Police were called to the “Everywhere” singer’s Nashville home at 2:08 a.m. local time on Thursday for a possible domestic disturbance. Court documents show he admitted to slapping the Black Keys rocker “in the facial area one to two times”, after which he was arrested “without incident”. According to the complaint, Carney had no visible facial injuries. The Davidson County Sheriff’s Office confirmed to us that Branch, 39, was released Thursday after posting $1,000 bail. She was initially ordered to be held for 12 hours, but was released earlier “due to breastfeeding the infant,” the documents state. Michelle Branch has been arrested for domestic violence amid her split from Patrick Carney. A hearing is scheduled for November 7, 2022 to face the charge of domestic assault with offensive/provocative conduct. A representative for Branch did not immediately return Page Six’s request for comment. The “Everywhere” singer was released on $1,000 bond. GC images TMZ was the first to report the news of Branch’s arrest. The arrest comes after the “Breathe” singer announced that she and Carney were divorcing after three years of marriage. “To say I’m completely devastated doesn’t even come close to describing how I feel for myself and my family,” the singer said in a statement to TMZ on Thursday. Branch, 39, and Carney have two children. WireImage “The rug has been completely pulled out from under me and now I have to figure out how to move forward,” he added. “With such young children, I ask for privacy and kindness.” While she took a more professional approach in her official statement, she gave a touch more honesty on Twitter in a since-deleted message that accused Carney, 42, of cheating on her while she was at home with their 6-month-old baby. The former couple have son Rhys James, 4, and daughter Willie, who was born earlier this year. Branch was previously married to Teddy Landau from 2004 to 2015. She married Carney in 2019.
