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Barstool Sports' Dave Portnoy sat down with Brianna "Chickenfry" LaPaglia to spill some tea about her ex, Zach Bryan -- claiming Zach kicked his rescue dog, Miss Peaches, out of a dressing room.

Dave recounted how the alleged incident happened at the country singer's July concert at Gillette Stadium outside Boston ... and Brianna responded on Thursday's "BFFs" podcast, saying she had no clue it went down, since -- as far as she knew -- Zach was totally fine with him bringing both his dog and hers.

Dave elaborated ... saying at one point he was heading back to the dressing room when he caught sight of Zach with the dog as he was escorting her out.

Martha Stewart's ex-husband and his wife are speaking out ... saying he was in an "abusive" relationship with the businesswoman -- this, after Martha admitted to cheating on him.

Shyla Nelson Stewart -- wife of Andrew Stewart, who was married to Martha from 1961 to 1990 -- released a statement on Facebook before the documentary "Martha" dropped on Netflix ... saying she and Andrew have been in a loving relationship for more than a decade.

Shyla says she and her husband enjoy a happy blended family life ... with their kids from their previous relationships and grandkids bringing them immense joy.

NFL refs keep getting called out for missing calls during big games, but one company is singlehandedly trying to put an end to the madness -- offering free eye procedures to give them 20/20 vision!!

LASIK hopped on social media once again to suggest its services to zebras after they kept their flags in their belts on two potential key calls in the final seconds of Thursday night's AFC North showdown between the Bengals and Ravens -- a missed facemask and holding call on Cincinnati's two-point conversion attempt to win the game.

The Ravens went on to win the contest, 35-34 ... and shortly afterward, the company threw out its public plea to give refs better eyes.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz's daughter Hope Walz took a breather from her TV binge and mac and cheese session to serve up her post-election thoughts -- safe to say, she’s feeling pretty fired up!

Hope didn’t hold back in her TikTok rant Thursday, giving major props to VP Kamala Harris despite the election loss. Proud as she is of her dad, she was speaking as a Kamala stan, saying after this outcome, she’s convinced the country doesn’t deserve someone as fierce as her.

Hope said after the election let-down, Kamala should just go live her best life -- and also threw some major shade at Trump and his VP-elect J.D. Vance, saying they have to live with themselves at the end of the day -- which in her eyes is punishment enough.

Donald Trump is on his way back to the White House ... and his former chef hopes he cuts back on the crap and really takes eating healthier seriously.

Chef Andre Rush tells TMZ ... 78-year-old Trump is not the man he was in 2016, and it is imperative he eats better to make sure he's as healthy as possible for his age, and the demands of the job.

And, if DT is not going to do it on his own ... it's up to the kitchen staff to get creative when it comes to meals -- basically, tricking him into eating healthier via tasty dishes, AR tells us.

Joe Rogan has some advice for President-elect Donald Trump for his next term — don't attack the Dems!

Rogan was chatting with comedian Dave Smith on his popular podcast, "The Joe Rogan Experience," when the two got on the subject of Trump's second term.

During Thursday's episode, Rogan first rattled off all the things Trump could do for the country with the help of his supporters ... such as billionaire mogul Elon Musk and former congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard.

Los Angeles Dodgers star Yoshinobu Yamamoto appears to be off the market -- the ace was spotted moseying around Beverly Hills with Japanese model Niki Niwa.

The new World Series champ hit Rodeo Drive with Niwa -- who also starred on the popular reality show, "Terrace House" -- earlier this week ... when TikTok content creator Jack Banana ran into the two potential love birds.

26-year-old Yamamoto and Niwa, 28, seemed to be mid-shopping spree ... which is well deserved after helping bring home a Commissioner's Trophy to the City of Angels.

John Hinckley Jr. has seen the vile and hateful comments from X users asking him to harm President-elect Donald Trump ... and he is telling them to knock it off!

As TMZ reported ... the would-be Ronald Reagan assassin posted a harmless post to the social media platform on Wednesday, telling followers to check out his website of music and art ... the post was quickly inundated with users asking John to harm Trump.

And even though we were told local and federal authorities were aware of the comments ... again, John did nothing wrong ... it seems the requests for violence -- joking or not -- did not stop.

The football world saw a whole lot more of Derrick Henry than usual on Thursday night ... as his bare butt got exposed right in the middle of the Ravens' game vs. the Bengals!!

The PG-13 play happened in the fourth quarter of the big "Thursday Night Football" tilt in Baltimore ... as Henry was fighting for yards on his team's game-winning drive.

Check it out ... Henry burst through the line of the scrimmage and barreled his way toward the first-down marker, but B.J. Hill caught him from behind and dragged him down.

Hollywood A-listers are teaming up with the org Home For Our Troops, offering fans a shot at once-in-a-lifetime experiences and some seriously cool items -- all in support of American veterans.

George Clooney is kicking things off big this year, returning as a longtime supporter of the cause by auctioning off his Omega Seamaster Aqua Terra 150M watch in 18K red gold at the 8th Annual Veterans Day Celebrity Auction.

Chris Evans is adding a personalized video message and a signed "Captain America" poster to the mix ... Jennifer Aniston’s throwing in a signed Valentino handbag ... Whoopi Goldberg is giving away some autographed sneakers ... and Mindy Kaling donated her black Rachel Gilbert dress she wore on "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert."

6:48 PM PT -- TMZ has just obtained photos of Kristin and Mark at the Nashville bar last night.

As we told you earlier ... our sources tell us they are just friends and not back together.

Kristin Cavallari seems serious about wanting to remain friends with ex-boyfriend Mark Estes, because they recently hung out together ... at one of their old stomping grounds.

Donald Trump's victory lap after beating Kamala Harris might just include a stop at UFC 309 ... as Michael Chandler tells TMZ Sports he's under the impression the president-elect will be there next weekend.

Chandler -- who's fighting Charles Oliveira on the card's co-main event -- says one of the last times he talked to Trump in the leadup to Tuesday's election, The Don told him he'd show up to the Nov. 16 fight night at Madison Square Garden if he beat Harris on Nov 5.

"He said, 'I'll either be there on Nov. 16 because we won the election, or if I lost, I'll be depressed and I won't show up,'" Chandler told us.

Before this adorable little girl with curly hair turned into an international singer, she was just dozing off on the sofa, admiring Britney Spears and Rihanna ... and began posting song covers on social media!

She released her debut single "Getting Late" in 2019, but 2024 was definitely a big year for this shining star: she became the first person to win a Grammy for Best African Performance as well as being the youngest African artist to win a Grammy period!

"Make me sweat, make me hotter, make me lose my breath, make me water."

Nicole Scherzinger is catching flak online ... all because she posted a supportive reply to a Russell Brand post about Donald Trump winning the election.

The Pussycat Dolls singer seems to have pissed a lot of folks after asking Russell where to get a red hat with "Make Jesus First Again" stitched on the front.

Russell shared the hat on social media in the wake of Trump's big election win ... and it looks a lot like Trump's red Make America Great Again hats ... with a religious twist.

The Ohio shooting that nearly took out Bounty Tank -- the famed bounty hunter -- is all on video recorded for his show, and TMZ got the first look at the incident he's lucky to have survived.

This never-before-seen raw footage shows the moment Frank Frazier -- better known as "Bounty Tank" -- is struck by gunfire. You see him rounding a corner outside a house in Akron last month as he tries to serve a warrant, commanding the suspect to put his hands up ... when suddenly 2 gunshots ring out.

6:10 PM PT -- In the new "BFF's" podcast episode, Brianna LaPaglia dove into some of the emotional abuse she endured while dating Zach Bryan.

Starting off with a huge admission ... Brianna was allegedly offered $12 million by Zach's team to sign an NDA ... which she clearly rejected.

Brianna talked about the infamous Raya profile screenshot that went viral on social media ... revealing that she got a bunch of DMs telling her Zach was on the dating app.

BL says he allegedly merely responded that he "reactivated" the app when confronted ... which is why she claims he posted about the breakup ... 'cause he got caught.

What's more ... Brianna says there was a lot of isolation and manipulation in their relationship, giving the example of Zach allegedly not liking her Golden Globes dress and not wanting to date someone who presented themselves like that ... so he unfollowed her -- but he later reposted the dress snap, claiming she was beautiful ... among many other examples throughout the podcast.

Brianna claims there was never a breakup convo, and their relationship ended with Zach telling her he 'couldn't do this,' only to head back to Oklahoma by himself.

An emotional whirlwind indeed.

Brianna LaPaglia's split from Zach Bryan is somehow getting even nastier ... she's just unleashed claims that the country star was emotionally abusive throughout their relationship.

The Barstool Sports personality opened up on her messy breakup with Bryan on Thursday's episode of "BFFs" ... making some heavy claims against the "Something In The Orange" singer while behind the mic.

Bri told her cohosts, Dave Portnoy and Josh Richards, that Bryan made her life hell since they first got together in 2023 ... while claiming even now -- several days after they've decided to go their separate ways -- she's still terrified of him.