Halie Welch supports Brianna “Fried Chicken” LaPaglia after her breakup with the country singer Zach Bryan.

The 22-year-old internet star opened up about LaPaglia, 25, on the recent episode of Elle Speak Tuah podcast as she addressed rumors that she was dating Bryan, joking that it was “a bad time for that rumor to come out” amid her controversial breakup with LaPaglia.

The country star first announced their breakup on social media on October 22, to which LaPaglia later said she was “blinded” by. In a recent episode of BFF PodcastLa Paglia accused the country singer of emotional abuse while they were together and alleged that he made his exes sign NDAs regarding their relationship.

“I’m here for the girls,” Welch said during the recent Speak Tuah episode, showing support for LaPaglia. “Miss Bri didn’t deserve this.”

“I felt really bad for her,” she continued. “I sent her a message and she didn’t respond to it, but I don’t expect her to,” she said, noting that she was probably already getting a lot of messages from other people.

Despite Bryan and LaPaglia’s breakup, Welch said she hoped LaPaglia would be able to “take time to heal,” adding that she would “find him a good man” in the future.

LaPaglia first interviewed Welch on an episode of Uncut Bri plan podcast in July. The two talked about Welch’s viral “hawk tuah” moment and the opportunities it brought him, including the chance to join Bryan on stage during his “Revival” encore in June at Nissan Stadium in Nashville.

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LaPaglia and Bryan first met in May 2023 at the Academy of Country Music Awards and officially started dating in July 2023. The couple had been together for over a year when Bryan confirmed their breakup on October 22 and asked for privacy for both of them.

“Brianna and I broke up and I respect and love her with every ounce of my heart,” Bryan wrote at the time. “She has loved me unconditionally for a very long time and for that I will always thank her. I’ve had an incredibly difficult year personally and been through some pretty difficult things. I thought it would be beneficial for both of us to leave together. in different ways.”

LaPaglia later posted that she was “blind” by the news and took a break from social media shortly after. She later broke her silence on the BFF Podcast she co-hosts with Dave Portnoy and Josh Richards on November 7 and accused Bryan of emotionally abusing her while they were together.

She called it a constant cycle of “building you up, tearing you down, apologizing over and over again” and said the last year had been “the hardest year” of her life.

Representatives for LaPaglia and Bryan did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.

She added that she wanted to speak about her own experiences “to anyone else who has experienced emotional abuse and to those who are currently experiencing emotional abuse.”

“It’s not a drama for me, it’s not me not signing the NDA or not taking the money because I want to come here and reveal who he is and all that,” he said. -she continued. “I don’t deny my experiences and what I went through to protect someone who hurt me and I’m much stronger than a weak man, fuck off and fuck your money.”