Zach Bryan split from ex-wife Rose Madden in 2021 but fans are placing new scrutiny on their relationship amid his most recent ex-girlfriend’s claims that he offered to pay her to remain silent about alleged emotional abuse that happened during relationship.
Social media star Brianna “Chickenfry” LaPaglia split from Bryan in October after a year and a half of dating and has since come forward with allegations that Bryan emotionally abused her throughout their romance.
“The last year of my life has been the hardest year of my life dealing with the abuse from this dude,” LaPaglia admitted during her BFFs podcast on Nov. 7. “I’m still scared right now because I’m scared of him still. My brain’s rewired. I’m scared to make him mad.”
Among LaPaglia’s accusations against her ex-boyfriend of one year was him judging her outfit at the 2024 Golden Globes and his team offering to pay her $12 million for her silence following their split.
Fans are now focused on what may have happened between Bryan and his ex-wife after LaPaglia posted a cryptic photo that seemed to reference Madden.
Before airing her podcast, LaPaglia posted an Instagram Story of two cakes with very telling messages written in icing. One had the words “Smallest Man” written on it, referring to a diss track about Bryan that her podcast co-hosts Josh Richards and Dave Portnoy released. The other cake read: “For Bri, Rose and Deb,” the names of Bryan’s three exes.
Bryan previously dated ex-girlfriend Deb Peifer from 2022 to 2023 and Bryan was married to Madden from 2020 until their divorce in 2021.
In her podcast episode, LaPaglia also insinuated that other people in Bryan’s life had been paid to stay silent.
“I don’t think you can pay people off that you hurt to protect you,” she said. “I did not accept any money, I will not accept any money. I think that is beneath me.” She added: “I am not previous people.”
Bryan was married to Rose Madden from 2020 until their divorce in 2021. Much like Bryan himself, Rose Madden is a US Navy veteran. Currently, her social media, which has approximately 23k followers on Instagram and 54k on TikTok, lists her occupation as a Digital Creator.
The two met while serving together in the Navy and tied the knot in an intimate ceremony in July 2020 in Colchuk Lake, Washington.
Fans speculate that Bryan’s 2020 album “Elisabeth” was named after Madden’s middle name. The album cover previously featured a photo of Bryan with a woman fans believe is Madden but the singer later changed it to a black cover.
In May 2021, Madden announced their split in a TikTok video. “✨when your ex husband moves out, and you are now forced to cook potatoes with a f——- pumpkin pie mold✨,” she wrote.
In 2022, Madden also seemingly hinted at her sexuality on TikTok claiming she doesn’t know the difference between the sentiments “I want to be with her” and “I want to be her.” “lgbtq,” she wrote in the caption.
Since their divorce, Madden has since moved on with her current boyfriend, Sebastian, whom she met in 2021 and started dating in 2022.
“I was actually dating someone else at the time we became friends, so that allowed us the opportunity to develop a beautiful friendship before ever even considering pursuing a romantic relationship with each other,” Madden wrote of their relationship in February 2024.
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