Country music star’s ex accuses him of abuse, says she is afraid of him

Country music star Zach Bryan's breakup with Barstool Sports personality Brianna "Chickenfry" LaPaglia made headlines recently.

And it looks like it might just keep on making headlines for a while to come.

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LaPiglia saw to that when she went on the BFFs Podcast, which she hosts along with Dave Portnoy and Josh Richards, and told all following the breakup. Her take is not a good look for the country music star.

"The last year of my life has been like the hardest year of my life dealing with the abuse from this dude," LaPiglia said. "I'm still scared right now because I'm scared of him. My brain's rewired, and I'm scared to make him mad."

LaPiglia then outlined what she called "emotional abuse."

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"There was always another excuse as to why he was treating me so poorly and why I'm crying myself to sleep every night, why he's screaming at me," she said. "And then you wake up, it's the apology, it's the 'I'm going to be better, I need you in my life.'"

LaPiglia claimed that Bryan offered her $12 million and a New York apartment to sign a non-disclosure agreement after their breakup, but she said she turned it down.

"I was offered a lot of money, like a big lump sum of money and a few options," she said. "Basically, I would have gotten the money over the course of three years. I would have had to sign all of my experiences, everything that I am, away to this person. They would have been monitoring everything that I do.

"I did not accept any money," she added. "I will not accept any money. I think that's beneath me. I don't think you can pay people off that you hurt for them to protect you. I think that in itself, offering millions of dollars to this apparent beautiful relationship to keep it a secret, speaks volumes."

LaPiglia shared specific instances, including one at the Golden Globes in which she claimed Bryan disapproved of her dress.

"Everything good, anything good I did for me, he made sure to ruin it for me," she said. "He ruined my birthday. He ruined my tour. He ruined the Golden Globes. Anything Brianna did for Brianna, he had to ruin it."

There was a lot more outlined in the podcast, and you can read more of it here on Billboard.com.

"I lost myself throughout this whole relationship," LaPiglia said. "I don't even recognize myself anymore. I lost 15 pounds. I didn't have to lose in the relationship. I didn't sleep. I was completely isolated from my family, from my friends, from work."