{"id":319575,"date":"2026-04-16T14:17:49","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T08:47:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=319575"},"modified":"2026-04-16T14:17:50","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T08:47:50","slug":"dave-portnoy-defends-brianna-lapaglia-amid-alex-cooper-drama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/04\/16\/dave-portnoy-defends-brianna-lapaglia-amid-alex-cooper-drama\/","title":{"rendered":"Dave Portnoy Defends Brianna LaPaglia Amid Alex Cooper Drama"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Dave Portnoy<\/strong> has entered the chat in <strong>Brianna \u201cChickenfry\u201d LaPaglia<\/strong>\u2019s drama with <strong>Alex Cooper<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just saw Brianna\u2019s response to Alex Cooper,\u201d the Barstool Sports founder, 49, said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@stoolpresidente\/video\/7629088568463396109?q=dave%20portnoy&#038;t=1776301178731\">TikTok video<\/a> on Wednesday, April 15. \u201cBrianna just spilled my f***ing tea, what the f***.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Portnoy\u2019s video included a text exchange with LaPaglia, 26, about her video, saying he loved how \u201cmessy\u201d it was.<\/p>\n<p>The web personality also addressed LaPaglia\u2019s claims about Cooper\u2019s thoughts on signing <strong>Grace O\u2019Malley<\/strong> to Cooper\u2019s Unwell. (O\u2019Malley and LaPaglia cohosted the \u201cPlanBri Uncut\u201d podcast on Barstool before O\u2019Malley left in 2024.)<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n<p>    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Alex Cooper Releases Alleged DMs With Brianna \u2018Chickenfry\u2019 LaPaglia<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tAlex Cooper is sharing her side of the story after Brianna \u201cChickenfry\u201d LaPaglia publicly shared her support for Alix Earle amid their ongoing feud. \u201cThis girl on girl s*** must stop,\u201d Cooper, 31, wrote via her Instagram Story on Wednesday, April 15. \u201cWhile Alix tries to get her story together, let me address Brianna [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cAlright, here\u2019s the tea on that, that is something I didn&#8217;t spurt but yes \u2026 that is the way it went down. When O\u2019Malley went to Unwell and everybody was burying Chickenfry, me and Cooper had a conversation,\u201d he claimed. \u201cAnd she or he\u2019s like, \u2018I\u2019m gonna do an interview with O\u2019Malley and let her tell her side of the story.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Portnoy explained that he didn&#8217;t like the thought because he thought it might negatively affect LaPaglia. Portnoy claimed that he offered for O\u2019Malley to talk her truth on his network multiple times but she didn&#8217;t take the offer. LaPaglia offered to hitch O\u2019Malley on \u201cCall Her Daddy,\u201d which Portnoy thought was fair.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMe and Cooper got here to an agreement. If O\u2019Malley wouldn\u2019t go on with Bri, then she wouldn\u2019t put O\u2019Malley on without Bri,\u201d he said. \u201cPossibly I used to be like, \u2018I\u2019ll go ballistic should you try this.\u2019 Possibly. Cause I used to be protecting Bri just a little bit \u2026 O\u2019Malley wouldn\u2019t conform to go on with Bri so neither of them went on. That\u2019s the way it ended.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While LaPaglia spilled Portnoy\u2019s \u201ctea,\u201d he quipped that he loves the drama.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier on Thursday, LaPaglia added more fuel to the fireplace in the continuing drama between Cooper and influencer <strong>Alix Earle<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOK, Alex Cooper just made a TikTok about me saying she\u2019s not a mean girl because we had nice DMs before I came upon the whole lot about this girl,\u201d LaPaglia, 26, said in a Wednesday TikTok video. \u201cThe those who are saying this Alex on Alix crime is sort of a f***ing PR stunt, these are the identical those who were saying bad [things] about [Summer House\u2019s] Amanda [Batula] and West [Wilson] that it was an April Idiot\u2019s prank. Please guys get a brain cell.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>LaPaglia claimed that she knew Cooper before her beef with Earle since LaPaglia works at Barstool Sports. (Cooper\u2019s podcast \u201cCall Her Daddy\u201d was a part of Barstool before she signed a large take care of Spotify in 2021.)<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI work at Barstool, so Dave [Portnoy] introduced me to Alex Cooper,\u201d she continued. \u201cI used to be a fan of Alex Cooper before I knew the wrath of f***ing Alex Cooper and what she does to people and the way she treats people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>LaPaglia added that since meeting Cooper all those years ago, she has grow to be \u201cfriends\u201d with Earle. (Earle hosted her \u201cHot Mess\u201d podcast, which was broadcasted via Cooper\u2019s Unwell media network. Earle parted ways with Unwell in 2025.)<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI&#8217;m friends with Alix Earle. Alix Earle told me the whole lot that transpired between those two, two years ago on the Super Bowl,\u201d she claimed. \u201cShe told me the whole lot. It didn\u2019t occur between them on the Super Bowl but that\u2019s when she told me the whole lot. You&#8217;ll be able to go time check me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>LaPaglia shared that she didn&#8217;t publicly speak on Earle and Cooper\u2019s drama before since it wasn\u2019t her place.<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Cooper-split.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C2000px%2C1131px&#038;resize=400%2C225&#038;quality=40&#038;strip=all\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"Cooper-split.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Cooper-split.jpg?quality=55&#038;strip=all\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n<p>    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Alix Earle Shares Moment She 1st Watched Alex Cooper&#8217;s Request to Air &#8216;Beef&#8217;<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tAlix Earle and Alex Cooper\u2019s ongoing feud doesn\u2019t seem like simmering any time soon. Sooner or later after Earle, 25, announced that she was \u201con it\u201d after Cooper, 31, requested she publicly break down their mysterious conflict, Earle shared a video that captured the moment she first watched Cooper\u2019s request. \u201cShoutout to my friends for [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s not my story to inform so I didn\u2019t tell it. From what Alix Earle told me, Alex Cooper is a really, very mean person,\u201d she alleged. \u201cOr perhaps when Dave called me when Alex signed Grace to Unwell and she or he called Dave and said, \u2018I don\u2019t give a f*** about Grace. I don\u2019t give a f*** about Brianna. All I care about is being profitable.\u2019 Yeah perhaps my f***ing narrative switched on you after I discovered things out about you. I was once a fan of you but now I\u2019m clearly not anymore. I\u2019m patiently sitting and waiting for Alix Earle to say her side of the story.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>LaPaglia also addressed Cooper releasing messages that they previously exchanged online.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd that video you made, that was mean girl 101. That was a mean girl final boss video,\u201d she quipped. \u201cYou seem to be my ex posting my f***ing text to him once we were still dating and sending nice messages to him. You&#8217;re thinking that I\u2019m a mean girl? That was before I knew anything about you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Us Weekly<\/em> reached out to Cooper for comment.<\/p>\n<p>Rumors have swirled of a feud between Earle and Cooper since Earle exited the Unwell Network in 2025. Earlier this month, Earlie seemingly threw shade at her former boss when she reposted a video calling Cooper the \u201cgrim reaper.\u201d After Earle\u2019s post made headlines, Cooper decided to handle the alleged feud.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut I&#8217;m obviously seeing the videos, and I\u2019m getting tagged. I see the DMs. I see the comments. So, at this point, it just feels long overdue,\u201d Cooper said in a TikTok video before directly addressing Earle. \u201cHey, girl. The passive aggressive reposts and the \u2018likes\u2019 and the commenting on things, I gotta call you out here.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Cooper shared that there was \u201cno NDA\u201d and \u201cnobody was stopping\u201d Earle from speaking her mind.<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-narrow.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-narrow\" loading=\"lazy\"><br \/>\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-wide.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-wide\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have got successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Alix-Earle-Subtly-Addresses-Alex-Cooper-Podcast-Drama-Calls-It-A-Hot-Mess-2-.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C2000px%2C1131px&#038;resize=400%2C225&#038;quality=86&#038;strip=all\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"Alix Earle Subtly Addresses Alex Cooper Podcast Drama Calls It A Hot Mess\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Alix-Earle-Subtly-Addresses-Alex-Cooper-Podcast-Drama-Calls-It-A-Hot-Mess-2-.jpg?quality=86&#038;strip=all\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n<p>    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">What Really Happened Between Alex Cooper and Alix Earle? Drama Timeline<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tAlex Cooper and Alix Earle gave the impression of the right duo after they initially joined forces \u2014 however the social media stars had a falling out. Cooper launched her Unwell Network in August 2023, signing Earle as her first hire. The next month, Earle\u2019s \u201cHot Mess\u201d podcast released its first episode. Greater than a 12 months later, [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m really uninterested in waking up and seeing you using this fake drama to distract from other s*** going surfing for you. Not interested. I do know what happened and so do you,\u201d Cooper continued. \u201cSo talk. Unless the fake narrative that you simply\u2019re creating happens to be far more interesting than the reality. I even have nothing to cover relating to you and me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>LaPaglia inserted herself into the drama earlier this month when she publicly supported Earle. Cooper subsequently called out LaPaglia on Wednesday and released several of their alleged private messages.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis girl on girl s*** must stop. While Alix tries to get her story together, let me address Brianna Chickenfry who&#8217;s adding onto the fake narrative and dog pile,\u201d she wrote via her Instagram Story on Wednesday. \u201cBrianna, you coming online saying I\u2019m a mean girl, that I\u2019m going to get destroyed, in peoples comments saying I hate Alex Cooper \u2026 Listed here are the facts. I even have never met you in my life. The one communication we have now ever had together is thru DM.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dave Portnoy has entered the chat in Brianna \u201cChickenfry\u201d LaPaglia\u2019s drama with Alex Cooper. \u201cI just saw Brianna\u2019s response to Alex Cooper,\u201d the Barstool Sports founder, 49, said in a TikTok video on Wednesday, April 15. \u201cBrianna just spilled my f***ing tea, what the f***.\u201d Portnoy\u2019s video included a text exchange with LaPaglia, 26, about [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":319576,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[337],"tags":[1568,17928,15016,2032,1766,1061,17930,17695],"class_list":["post-319575","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-alex","tag-brianna","tag-cooper","tag-dave","tag-defends","tag-drama","tag-lapaglia","tag-portnoy"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/319575","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=319575"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/319575\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":319578,"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/319575\/revisions\/319578"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/319576"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=319575"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=319575"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=319575"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}