When rumors start flying in the celebrity dating world, sometimes the best response is a blunt one. That’s exactly what Brianna“Chickenfry”LaPaglia served up on Monday, July 6, when she caught wind of whispers linking her romantically to West Wilson. Her reaction? A no-nonsense TikTok video that left zero room for interpretation.
“Says who? The f***? Me? West Wilson?”the 27-year-old Barstool Sports personality fired back, making it abundantly clear she wasn’t having it. She then pointed to her own podcast episodes about West as evidence of how that ship had already sailed—and crashed.“Have you guys even seen the podcast episodes I made about that man?”she added, practically daring anyone to make the connection work.
But here’s where things got a bit heavier. Brianna’s frustration seemed to run deeper than just a random rumor. She made a pointed reference to her messy split from country artist Zach Bryan, essentially drawing a line in the sand about her dating future.“I’ve humiliated myself enough with men. Not going down that path again,”she said, signaling that she’s done with the romantic roller coaster—at least for now. The message was clear: whatever West Wilson is about, she’s not interested in finding out.
The timing of these rumors gets interesting when you zoom out. West and Summer House costar Amanda Batula confirmed their relationship publicly in late March, but the exact timeline of when they actually started seeing each other has been murky ever since. Dave Portnoy, Brianna’s boss at Barstool Sports, initially claimed she told him about West and Amanda during the Super Bowl in early February. Both West and Amanda denied that, insisting their first kiss didn’t happen until late February. Then in May, Brianna herself weighed in on the“Plan Bri”podcast, basically saying the official timeline didn’t add up.“I know that they said they didn’t hook up until after the joint statement,”she said on May 31.“I don’t know for sure, but I’m throwing a f***ing bulls***.”
As for her and West? There was something there—briefly. West revealed at a 2025 Super Bowl event that they’d kissed, and he called her a“nice girl”when he later addressed it on the Summer House After Show in March 2025. But that was ancient history. According to Brianna’s Monday statement, she hasn’t even seen West in“months.”Whatever connection existed has long since faded, and she’s moving on—loudly and clearly. Sometimes the best way to kill a rumor is to just tell it exactly what you think.
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