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Zach Bryan’s Nail-Tech Story Stokes ‘Creepy’ Backlash in Ongoing LaPaglia Feud

Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy escalated the dispute by accusing Bryan of dating a Brianna LaPaglia lookalike

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Overview

  • Minutes after Brianna LaPaglia’s TikTok about needing a manicure, Bryan posted on his Instagram Story asking for a downtown New York nail tech, prompting fans to label his response “creepy” and “obsessed.”
  • TikTok users warned LaPaglia to consider a restraining order as they interpreted Bryan’s real-time reply to her nail-prep video as evidence of stalking behavior.
  • On “The Unnamed Show,” Dave Portnoy derided Bryan as an “absolute psychopath” for allegedly courting Samantha Leonard, whose striking resemblance to LaPaglia has fueled the clone controversy.
  • The latest flare-ups follow LaPaglia’s emotional abuse allegations and her refusal of Bryan’s reported $12 million NDA offer after their October 2024 split.
  • Despite new relationships, the exes continue to trade public jabs across Instagram, TikTok and podcasts, extending the personal dispute into a widely watched spectacle.