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Michelle Branch Is “Totally Devastated” After Separation From Husband Patrick Carney

Following the announcement, the singer was also arrested for domestic violence against her estranged husband, reportedly admitting to slapping him “one to two times.”
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After three years of marriage, Michelle Branch and husband Patrick Carney have decided to go their separate ways.

The singer confirmed the news in a statement to TMZ on Thursday, writing, “To say that I am totally devastated doesn’t even come close to describing how I feel for myself and for my family.” She added, “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.” This comes after both TMZ and People reported that Branch had accused the Black Keys member of cheating on her while she was home with their six-month-old in a since-deleted tweet on Wednesday night. The former couple share two children, a four-year-old son, Rhys James, and a daughter named Willie who was born earlier this year. Branch also shares a 17-year-old daughter, Owen Isabelle, with her ex-husband, Teddy Landau.

Following this announcement, Page Six reported that Branch was arrested on Thursday morning for domestic violence against her estranged husband. Police were called to the estranged couple’s Nashville home over a possible domestic disturbance. Per Page Six, once there, court documents show, she admitted to slapping Carney “one to two times,” and she was arrested and booked. The Davidson County Sheriff’s Office confirmed to the outlet that the singer was released late Thursday after posting a $1,000 bail. Her hearing to face the charge of domestic assault by offensive/provocative conduct has been scheduled for November 7. A rep for Branch didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.

Branch and Carney first met at a Grammys party in 2015, and later that year she finalized her divorce from Landau after 11 years of marriage. Two years after that first meeting, the couple got engaged. According to Page Six, as they were planning their wedding, Branch discovered that she was pregnant with their first child who was born in April 2018. “Patrick and I are over the moon in love with our son Rhys James Carney,” the “Everywhere” singer shared on Instagram at the time. A year after that, the pair wed at the Marigny Opera House in New Orleans.

In December 2020, Branch opened up about her dreams of expanding her family with Carney and suffering a miscarriage. She wrote on social media over the holidays, “I experienced my first miscarriage (ugh! Motherfucker!) But alas, between the crying and binge eating of Christmas cookies, I decided to put on lipstick and a dress. We drank champagne alllll day. Made an incredible meal and sang Christmas songs snuggled up by a roaring fire. 5 more days until 2021. I’m limping to the finish line.”

And just last month, Branch also wrote a social media tribute to Carney praising him in honor of Father’s Day. “This guy makes our world go around and we love him so,” she wrote alongside a photo of her now estranged husband with their son, adding, “I’m sorry you didn’t get to golf yesterday, Patrick!”

A rep for Carney did not immediately respond to a request for comment.