Michelle Branch

Michelle Branch was arrested for domestic violence in Nashville after allegedly slapping her estranged husband, Patrick Carney, amid their split.

The Davidson County Sheriff’s Office confirmed to us that Branch, 39, was released Thursday after she posted $1,000 bail. Police were called to the “Everywhere” singer’s Nashville home at 2:08 a.m. local time Thursday for a possible domestic disturbance. She married Carney in 2019.

Michelle Branch was arrested for allegedly slapping her estranged husband, Patrick Carney, in the face ... this in the wake of her claim he cheated on her.

She told us Thursday, "To say that I am totally devastated doesn't even come close to describing how I feel for myself and for my family. Patrick did not have any visible injuries and Michelle was taken into custody. According to docs out of Nashville, obtained by TMZ, on Thursday at around 2 AM police were called to their home for a possible domestic disturbance.

In a statement to E! News, singer Michelle Branch confirmed that she and husband Patrick Carney are going their separate ways: "The rug has been completely ...

"She's named after Patrick's grandmother Willie Madge and has my mother's maiden name/my middle name. "The rug has been completely pulled from underneath me and now I must figure out how to move forward." "Willie Jacquet Carney was born on 2/2/22," she wrote on Feb. 4.

In a since-deleted tweet, Branch shared, “Just found out my husband cheated on me with his manager Haley McDonald from Full Stop Management while I was home ...

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Michelle Branch was arrested early Thursday morning in her Nashville home and charged with domestic assault, according to court documents.

Police were called to the Forest Hills home around 2 a.m. According to the arrest affidavit, Branch told police she slapped a person's face once or twice during an argument. Carney plays drums in Nashville-based rock duo The Black Keys. Branch is scheduled to appear in court Nov. 7 for a settlement, according to court documents.

Grammy-winning singer Michelle Branch has been charged with domestic assault for slapping her estranged husband, Black Keys drummer Patrick Carney.

It was the follow-up to 2001’s The Spirit Room, which has sold more than 2 million copies in the U.S. She later had a No. 1 country single in 2006 with “Leave the Pieces” as part of duo the Wreckers with Jessica Harp. The song also crossed over to the pop Top 40. Arizona native Branch won the Grammy for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals for “The Game of Love,” a song from Santana’s chart-topping 2002 album Shaman. Branch also hit the Billboard Top 10 with her 2002 single “All You Wanted” and had Top 20 hits with “Everywhere” and “Are You Happy Now?” Her 2003 album Hotel Paper reached No. 2 on the Billboard 200 and went platinum.

Singer and songwriter Michelle Branch was arrested Thursday in Tennessee for allegedly slapping her husband, Patrick Carney, the drummer for The Black Keys.

“The rug has been completely pulled from underneath me and now I must figure out how to move forward,” she said. “Michelle stated that she and her husband are having marital issues and have been arguing,” the affidavit said. In 2001, Branch released her debut album, “The Spirit Room,” which sold three million copies worldwide, her website said.

Michelle Branch was arrested in Nashville on allegations that she assaulted husband Patrick Carney, whom she accuses of cheating.

Michelle Branch was arrested by Nashville police on Thursday (Aug. 11) after officers were called to the house she shares with husband Black Keys drummer Patrick Carney to investigate a possible domestic disturbance. Branch was ordered to return to court in the incident on Nov. 7. With such small children, I ask for privacy and kindness.”

Her arrest follows the announcement of her divorce from The Black Keys drummer Patrick Carney.

Hours before announcing their divorce, Branch had gone onto Twitter and accused Carney of allegedly cheating on her with his manager. Branch became known in the early 2000s for her singer-songwriting abilities on 2001's The Spirit Room and 2003's Hotel Paper, which debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 chart. Before the arrest, Branch made a statement over the couple’s divorce to TMZ on Thursday: “To say that I am totally devastated doesn’t even come close to describing how I feel for myself and for my family.