Singer Michelle Branch is arrested, charged with domestic assault

Singer-songwriter Michelle Branch was arrested Friday and charged with domestic violence in a dispute with an ex-husband. (Metropolitan Nashville Police Department)

Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Michelle Branch was arrested and charged with domestic assault Thursday, Nashville police said.

Branch, 39, admitted to slapping her husband Patrick Carney, 42, in the face “one to two times” after police were called to their home for a possible domestic disturbance early Thursday morning, according to Nashville court documents.

The arrest came shortly after Branch announced her separation from Carney, her husband of three years and drummer for the Black Keys. Branch and Carney have two children, Rhys James and Willie Jacquet. On Thursday, Branch tweeted, then deleted, a post accusing Carney of infidelity.

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