Zach Bryan, Deb Peifer, Brianna LaPaglia. Getty Images (2) ; Courtesy of Deb Peifer/Instagram
Zach Bryan’s ex-girlfriend Deb Peifer is seemingly weighing in on the singer’s latest breakup.
Earlier this week, Peifer, 26, uploaded a cryptic video of herself pouring a glass of white wine while dancing to Taylor Swift‘s “Clean.”
“Wine thursday w my roommate @mk 💛,” she wrote via TikTok on Thursday, November 7.
While Peifer didn’t verbally say anything in the video, fans couldn’t but notice the timing of the post — it came after Brianna “Chickenfry” LaPaglia opened up about the end of her own relationship with Bryan, 28.
While appearing on the Thursday, November 7, episode of Barstool Sports’ “BFFs” podcast, LaPaglia, 25, alleged that she was “emotionally abused” during the pair’s one-year romance. In addition, the online personality alleged that Bryan offered her money if she signed an NDA, which she said she refused.
Us Weekly has reached out to Bryan’s team for comment and hasn’t heard back.
Fans also discovered a few clues in Peifer’s latest video that left many to assume it was somehow associated with LaPaglia’s latest allegations — the Josh Wine, for example, could be a nod to Josh Richards, LaPaglia and Dave Portnoy’s podcast co-host.
“Josh wine. T Swift lyrics (Dave stans for). The song choice,” one user wrote in the comments section. “The wine. The smile. But maybe it’s all coincidental. Love this for her though. 🥰.”
While Peifer has not directly addressed LaPaglia’s claims, she seemingly showed her support for the newly single online personality in a separate video last month.
“I don’t really think that I have to say this, but I kind of think I want to. I’m not 100 percent sure yet honestly, but I just want to be clear on the fact that I don’t find any gratification in other people hurting, specifically other women hurting,” Peifer shared via TikTok on October 24, just two days after Bryan publicly announced his breakup from LaPaglia. “I feel like I’ve seen some comments on my personal social media pages alluding to the fact that I do and I don’t.”
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“I just wanted to make sure that was clear,” she continued. “I think emotions are so nuanced and complicated, but I don’t feel better because other people are hurting in any capacity. I don’t think you should either but that’s your journey.”
For his part, Bryan first announced his split from LaPaglia via an Instagram Story statement on October 22. Since then, he has added 17 more dates to his Quittin’ Time tour while LaPaglia has started moving out of Bryan’s Massachusetts house.
“I respect and love her with every ounce of my heart,” Bryan wrote when publicly announcing the breakup — a move LaPaglia claimed “blindsided” her. “She has loved me unconditionally for a very long time and for that I’ll always thank her. I’ve had an incredibly hard year personally and struggled through some pretty severe things. I thought it would be beneficial for both of us to go out different ways. I am not perfect and never will be.”