Singer Michelle Branch Arrested for Assaulting Husband After Cheating Allegation
In announcing her split Thursday from Black Keys drummer Patrick Carney, Branch said “the rug has been completely pulled from underneath me.”
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Singer Michelle Branch was arrested at around 2 a.m. Thursday morning in Nashville for allegedly assaulting her husband, the same day she announced their split and posted a tweet accusing him of cheating. According to TMZ, court documents say Branch slapped Patrick Carney, the drummer for The Black Keys, in the face “one or two times” during a disturbance at their home. She was released from custody Friday to breastfeed the couple’s six-month-old child. In a statement to TMZ on Thursday confirming her split after three years of marriage, she said, “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.” At 1:28 a.m. Thursday, she posted a since-deleted tweet accusing him of cheating on her with his manager while she was home with their newborn.
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