Brianna Chickenfry’s ex BFF Grace O’Malley announces ‘last day’ at Barstool Sports after friendship breakup

After co-hosting a podcast with her former best friend Brianna “Chickenfry” LaPaglia, Grace O’Malley is no longer employed by Barstool Sports.

The 26-year-old comedian hosted PlanBri uncut with her 25-year-old former best friend, and the final episode aired in late October.

LaPaglia announced on Halloween that she was canceling an episode of The BFF podcast due to backlash over her split from singer Zach Bryan and her failure to publicly wish O’Malley a happy 26th birthday.

Now O’Malley announced Monday that it was her last day at the company, which was founded in 2003 by Dave Portnoy.

She took to her Instagram Story to share a photo of her outside the Barstool Sports headquarters, revealing that her time with the company was over.

“I wanted you to hear from me first that today was my last day at Barstool,” O’Malley began.

LaPaglia announced on Halloween that she was canceling an episode of The BFFs podcast due to backlash over her split from singer Zach Bryan and her failure to publicly wish O’Malley a happy 26th birthday.

She took to her Instagram Story to share a photo of her outside the Barstool Sports headquarters, revealing that her time with the company was over

“I’m so grateful to everyone at the company and Dave (Portnoy) for taking a chance on me,” she added.

“I’m as surprised as you are that there are no typos in this statement,” she concluded with a heart emoji.

A few hours earlier, she shared a link for her comedy tour called The Down For Anything Tour via her Instagram Story.

The tour kicks off on December 30th at Zanies in Nashville and runs until May 18th at Off the Hook in Naples, Florida.

There were rumors of a rift in their friendship after tense exchanges in what was supposed to be the final episode of PlanBri Uncut in late October.

As rumors swirled, Brianna took to her Instagram Story in late October to discuss her relationship with Grace.

“I haven’t had TikTok in months. But apparently everyone there only talks about my life. So please, I’m no longer interested in sharing my personal relationships online because the internet is so eager to ruin them all,” LaPaglia said via Instastory on Wednesday.

“Grace has been like a sister since I was 15 years old. I privately wished her a happy birthday. I’m sorry, but I’m having a terrible week and I’m tired of feeling the need to explain myself to people who don’t know me. I love you guys and that’s all.”

“I’m so grateful to everyone at the company and Dave (Portnoy) for taking a chance on me,” she added

A few hours earlier, she shared a link for her comedy tour called The Down For Anything Tour via her Instagram Story

Meanwhile, O’Malley admitted “There’s no denying” the past year “has been quite a whirlwind for” their friendship, but asked her followers on Wednesday to give her co-host “the space and time she needs to move on and heal.”

Last week, Brianna said on The BFF podcast, which she co-hosts with Portnoy and Josh Richards, that she will always have love for Grace.

“I will always have love for Grace [and] will always cherish everything we have done with PlanBri,” she said.

“I just let everyone give their own opinion,” LaPaglia continued. “But it gets to a point where I have to lay it all out on the table and defend myself,” she said.

Brianna added that Grace “never defended me” after her breakup with Zach Bryan, when she accused him of being emotionally abusive.

‘She knew everything behind the scenes. When the Internet started attacking me, they only lifted Grace up when they knocked me down. And it was, whatever, because it helped her career and she was fine and happy with it. But it got to the point where she never defended me anymore,” Brianna said.

“I went to her in May and was like, ‘Grace, you know everything I’m going through and you still refuse to defend me online because it helps build you up,'” she continued.

“She always said, ‘Well, I know the truth. Everyone knows we’re best friends and everything you’ve done for me.” So I thought, ‘Why don’t you say that online and stop feeding this narrative,'” Brianna said.

Brianna added that Grace “never defended me” after her breakup with Zach Bryan, when she accused him of being emotionally abusive.

Brianna claimed she also lost “(her) best friend” during her breakup with Zach Bryan, before canceling their PlanBri Uncut podcast.

“We sit there and pretend we’re friends, and I didn’t feel seen by her [so I] set a limit. I gave her everything and I would do it again,” Brianna said.

O’Malley confirmed the end of her involvement with PlanBri Uncut in early December, adding that she was “downright heartbroken” that it was coming to an end.

She added that working on the podcast was her “favorite part of this chapter,” adding that she was “eternally grateful” to “get to work with my best friend.”