doubled down in her characterization of Cooper on Monday.<\/p>\n \u201cFrom what Alix Earle told me, Alex Cooper is a very, very mean person,\u201d LaPaglia insisted.<\/p>\n Portnoy called it \u201cfair\u201d for LaPaglia to be upset with Cooper (pictured above on Monday) over this. fathercooper\/TikTok<\/p>\n Cooper is also currently beefing with Alix Earle (pictured above on the right in November 2023). alexandracooper\/instagram<\/p>\n While Cooper and Earle have been at the center of feud rumors<\/a> for years, Cooper urged the \u201cDancing With the Stars\u201d alum to \u201cstop hiding behind other people\u201d with \u201cpassive-aggressive re-posts\u201d in a scathing TikTok rant Monday.<\/p>\n \u201cYou\u2019re gonna need to get specific and just say what you\u2019ve got to say about me,\u201d she claimed. \u201cThere\u2019s no NDA. No one is stopping you.\u201d<\/p>\n Earle commented that she was \u201con it\u201d<\/a> \u2014 and shared footage from the moment she saw<\/a> the bombshell video \u2014 but has yet to air her grievances.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t