Michelle Branch was arrested following an alleged domestic dispute with her husband Patrick Carney, whom shehad accused of being unfaithful.
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“To say that I am totally devastated doesn’t even come close to describing how I feel for myself and for my family. The rug has been completely pulled from underneath me and now I must figure out how to move forward,” Branch said in a statement to PEOPLE. “With such small children, I ask for privacy and kindness.”
A rep for Carney did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
Michelle Branch.Metro Nashville Police
The musicianstied the knot at the Marigny Opera Housein New Orleans in April 2019 in front of friends and family including 17-year-old daughter Owen Isabelle from her first marriage andtheir sonRhys James, 4 this month. They are also parents to daughter Willie Jacquet, who wasborn in February.
“Welcome to the world, sweet Willie girl ❤️,” Branchcaptioned an announcementon her Instagram account at the time. “She’s named after Patrick’s grandmother Willie Madge and has my mother’s maiden name/my middle name. We’re so in love 🥰.”
Patrick Carney and Michelle Branch.C Flanigan/Getty
This is the second marriage for Branch and the third for Carney; shesplit from Teddy Landauin 2014 after 10 years of marriage, while Carney was previously married to Denise Grollmus from 2007 to 2009 and Emily Ward from 2012 to 2016.
The Black Keys are currently touring in support of their eleventh album,Dropout Boogie, which was released in May.
Branch announced last monthon Twitterthat her first single, “I’m a Man” from her upcoming albumThe Trouble with Fever, was out. Her album is scheduled to drop Sept. 16.
If you are experiencing domestic violence, call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233, or go tothehotline.org. All calls are toll-free and confidential. The hotline is available 24/7 in more than 170 languages.
source: people.com
