Dave Portnoy gives a closer look at Zach Bryan and Brianna “Chickenfry” LaPaglia’s relationship before their shocking split.

During his performance on Thursday’s episode of “The Unnamed Show” podcast, Barstool Sports’ founder reluctantly recalled two encounters that turned him into a “Zach Bryan hater.”

Portnoy claimed the first instance happened moments before Bryan, 28, was due to take the stage at The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan hotel to kick off the 2024 Super Bowl festivities in Las Vegas.

“(Me and Josh Richards) were at the Super Bowl and Zach Bryan is performing. We were going to (…) meet Bri, leave, and I text her and she doesn’t get back to me,” the 47-year-old businessman shared.

Despite his plans, Portnoy claimed that LaPaglia, 25, called him and said: “I don’t know how to say this, I have bad news. Zach has banned you from the concert.”

LaPaglia’s “BFFs” co-hosts were barred from the concert after Bryan watched a clip from their podcast where they joked that she had a “revolving door of boyfriends” six months earlier.

Portnoy claimed that the podcast discussion caused “the first big fight” between the now-former couple.

“I’ve never had good vibes,” he added. “I think it’s pretty insane to ban me from a concert because of a joke.”

The second instance reportedly occurred after LaPaglia, 25, attended the Golden Globes in January 2024 without Bryan.

Portnoy recalled LaPaglia being interviewed on the red carpet and being asked if there was “anyone (she’s) happy to meet.” She responded, but according to Portnoy, things didn’t go well with Bryan.

“There was a famous celebrity who looked amazing and she said, ‘Oh, he’s handsome, he looks nice,'” Portnoy said of LaPaglia’s response.

Portnoy went on to call Bryan an “insecure baby,” claiming the country crooner “unfollowed Bri on social media” and “blocked BFFs (podcast account)” after her red carpet interview.

“She’s on the red carpet and being interviewed, so he just seemed like a really immature, not confident baby,” he continued. “And like when I’ve been there, he was nice to us (…) but off. His vibes were just – he was so overly nice.”

Earlier in the podcast, Portnoy told hosts Kirk Minihane and Ryan Whitney that he “never likes” Bryan.

“I think he’s a fraud. Every time I met him I wasn’t comfortable with him,” he pointed out, before adding that Bryan “never gave” him a good “vibe.”

Asked if he had ever told the internet influencer about his feelings, he said: “I think Bri knew I didn’t like him.”

Portnoy’s stories come just days after the “Something in the Orange” singer confirmed via his Instagram Stories that he and LaPaglia had called it quits.

In his statement, Bryan spoke of having “an incredibly difficult year personally” and struggling “through some pretty tough stuff”.

“I thought it would be beneficial for both of us to go our separate ways. I’m not perfect and never will be,” he continued.

“With everything I am and for everyone I let down, I’m sorry. I do my best in everything. I failed the people who love me and mostly myself.”

LaPaglia then took to her own Instagram Story to say that she was “feel really blind” of her now-ex’s post and needed to “get off social media for a while and try to heal in private.”

During his podcast appearance, Portnoy clarified that LaPaglia and Bryan had already broken up — but claimed his co-host was blindsided by how quickly the singer announced it on social media.

A source exclusively told Page Six after their split, “Zach and Bri were crazy about each other, but their relationship was always rocky. His lifestyle is not conducive to a serious relationship.”

The former couple started dating in July 2023. But earlier this year, a woman named Brooke Almond publicly accused Bryan of scamming the influencer with her.