Brianna LaPaglia Says This Song Made Her a 'Taylor Swift Fan' After Breakup from Zach Bryan: 'It Took a Scumbag'

Mar. 15, 2025

Brianna LaPaglia, Taylor Swift, Zach Bryan.Photo:Michael Buckner/WWD via Getty; Kevin Mazur/WireImage; Kevin Mazur/Getty

Michael Buckner/WWD via Getty; Kevin Mazur/WireImage; Kevin Mazur/Getty

Brianna “Chickenfry” LaPaglia’s taste in music is expanding.

In a recent video uploaded to herTikTokspam account, LaPaglia revealed that she’s a new fan ofTaylor Swiftafter relating to her song “The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived” amid her breakup fromZach Bryan.

“Bar for bar, right!” jumps in LaPaglia. “Word for word,” emphasizes her aunt, adding, “Did she write that song for—” before the content creator cuts her off to say, “Me?”

The aunt clarifies, “Yes … for the whole Zach, you, everything. I’m like, ‘Holy s–t’.” LaPaglia says in response, “I know. It took a scumbag to make me a Taylor Swift fan.”

Brianna LaPaglia arrives for the 58th Academy of Country Music Awards.Omar Vega/FilmMagic

Omar Vega/FilmMagic

Swift’s song is featured on her latest album,The Tortured Poets Department. ManySwifties believe“The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived” was about Swift’s relationship with singerMatty Healy.

In the track, Swift, 34, slams a former lover for making her believe they were in love, and then abruptly ending things and ruining her summer.

LaPaglia’s newfound interest in Swift comes on the heels of her breakup with Bryan, 28, which she recently opened up about in a tell-all conversation onDave Portnoyand Josh Richards’BFFs Podcastreleased on Thursday, Nov. 7.

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Zach Bryan and Brianna LaPaglia attend the 66th Grammy Awards.Neilson Barnard/Getty

Neilson Barnard/Getty

This marked the first time that thePlan Bri UnCuthost spoke about her past romance and split from the country star since theirbreakup was made publicon Oct. 22. In the video, sheaccused Bryan of emotional abusewhile they were together.

Reps for LaPaglia and Bryan did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.

“The last year of my life has been the hardest year of my life dealing with the abuse from this dude,” LaPaglia said, referring to Bryan. “I’m still scared right now because I’m scared of him … My brain’s rewired and I’m scared to make him mad and last week, I didn’t want to talk about it ‘cause I was scared.”

LaPaglia also claimed that the women who were formerly in relationships with Bryan were made to sign non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) to keep them from publicly discussing their own experiences with him. She alleged to have been offered $12 million along with a New York apartment to “not talk about the relationship.”

Dave Portnoy and Brianna LaPaglia.Johnny Louis/Getty; Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty

Johnny Louis/Getty; Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty

The same day LaPaglia and Bryan’s split was announced on Oct. 22, Portnoy made reference to the aforementioned Swift song in atribute tweetto LaPaglia on X (formerly Twitter).

“Dedicating this to@BChickenfry,” he wrote alongside a link to “The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived.”

On Tuesday, Nov. 5, Portnoy and Richardsreleased a diss tracktitled “Smallest Man.” The song, which has since been deleted from Spotify and YouTube, featureddigs at Bryan in the wake of his breakupwith LaPaglia.

The next day, Portnoy spoke about “another twist in the smallest man diss track saga” in avideoshared on X. " ‘Smallest Man,’ once again taken down from YouTube,’” he said, before quoting the song’s lyrics.

Despite the song getting removed, Portnoy said that wouldn’t stop him. “I will write 10,000 diss tracks,” he made clear. “I will go die in the booths.”

source: people.com