Michelle Branch files for divorce from The Black Keys’ Patrick Carney

nme.com:

Michelle Branch has filed for divorce from her husband Patrick Carney of The Black Keys.Branch confirmed the couple’s split after three years of marriage last month. “To say that I am totally devastated doesn’t even come close to describing how I feel for myself and for my family,” she wrote in a statement.“The rug has been completely pulled from underneath me and now I must figure out how to move forward.

With such small children, I ask for privacy and kindness.”At the time, multiple media outlets reported that the announcement came after Branch tweeted – and then deleted – a message accusing Carney of infidelity.

The drummer has not yet publicly responded to that, or commented on the separation.Shortly afterwards, Branch was arrested for domestic assault.

Police had been called to her and Carney’s home in Nashville, Tennessee in response to a disturbance. The singer-songwriter told officers at the scene that she’d slapped Carney in the face “one to two times”.Her bail was set at $1,000 (£832) and she was released on the same day of the arrest.According to Pitchfork, Branch filed for divorce from Carney in Davidson County, Tennessee last Friday (August 12).