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Dave Portnoy is getting in on the Alix Earle and Alex Cooper drama — and it seems Brianna “Chickenfry” LaPaglia is too.
On Monday, April 13, the Call Her Daddy host, 31, urged Earle, 25, to “just say what you gotta say about me” and to “stop hiding behind other people” in a TikTok video, seemingly in response to the social media star reposting another person’s TikTok criticizing Cooper.
“I know what happened, and so do you, so talk unless the fake narrative that you’re creating happens to be way more interesting than the truth,” Cooper added. “I have nothing to hide when it comes to you and me.”
Earle commented “Okay on it!!” on the video.
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On Tuesday, April 14, the Barstool Sports founder, 49, posted two videos on his Instagram Story commenting on the feud.
In one video, Portnoy remarked he doesn’t think the Dancing with the Stars alum is really “on it,” referring to Earle’s response to Cooper challenging the younger woman to explain her “beef.”
However, Portnoy later posted a second video in which he said he might have changed his mind.
“I just posted that video, being like I don’t think Alix Earle is actually ‘on it’, I think she’s like ‘yeah, whatever, I’m on it,” Portnoy said in the second video. “Then I got a DM, I’m not gonna say from who because I’ve already betrayed their trust … I’ve asked for more tea and they’re like ‘no, you’ve already thrown me under the bus.’ So I’m not gonna say who it’s from. But I think they know Alix Earle and trust me, she’s going to destroy her.”
While Portnoy said he wouldn’t name names, he shared a screenshot of the alleged DM, which appeared to be from LaPaglia, 26, who responded to Portnoy’s first story and wrote: “She’s gonna destroy her.”
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LaPaglia later took to her Instagram Story on Tuesday, reposting a meme of Justin Bieber typing on his laptop at Coachella that read “Dave spamming Chickenfry for the tea,” seemingly confirming that she and Portnoy are in communication.
The drama between Earle and Cooper has been going on since the Reale Actives founder left Cooper’s Unwell network in February 2025.
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At the time, LaPaglia — who appeared on Earle’s Hot Mess podcast the month before — briefly addressed the drama during an episode of her and Josh Richards BFF’s podcast, which has since ended.
“When people tell me things in confidence, I actually keep it in the box in the chamber, which if I was better at my job, I wouldn’t, and I would spill all the tea. But, yeah. I’m never gonna steal anyone’s story,” LaPaglia remarked. “Definitely going to be a hot mess.”