It seems Brianna Chickenfry and Zach Bryan have officially broken up after a bazillion rounds of split rumors. Yup, the internet was already currently convinced that the queen of influencer controversies and the also controversial country singer called it quits after more than a year of dating, and Zach just confirmed the news in an Insta Story. I’m so devastated, but I think I’ll survive. Brianna and Zach were both fresh out of relationships when this one started in July 2023, and they got super serious very quickly. Fans have recently posted lots of TikToks speculating about their relationship status after a particularly telling Insta post from Brianna and new incriminating screenshots of Zach’s DMs and Raya profile. Zach low-key explained why they broke up (from his POV) in his long statement. So, why did Brianna Chickenfry and Zach Bryan break up? Here’s everything we know so far.

Brianna Chickenfry And Zach Bryan Breakup, Explained

Why Did Brianna Chickenfry And Zach Bryan Break Up?

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In his statement confirming the breakup rumors, Zach wrote that he still respects and loves Brianna with “every ounce of [his] heart.” He emphasized that he’s been through some “severe” life events recently. “I thought it would be beneficial for both of us to go our different ways,” he continued. “Please respect Brianna’s privacy and space in this and if you have it in your heart, mine too.” The singer apologized for letting people down.

We all kinda saw this coming after Brianna posted a cryptic handwritten message about navigating a difficult moment — a textbook post-breakup influencer move. “And eventually you’ll find out that life goes on even if you don’t want it to, the days will pass and the world will move while you ask it to stop,” her note reads. She concludes: “The world keeps spinning in hopes of showing you that you can as well.” Brianna’s caption is just the heart hands emoji. Considering she usually only posts photos of herself and Zach, this seemed to be a split soft-launch.

Did Zach Bryan Cheat On Brianna Chickenfry?

As always, the TikTok detectives have been on the case, but do keep in mind these allegations are all just rumors and speculation for now! In one video, a creator shared a screenshot of alleged DMs that appear to show Zach cheating on Brianna. In the messages, someone asks him if he wants to meet up with them, noting “it’s pretty quiet” where they are. He says “beer sounds great” and pleads with the person to “keep this under wraps.” But that’s not all, I fear. Several people are sharing screenshots of Zach’s Raya profile and claiming that they’ve recently seen him on the dating app. (Naturally, there’s a Reddit thread on the topic.) To be clear, we don’t know exactly when Zach and Brianna broke up, and we also don’t have Brianna’s side of the story yet.

What Has Brianna Chickenfry Said About The Zach Bryan Breakup?

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Shortly after Zach posted his statement, Brianna shared her own Insta Story claiming that she feels “blindsided.” She told her followers that she’ll be taking a social media break. “When I’m ready, I’ll be back and ready to talk,” she wrote.

In addition to her Insta Story, Brianna shared a short YouTube video titled “Love you guys, I’ll be back soon.” Through tears, she explains that she was “blindsided” by Zach making their breakup public so soon because according to her, they just broke up yesterday. Oof. In the video, she questions “how can you give someone everything and love them so unconditionally through stuff that you shouldn’t” only to be “discarded of in a few days.” Brianna requested privacy for now and said that she’ll talk about the details later.

Just a few weeks ago, Brianna addressed breakup rumors during BFFS, the Barstool podcast she cohosts with Dave Portnoy and Josh Richards. That round of rumors came after Zach’s disastrous ~Kanye West is better than Taylor Swift~ tweet. “That was a really bad week for me,” Brianna said on the show. “I don’t wanna speak for Zach, but he kind of spoke for himself on Instagram.” She added, “He’s going through a lot of personal stuff and I went home and just separated [myself].” At the time, the influencer clarified that they were still together.

On October 30, Brianna announced via the BFFs TikTok account that there won’t be a new episode of the podcast this week. “We tried to record this week but I am having a very hard time figuring out how I want to handle this publicly due to all the backlash,” she wrote. “I am going to put my mental health first this week.” She noted that Josh and Dave want to do what’s best for her.

If I had to guess, I’d say we’ll get an episode about this next week or the week after, but stay tuned.