Zach Bryan defends his split from Brianna Chickenfree
This story contains discussion of emotional abuse.
Isimi, Zach Bryan and Brianna “Chickenfree” LaPaglia I broke up Last October after a year of dating.
The country star first revealed the split His IG story at that time. “Brianna and I have gone our separate ways and I respect and love her with every fiber of my heart,” he wrote. “She has loved me unconditionally for a very long time and for that I will always thank her.”
Brianna to publish She made her own statement to her IG story shortly afterward, where the podcast host claimed she was “shocked” by Zac’s announcement.
In her ring Close friends In the podcast that aired the following month, Brianna claimed she faced “narcissistic and emotional abuse” in her relationship with Zach — and he and his team allegedly offered her a $12 million non-disclosure agreement so she wouldn’t discuss their relationship publicly.
“He manipulated me,” she said. “I don’t expect people to understand emotional abuse if you haven’t gone through it, and I hope you never have to go through it, but if you’ve been there, you know what I’m talking about. It was just this constant cycle of ‘Build you, beat you, apologize,’ over and over again.” And over and over again.”
On Thursday, January 9, Zach broke his silence for the first time since Brianna’s allegations in a statement posted to his own page. AG’s story (via and! news), speaking out against “couch warriors who attack and belittle my friends.”
“Everyone is wondering why I left touring and don’t want to be involved with music anymore,” he wrote. “And all the while you call my friends ugly and harass them?”
Zac went on to say that he wasn’t “asking for sympathy,” but that “going to my friends is so low and so confusing.”
He also said: “No matter how bad you think I am, come and come for me.” “I can take all the hate because I’m not a kid. But don’t go near my friends who do nothing but love and care for me.”
“I love my life. I’ve worked hard for it. Whether you think I deserve it or not. Whether you think I’m bad or not. Stop being sad internet detectives to my friends. We’re all human and I’m so tired of people who think That social media is a way to get the moral high ground toward people they’ve never met before?
Zac also went on to say that he’s “not affected by the fake bullshit people say about me online.”
“Coming out to people I love and care about is my line and the last straw,” he wrote. “I said what I wanted to say. My chest is still open and my heads are held high.”
We’ll let you know if Brianna has anything to say in response.