Zach Bryan quits touring as ex Brianna Chickenfry accuses him of emotional abuse

Hit the road, Zach.

Zach Bryan announced his plan to “quit touring” — right as his ex-girlfriend Brianna “Chickenfry” LaPaglia accused him of emotional abuse.

The country singer shared the news in an Instagram post Thursday, approximately an hour after the Barstool Sports personality’s “BFFs” podcast uploaded a clip of her saying she is “scared of him” because he “destroyed” and “broke” her during their year-long relationship.

Zach Bryan announced Thursday that he “quit touring” to pursue a master’s degree in Paris. Getty Images The country singer shared his plan as his ex-girlfriend Brianna “Chickenfry” LaPaglia accused him of emotional abuse on her “BFFs” podcast. BFFs Podcast Bryan released a song titled “High Road” Friday. Instagram/@zachlanebryan

“After not being home for a year and a half I drove out to my mothers gravestone in the dead of night a few days back on familiar Oklahoma roads and I came to realize just like in the past, that she never would call me again,” Bryan, 28, wrote to his 4.7 million followers.

“Told her I quit touring because I got accepted to get my masters in Paris next year, I told her I was back in Oklahoma, told her about all my best friends in New York and all the nights we howled with the moon, told her about the immeasurable laughter my band and me have shared these last five years, all the calluses on my finger tips, every tear shed, told her about making it on The Rolling Stone [magazine] and most importantly told her about porch swinging with my beautiful sister.”

The “I Remember Everything” crooner went on to explain that his trip to the cemetery inspired him to finish writing a song titled “High Road,” which he released Friday.

The former couple dated from July 2023 to October 2024. briannalapaglia/Instagram They made their red carpet debut at the Grammys in February. Billboard via Getty Images

In the new track, he sings, “Everyone is tellin’ me that I need help or therapy / But all I need is to be left alone.”

Bryan kicked off his ongoing “Quittin’ Time” tour in March. He has North American dates scheduled through Dec. 19 in addition to shows in London in June 2025.

It is unclear whether he will cancel the upcoming concerts. His rep did not immediately respond to Page Six’s request for comment.

LaPaglia detailed Bryan’s “constant cycle” of alleged abuse on “BFFs.” BFFs Podcast He has not publicly responded. Getty Images

Page Six broke the news of Bryan’s split from LaPaglia last month.

The podcaster, 25, then claimed on “BFFs” Thursday that the Grammy winner had offered her $12 million in exchange for her silence on their relationship, but she turned it down so that she could share her story.

In addition to detailing Bryan’s “constant cycle” of alleged abuse, LaPaglia said her ex “didn’t like” that she wore a sheer dress to the Golden Globe Awards in January and once “freaked the f–k out” when she sang a Morgan Wallen song in his home.

The Grammy winner kicked off his ongoing “Quittin’ Time” tour in March. Paul R. Giunta/Invision/AP It is unclear whether he is canceling shows. Getty Images

The musician has yet to publicly respond to the influencer’s claims, but he reposted a cryptic quote by “On the Road” author Jack Kerouac on his Instagram Story later Thursday.

“I didn’t know what to say. I felt like crying, Goddammit everybody in the world wants an explanation for your acts and for your very being,” the passage read.

Bryan previously dated Deb Peifer from 2022 to 2023 and was married to fellow US Navy veteran Rose Madden from 2020 to 2021.