After hosting a podcast alongside her former best friend Brianna ‘Chickenfry’ LaPaglia, Grace O’Malley is no longer with 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 BFFs podcast amid backlash over her breakup with singer Zach Bryan and her failure to publicly wish O’Malley a happy 26th birthday.
Now O’Malley revealed on Monday that it was his last day at the company, founded in 2003 by Dave Portnoy.
She took to her Instagram Story to share an image of herself outside the Barstool Sports headquarters, revealing that her time at the company is over.
“I wanted you to know first from me that today was my last day at Barstool,” O’Malley began.
After hosting a podcast alongside her former best friend Brianna ‘Chickenfry’ LaPaglia, Grace O’Malley is no longer with Barstool Sports.
LaPaglia announced on Halloween that she was canceling an episode of The BFFs podcast amid backlash over her breakup with singer Zach Bryan and her failure to publicly wish O’Malley a happy 26th birthday.
She took to her Instagram Story to share an image of herself outside the Barstool Sports headquarters, revealing that her time at the company is over.
“I’m very grateful to everyone at the company and to 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.
Just hours earlier, he took to his Instagram Story to share a link to his comedy tour called The Down For Anything Tour.
The tour kicks off December 30 at Zanies in Nashville and runs through May 18 at Off the Hook in Naples, Florida.
There were rumors of a breakdown in their friendship after tense exchanges on what would be the final episode of PlanBri Uncut in late October.
As rumors continued to circulate, Brianna took to her Instagram Story in late October to address her relationship with Grace.
‘I haven’t had TikTok in months. But apparently all they do there is talk about my life. So there you have it, I’m no longer interested in sharing my personal relationships online because the internet wants to ruin them all,” LaPaglia said via Instatory On Wednesday.
‘Grace has been like a sister since I was 15. I wished him a happy birthday privately. I’m sorry but I’m having a shit week and I’m tired of having to feel the need to explain myself to people who don’t know me. I love you guys and that’s all.”
“I’m very grateful to everyone at the company and to Dave (Portnoy) for taking a chance on me,” she added.
Just hours earlier, he took to his Instagram Story to share a link to his comedy tour called The Down For Anything Tour.
Meanwhile, O’Malley accepted “There’s no denying” that the last year “has been a whirlwind” for their friendship, but on Wednesday she asked her followers 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 hosts alongside Portnoy and Josh Richards, that she will always love Grace.
“I will always love Grace (and) I will always appreciate everything we did with PlanBri,” he said.
“I just let everyone make their own opinion,” LaPaglia continued. “But there comes a point where I have to lay it all out and defend myself,” he said.
Brianna added that Grace “never defended me” after she broke up with Zach Bryan, when she accused him of being emotionally abusive.
‘She knew everything that was behind the scenes. When the internet started attacking me, they only picked up Grace when they were beating me up. And it was like whatever, because it helped his career and he was fine and happy about it. But it got to the point where she never stood up for me,” Brianna said.
“I went to her in May and said, ‘Grace, you know everything I’m going through and you still refuse to defend me online because it makes you stronger,'” he continued.
“She always said, ‘Well, I know the truth. Everyone knows we’re best friends and everything you’ve done for me. “So I said, ‘Why don’t you say that online and stop feeding this narrative?'” Brianna said.
Brianna added that Grace “never defended me” after she broke up with Zach Bryan, when she accused him of being emotionally abusive.
Brianna claimed that she also “lost (her) best friend” in Zach Bryan’s breakup, before canceling her PlanBri Uncut podcast.
“We were sitting there, pretending to be friends and I didn’t feel seen by her (so) I set a boundary.” “I gave it my all 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 “completely heartbroken” that it was coming to an end.
She added that working on the podcast was her “favorite part of this chapter” and added that she was “eternally grateful” to be able to “work with my best friend.”