That didn’t take long… Zach Bryan was in Starkville, Mississippi this past weekend for a massive concert at Davis Wade Stadium on the campus of Mississippi State University. His With Heaven On Top Tour stop was actually the first ever full-stadium concert in the university’s history, so naturally fans were excited to have one of country music’s biggest stars in town for the event. Ahead of the show, one diehard fan was waiting outside the stadium, and attempted to get a picture as he saw Zach driving through the gates. But what he got instead was… Zach screaming a rather vulgar phrase to the fan: “You think any ghosts ever come out of the walls with a big c–shot?” The fan confessed that he saddened and stunned, but the truth is that the bizarre line actually comes from “I Think You Should Leave,” the insanely popular sketch comedy show on Netflix starring Tim Robinson. In the scene he’s referencing, Tim Robinson is touring a haunted house and can’t stop asking inappropriate questions. It’s actually pretty hilarious, and provides some much needed context to the situation: And many in the comments picked up on the quote immediately, and knowing that, it was actually pretty funny. But the kid trying to get the picture was clearly surprised by the response from Zach, audibly gasping in the video and saying that despite being a big fan, it’s “hard to support” Zach when he treats fans that way.: “Been a Zach Bryan fan for abt 4 years now and I’m like his number 1 fan. When my friends think of Zach Bryan they think of me. This happend this past weekend at Starkville Mississippi about 1pm. I gotten there really early to be at the gates and saw him as I was walking up. I don’t take it to heart for what he said, but still calling a fan a c*mshot after asking for a photo is kinda crazy. Like I said it don’t bother me that much but if he had said it to anyone else they would be more depressed. I love the guys music a lot but it’s hard to support someone with this intention and personality towards others. I’m not trying to get him canceled or anything it’s just a showing of his true self. Love his music but don’t love the act. I hope everyone who sees this can get what I’m trying to say.” To be fair, he wasn’t calling the kid that, it was a funny quote from a show. But the real kicker is that the kid tags Barstool Sports and Zach’s sworn enemy, Dave Portnoy, in the same breath as saying he’s not trying to get Zach canceled so it’s hard to feel that bad for him. Seems like he was trying to garner some backlash with the funny video, and that’s exactly what he got. @loganw_24 Been a Zach Bryan fan for abt 4 years now and I’m like his number 1 fan. When my friends think of Zach Bryan they think of me. This happend this past weekend at Starkville Mississippi about 1pm. I gotten there really early to be at the gates and saw him as I was walking up. I don’t take it to heart for what he said, but still calling a fan a c*mshot after asking for a photo is kinda crazy. Like I said it don’t bother me that much but if he had said it to anyone else they would be more depressed. I love the guys music a lot but it’s hard to support someone with this intention and personality towards others. I’m not trying to get him canceled or anything it’s just a showing of his true self. Love his music but don’t love the act. I hope everyone who sees this can get what I’m trying to say. Thank you. #jesuslovesyou #daveportnoy #zachbryan #barstool @Dave Portnoy @Barstool Sports #fyp ♬ awww so cute – Cherri Lots of fans in the comments felt like the kid was overreacting and that it was just Zach trying to be funny. But Zach is also known for his trigger fingers, so to speak, when it comes to firing off tweets, and it took him almost no time at all to respond to the now-viral TikTok video, sharing a screenshot of the video and calling out his fans by calling them “soft & weird”: “You guys are so soft & weird.” you guys are so soft & weird pic.twitter.com/qKkaVNiJJS — Zach Bryan (@zachlanebryan) May 6, 2026 The real issue here is that Zach seemingly wears his heart on his sleeve, almost to a fault, and it just doesn’t jive well with facing negative attention. Maybe a little self-reflection on how he approaches interactions with his fans, humorous or not, would serve him well if he doesn’t want to continue to deal with backlash. But it’s pretty obvious to me that the backlash bothers him and that’s why he always goes silent on socials. But at the end of the day, people love Zach’s music because he open and honest and vulnerable with fans… but that doesn’t translate well to being unfiltered on social media. Especially with a target on your back… a self-inflicted target perhaps. But it’s a shame that what could’ve been a funny viral moment turned into such a negative… personally, I’d think a funny video is probably worth more than a dime a dozen selfie, right? However… shortly after this tweet he deactivated his Twitter and Instagram account… so just another day in Zach Bryan social media land.The post Zach Bryan Calls Fans “Soft & Weird” Following Backlash To Viral ‘I Think You Should Leave’ Video, Deactivates Social Media first appeared on Whiskey Riff.