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Dave Portnoy Entered the chat Brianna “Chicken” LaPagliadrama with Alex Cooper.
“I just saw Brianna’s response to Alex Cooper,” the 49-year-old founder of Barstool Sports said in a statement. TikTok video Wednesday, April 15th. “Brianna just spilled my damn tea, what the hell is going on.”
Portnoy’s video included a text exchange with LaPaglia, 26, about her video, saying he liked how “chaotic” it was.
The internet personality also responded to LaPaglia’s claims about Cooper’s idea of ​​signing Grace O’Malley Cooper was unwell. (O’Malley and LaPaglia co-hosted the “PlanBri Uncut” podcast on Barstool before O’Malley leaves in 2024.)
After Brianna “Chickenfry” LaPaglia publicly expressed her support for Alex Earl’s ongoing feud, Alex Cooper shared her side of the story. “This girl sex needs to stop,” Cooper, 31, wrote on her Instagram Story on Wednesday, April 15.
“Well, here’s the tea, here’s what I didn’t spew, but yeah…that’s what happened. When O’Malley went to the discomfort and everyone was burying the fried chicken, Cooper and I had a conversation,” he claimed. “She said, ‘I’m going to do an interview with O’Malley and let her tell her story.'”
Portnoy explained that he didn’t like the idea because he thought it would have a negative impact on LaPaglia. Portnoy claims he repeatedly offered O’Malley to tell her truth on his network, but she didn’t accept it. LaPaglia offered to star in “Call Her Dad” with O’Malley, which Portnoy thought was fair.
“Cooper and I made an agreement. If O’Malley didn’t continue with Brie, then she wasn’t going to play O’Malley without Brie,” he said. “Maybe I was like, ‘If you do this, I’m going to get mad.'” Maybe. Because I was kind of protective of Bri… O’Malley didn’t agree to continue with Bri, so neither of them continued. That’s the end of it. “
When LaPaglia spilled Portnoy’s “tea,” he quipped that he loved the play.
Earlier Thursday, LaPaglia added fuel to the ongoing drama between Cooper and the influencer. Alex Earl.
“Well, Alex Cooper just posted a TikTok about me saying she’s not a mean girl because we had great DMs before I knew anything about this girl,” LaPaglia, 26, said in a TikTok video on Wednesday. “Those who are saying that Alex’s crime against Alex was like a damn PR stunt, those are the same people who are badmouthing (Summer House’s) Amanda (Bartula) and West (Wilson) and saying it was an April Fool’s Day prank. Please use your brain cells.”
LaPaglia claimed she knew Cooper before her altercation with Earl because LaPaglia worked at Barstool Sports. (Cooper’s podcast “Call Her Daddy” is part of Barstool before she signed a massive deal with Spotify in 2021.)
“I was working at Barstool, so Dave[Portnoy]introduced me to Alex Cooper,” she continued. “I was a fan of Alex Cooper before I knew her anger and what she did to people and how she treated people.”
LaPaglia added that she had become “friends” with Earl since meeting Cooper years ago. (Earle hosts her “Hot Mess” podcast, which airs on Cooper’s Unwell Media Network. Earle parted ways with Unwell in 2025.)
“Me and Alex Earle are friends. Alex Earle told me two years ago at the Super Bowl what happened between the two of them,” she claimed. “She told me everything. The Super Bowl didn’t happen between them, but that’s when she told me everything. You can go check in on me.”
LaPaglia said she had never spoken publicly about Earle and Cooper’s drama before because it wasn’t her position.
Alex Earle and Alex Cooper’s ongoing feud doesn’t look like it’s going to die down anytime soon. Cooper, 31, asked her to publicly break down their mysterious conflict, which Earle, 25, announced she was “working on.” A day later, Earle shared a video documenting the moment she first saw Cooper’s request. “A tribute to my friends (…)
“It wasn’t my story to tell, so I didn’t tell it. From what Alex Earl told me, Alex Cooper was a very, very despicable person,” she claimed. “Or maybe when Alex called me when Grace wasn’t feeling well, she called Dave and said, ‘I don’t care about Grace. I don’t care about Brianna. All I care about is making money.’ Yeah, maybe after I found out about you, my damn narrative hit you. I used to be a fan of yours, but now I’m clearly not a fan anymore. I sat patiently waiting for Alex Earle to tell her story.”
LaPaglia also spoke of Cooper posting messages they had previously exchanged online.
“That video you made was ‘Mean Girls 101.’ It was a mean girl final boss video,” she quipped. “You look like my ex texted me and sent him good news when we were still dating. You think I’m a mean girl? That was before I knew anything about you.”
us weekly Cooper was contacted for comment.
Rumors of a feud between Earl and Cooper have been circulating since Earl’s exit from the Unwell Network in 2025. Earlier this month, Early appeared to throw shade at her former boss by retweeting a video calling Cooper “the Grim Reaper.” After Earle’s post made headlines, Cooper decided to address the alleged feud.
“But I obviously saw the videos, and I got tagged. I saw the DMs. I saw the comments. So, at this point, I feel like this is long overdue,” Cooper said in a TikTok video before addressing Earle directly. “Hey girl. Passive-aggressive retweets, ‘likes’ and comments, I gotta call you out.”
Cooper said there was “no confidentiality agreement” and “no one was stopping” Earl from speaking his mind.
Alex Cooper and Alix Earle seemed like a perfect match when they initially teamed up, but the social media stars had a falling out. Cooper launched her Unwell Network in August 2023, signing Earle as her first employee. The following month, Earle’s “Hot Mess” podcast released its first episode. More than a year later, (…)
“I’m really tired of waking up and seeing you using this fake show to distract other people from being online for you. Not interested. I know what’s going on and so do you,” Cooper continued. “Then say so. Unless the false narrative you concoct happens to be a lot more interesting than the truth. When it comes to you and me, I have nothing to hide.”
LaPaglia joined in on the drama when she publicly supported Earle earlier this month. Cooper later named LaPaglia on Wednesday and posted several messages about them. Suspected private information.
“This girl-on-girl sex needs to stop. Let me address Brianna Chickenfry when Alix is ​​trying to put her story together and she is adding false narratives and dog heaps,” she wrote on her Instagram Story on Wednesday. “Brianna, I’m going to be devastated when you say I’m a mean girl online and say in people’s comments that I hate Alex Cooper…that’s the truth. I’ve never met you in my life. Our only communication is through DMs.”
