Nashville police had been referred to as to the couple's dwelling at 2 a.m. to research a attainable home disturbance.
Michelle Department was arrested by Nashville police on Thursday (Aug. 11) after officers had been referred to as to the home she shares with husband Black Keys drummer Patrick Carney to research a attainable home disturbance.
In keeping with a duplicate of the arrest report obtained by Billboard, Department, 39, was arrested for misdemeanor home assault and launched on $1,000 bond within the incident that seems to have taken place shortly earlier than the singer introduced her break up from Carney, 42, amid her claims that the drummer had dedicated adultery.
TMZ reported that based on courtroom paperwork, Department admitted to slapping Carney within the face “one or two instances.” Carney reportedly didn't have any seen accidents and Department was taken into custody, after which reportedly launched shortly as a result of she remains to be breastfeeding the couple’s 6-month-old child.
Spokespeople for Department and Carney haven't but returned Billboard‘s requests for extra remark.
Department accused Carney of dishonest on her in a since-deleted tweet, telling Folks in an announcement, “To say that I'm completely devastated doesn’t even come near describing how I really feel for myself and for my household. The rug has been utterly pulled from beneath me and now I need to determine tips on how to transfer ahead. With such babies, I ask for privateness and kindness.”
The musicians, who first met in 2015 and had been married in April 2019, have two kids: 4-year-old son Rhys James and 6-month-old daughter Willie Jacquet. Department can be mom to 17-year-old daughter Owen Isabelle from her earlier marriage to bassist Teddy Landau, whom she separated from in 2014.
Department was ordered to return to courtroom within the incident on Nov. 7.
The Black Keys are presently touring in help of their eleventh album, Dropout Boogie, which was launched simply months in the past in Might, whereas Department is gearing as much as launch her fourth album,The Bother With Fever, on Sept. 16.
This story first appeared on Billboard.com.