Michelle Branch Files for Divorce From Patrick Carney

Michelle Branch has filed for divorce from The Black Keys‘ Patrick Carney, according to documents obtained by Billboard on Monday (Aug. 15)

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Branch citied irreconcilable differences in the divorce complaint filed on Friday (Aug. 12), one day after the “Everywhere” singer was arrested by Nashville police

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when officers were called to the house she shares with Carney to investigate a possible domestic disturbance.

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According to a copy of the arrest report, Branch was arrested for misdemeanor domestic assault and released on $1,000 bond.

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In the new divorce complaint, Branch listed the date of separation as Aug. 11, and requested an agreed permanent parenting plan for the couple

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with herself as the primary residential custodian and the drummer rewarded “reasonable parenting time privileges” and required to pay child support.

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The divorce document does not mention adultery, which Branch claimed Carney had committed in a since-deleted tweet on Thursday (Aug. 11).

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