THANKS, Dave Portnoyfor providing insight into Zach Bryanthe song from “Pink Skies”.

Fans of the country singer didn’t know that the song from his latest album, The Great American Bar Sceneit was an ex-girlfriend Brianna “Fried Chicken” LaPagliathe best friend of Grace O’Malley – until now.

Portnoy, 47, released a second diss piece about a 28-year-old man Bryan titled “Country Diddy” on Sunday, November 10. In the lyrics, the Barstool Sports founder made a comment that raised eyebrows.

“Say you hate Grace and you ain’t nothing the same,” Portnoy raps on the track. “So the song ‘Pink Skies’ is based on her life?”

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Social media users were quick to react to the diss track after its release on Sunday.

“Can someone explain how pink skies are for Grace?” a TikTok commenter asked about the “Pink Skies” reference. LaPaglia, 25, was quick to intervene.

“Because I forced him to go to his grandmother’s funeral, he yelled at me and then wrote it down that night,” the podcast host claimed.

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“Pink Skies” was released in May as the lead single from The Great American Bar Scene. At the time, Bryan shut down any fan speculation that it was about his life – but remained vague.

“’Pink Skies’ was not inspired by my story. Every time I sing about someone dying, people assume it’s my mother, it definitely wasn’t,” Bryan explained via X. (Bryan’s mother, Annette, is died in 2016.) “I just think all the dynamics in families are beautiful and interesting and generational. it’s a really cool thing.

Bryan has been making headlines lately after announcing October 22 that he and LaPaglia separated after a year together. LaPaglia claimed she was “blindsided” by the public nature of their breakup.

The day after their separation, LaPaglia left public with explosive accusations that she was in a emotionally abusive relationship with the singer. She alleged on an episode of the “BFFs” podcast last week that Bryan attempted to pay her $12 million if she signed an NDA regarding experiences in their relationship. She refused the money. (Us every week contacted Bryan’s team regarding all accusations made on the podcast.)

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LaPaglia also alleged that Bryan hated O’Malley, 26, when they were together, which caused tension between the friends.

“Me and Grace will always be okay” LaPaglia said on “BFFs.” The podcast host also alleged that during a trip for his birthday in June, Bryan yelled “horrible s…” at his friends. She claimed he There was video footage of the moment.

Fans have wondered why this footage hasn’t been made public, with some speculating that O’Malley took money from Bryan and his team. O’Malley has since responded to these rumors.

“I wish I didn’t even have to say this, but there is no world where I would EVER take money from this clown to shut me up,” she wrote in an Instagram Story post on Saturday November 9. it’s been quite a year And I’m still not ready to talk about it (online), I’m just happy Bri is free of this piece of shit. That’s all for now.