Michelle Branch Talks Reconciliation With Patrick Carney & Domestic Assault Case

Grammy-winning singer and songwriter Michelle Branch sits down with Tamron Hall for an exclusive conversation following headlines about her reconciliation with husband, Patrick Carney, and the recent domestic assault arrest. She gets real about the hardships and tribulations in her marriage including the tweet in which she accused her husband of cheating. Plus, she gives us the scoop on her new album “The Trouble With Fever” and current tour.
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[@SAlina-se9xq]

Sorry Michelle but Carney has two other marriages under his belt and he's simply a cheater. He's not going to change. I'm sad that she's in this situation

[@waynemarshall439]

You hit the nail on the head!

[@derp12345]

Where is HE? On this show or other outlets standing up for thier marriage with her? NOPE. The guy is a LOSER. I love Michelle, she and her babies deserve better.

[@kaleidoscopeeyes6681]

Amen! Cheating is unforgivable in my opinion. There is no excuse for it. None what so ever. She needs to LEAVE. He deserved that slap to the face. F him!!

[@derp12345]

@@kaleidoscopeeyes6681 100%

[@melissarandazzo1515]

Yes, I hope at the end of 6 months she still goes through with the divorce. This guy is simply no good for her. She needs to focus on taking care of her kids and drop this loser.

[@randyperfecto7468]

No one knows what happens behind closed doors. Bless her for being honest and forthcoming. Continued success and happiness Michele. Ur a true human being living life.

[@davidwolfe6773]

She took accountability for her actions and admitted she did it and realized hey I messed up I was wrong but the most important thing she never gave up on her marriage she found a solution to her problem in my opinion she is a stand up classy women who I respect I wish her the best of luck with her album her daughter and her marriage she deserves to be happy.

[@richardtomasetti9766]

Why didn't they address the elephant in the room: the fact that Carney cheated! He is the one to blame. And he is the one with the problem. A slap in the face is a normal reaction when your spouse is cheating on you.

[@mystygrams1]

The man’s cheated. He deserved the slap. Don’t feel bad Michelle.

[@derp12345]

It's heartbreaking, poor M. 💔

[@Rdimbus]

You just don't get it. It wasn't a slap. A guy does not call 911 when a woman slaps him

[@NisseOhlsen]

@@Rdimbus so what did she do. Maybe she married a wimp?

[@Rdimbus]

@@NisseOhlsen Yeah, a slap (no way) no man has his wife arrested for being slapped.

[@hrpickinstuff]

It's a horrible situation but I respect her for taking responsibility for her actions and not using a publicist to hide behind like so many celebrity cowards.

[@derp12345]

He's not taking any responsibility for his actions- he's just letting Michelle protect him and take all the blame. Carney is a deadbeat. Poor Michelle. 💔

[@40950999]

She got arrested for doing what Will Smith did on live TV, and with a much better reason.

[@logmaster27]

Chris chose not to press charges

[@GotoMaki4Micah]

so twisted how he abuses her good character then calls the cops when he cheats on her and she slaps him for it. if hes cheating while the kids are in diapers, he will never stop. thats why many couples divorce while the kids are still in diapers. he's telling her where he wants to spend his time and that he will punish her in anyway he can if she fights back. since they are business partners, that will make the financial situation a living hell when they divorce.

[@derp12345]

Yep 💔 You have a very good point.

[@penachristina1184]

Tamron, Michelle is there to support her new music and you asking personal questions really ,He deserved that slap

[@passiveaggressive6175]

Yeah but let’s not forget that she agreed to appear on this show as part of her rehabilitation of her career. It’s PR

[@zachpaye446]

He probably deserved a slap

[@talktomewithbriiiine3090]

Leave this woman alone! She had a baby and her hormones (rightfully so) had the best of her. He needs to treat her better and thank her for having his child. She gets a minor pass. I’m bias and so what. Don’t cheat on a lady after she is months post of giving birth

[@derp12345]

You can see the pain in her eyes. She's in a one-sided relationship with a guy that can't even join her to stand up for their marriage WITH her. Carney is a loser. Michelle is so talented and beautiful, and I've been a fan forever! This guy is RUINING HER, and I hope she sees the light soon! I know it's not always easy; I, too, was a victim of very similar abuse myself whilst caring for a new baby as a nursing mother, postpartum. I know it's difficult, but I know she'll come to her senses soon....it takes time to finally have had enough, but I know it'll happen. She and her babies deserve BETTER. We love you, Michelle.❤️

[@harls3337]

I mean if you were getting hit and screamed at you wouldn’t like that person either. If she was the “cheater” she’d be applauded and called a “girlboss” or worse she’d be given sympathy cause she’s a mother. Men will never be taken seriously when it comes to domestic assault and people like you have proved it.

[@derp12345]

@Harls333 Women who are victims of domestic abuse will never be taken seriously, and people like you have proved it. Don't fixate on my comment when there are many other people who have commented in support of Michelle, you idiot. This is my first and last response to your dumb reply.

[@carlosgarcia-jz3dq]

terrible advice, I can see you are the cut and run type. She took responsibility for herself, and WANTS her relationship to work by WORKING on it. You have a lot of quit in you.

[@HOLDFASTBEAR]

He should go on a woman's talk show as the victim of domestic violence? 🥴

[@apope06]

Abuse? What abuse? She's the abuser. He's a cheater. Maybe he cheated for a reason. Not good to cheat but both are messed up

[@Carmah3]

This woman is so beautiful. I do not understand why she married that janky looking guy. Her kids and her deserve better.

[@derp12345]

He's honestly hideous, inside and out. Michelle is too good for him.

[@karllager2214]

She's a 6

[@mr.mysteriousspyman4016]

@@karllager2214 She's an 11. She has a bit of a geeky awkwardness about her which I find very cute.

[@derp12345]

@Mr. Mysterious Spyman Definitely an 11! Such a high-quality, gorgeous lady.

[@mr.mysteriousspyman4016]

@@derp12345 She reminds me of my own mum actually. Which is supposed to be a compliment, since I love my mum. My mum is a teacher, she used to look after kids with special needs but now does some kind of admin job. (My mum also studied pathology but never finished her degree after getting married and having kids.)

[@rhight]

Great interview. Thanks for a great conversation. Cheers!

[@user-id3bu4vn8q]

I don’t care what happens between her and her husband she’s my favorite artist and I think she deserves better than her husband tbh she is trying to do the right thing at least

[@AntiMasonic93]

Michelle is a pretty-looking lady. Drop dead gorgeous!

[@derp12345]

Agreed! She could have anyone in the world. So beautiful, talented, and charismatic. ❤️

[@mr.mysteriousspyman4016]

Not just pretty but charismatic too. And smart. And kind. And humble.

[@mr.mysteriousspyman4016]

She excels in every category. If she isn't perfect, then she is next to it.

[@Rdimbus]

Let's get this right...no man has a woman arrested & charged for assault if they get slapped. Just does not happen.

[@michaelmindiola5810]

Exactly...that dude needs to grow a set

[@motts722]

he’s chicken

[@derp12345]

@Michael Mindiola He's a deadbeat. Who does that to thier 4 months postpartum wife??? Carney is a little coward.

[@kaleidoscopeeyes6681]

@@michaelmindiola5810 Especially when she just gave birth to your child 4 months prior. Absolutely absurd

[@dtower1825]

Hmm I dunno about this. This comment, and the two replies above me, are the kind of responses that have allowed domestic abuse against men to carry on. “Grow a set” and comments like this create a stigma for men not to be able to come forward. He might’ve cheated which is terrible, but these kind of responses to “just a slap” are exactly why men feel embarrassed to come forward.

[@chop3625]

Domestic abuse never ends well. Writing on the wall, leave for good.

[@eunicemafaesa9632]

Tamron asks the real questions.

[@isaacburdiss]

I'm sure that was hard for her to talk about. Honestly it's none of our business.

[@honey4503]

Michelle did the right thing. Her husband’s the one who needs to apologize a million times.

[@stanbalo]

What she did is so normal. It would be abnormal to take the news and do nothing. It is not as if she did it just bec she was drunk or just stressed and wants to make a scene

[@derp12345]

@@stanbalo Agreed!

[@Gabriel2oh6]

@@stanbaloI have nothing against her. I understand it and her husband is a shitbag for why it happened (and The Black Keys are a generic derivative ass band), but I feel like people wouldn’t be so forgiving if this exact scenario was gender reversed. That anger from a man getting cheated on by his wife is just as real if not more intense. It’s wrong of course, but would we all be so forgiving?

[@AbdulTheV1ogger]

the right thing?? lets see her justify it in court

[@addic]

Amazing that she is so open and raw while post partum. Any woman’s hormones would be flying all over

[@SAlina-se9xq]

Damn why did Tamron start off with this?

[@hackrat2]

Yeah, exactly, everyone might not deserve a second chance or a third, or a forth chance, but none of us do, and we have all messed up before, and we know how it is, we're human, and its time for people to start treating others like they would want to be treated.

[@Cloudetower]

I love her so much!

[@Cloudetower]

I just want to say that If you are unhappy you should leave. I I looked at my marriage like a beautiful house that everybody could look at from the outside that I could never let crumble. And in movies and tv shows and in real life people said Marriage is hard! this is what you have to do,fight for this. I would feel guilty when I could even stand the sound of his voice over the phone. cause I was supposed to be happy and I was supposed to be very lucky. I filed for divorce, first days felt terrible but the best thing I have done. Our son supported us 100 %

[@mr.mysteriousspyman4016]

@@Cloudetower There's a culture of letting the wife do all the heavy lifting whilst the husband frolics around. Marriage is supposed to be a partnership of equals. You aren't supposed to give up your soul for someone who barely cares about you. Not to say that this necessarily applies to Patrick, but it is something to think about. I've seen the term "high value man" being thrown around in this thread, and it is just wrong in this context.

[@Cloudetower]

@@mr.mysteriousspyman4016 Yes exactly

[@mr.mysteriousspyman4016]

Michelle Branch is a beautiful person. I love her a lot and look up to her. Her music is pretty cool too.

[@mr.mysteriousspyman4016]

I really do love her. I can relate to her on a personal level. There's a lot going on in my life that isn't very positive, so that's part of the reason.

[@derp12345]

@Mr. Mysterious Spyman I love her too! 😊 Her songs really are good for those ups and downs life brings. I very much look up to her, too.

[@mr.mysteriousspyman4016]

@@derp12345 Her lyrics are very personal and honest. Her vocals are beautiful (listening to some of her tracks from Broken Bracelet makes me want to cry). The instrumentals on all of her tracks are awesome. I'm very much an instrumentalist, but I've gotten into vocals largely because of her. Also, I'm mainly a pianist, but I've started learning the guitar because of her (I also like Vanessa Carlton, who is a pianist, and who is sometimes associated with Michelle).

[@derp12345]

@Mr. Mysterious Spyman Check out her "Jeep" concert sometime. You can search it on KZbin. Playing for a tiny town, humble and kind to an audience that's hard to engage. Such a great little concert with only her lovable personality, her voice, and guitar. The best organic vocals and stage presence 🥰 She's honestly so funny and likable the way she talks in between songs. I think you'll like that one from her earlier days. 😏 Check it out! 😊

[@mr.mysteriousspyman4016]

@@derp12345 I'll have a look at it, thanks! Michelle is honestly one of my role models, even though I haven't met her yet. I live in Australia, and I'm 21, so that's part of the reason. But I have a good sense for a person's character, and I can tell that Michelle is a people person. She has a big heart, and she tries to be herself as best she can.

[@tofutoph]

Wow Michelle hasn’t aged much and still looks as beautiful as she did when she was 20

[@parisvioletha]

Once a cheater... :/

[@derp12345]

......yep. 💔😔

[@chardonnaysmith5469]

Michelle I've been a fan for so many years ! So many songs ago!!!! please leave him !

[@ultraviolet6989]

The awkward laughs and album promotion are all so inappropriate and cringey. I honestly couldn't wait for this interview to end. I'm disappointed with the show.

[@expressivenature9079]

What did the show do … Michelle is telling her story lol

[@Kdoc1955]

If he cheated and got caught ,, hell, slap the s#it out of him ,, make HIM suffer . I know you are..

[@holy9781]

Michelle clearly didn't come to talk about that,and is laughing in discomfort.tamron is making her seem like a crazy women who beats her man.idk wtf is this interview

[@soterolopez7962]

Bro 😂

[@fin_FN2187]

I love you Michelle.

[@armandherrera8580]

Hope she comes to Chicago to play a show.

[@jordynnicole5976]

Michelle honey you deserve the world DO WHATS RIGHT FOR YOU!!

[@derp12345]

Yes! ❤️

[@SuckerFreeGear]

No, what she is doing is correct and keeping her family together. Patrick loves her but he is a high value man and simply exercising his options.

[@mr.mysteriousspyman4016]

@@SuckerFreeGear If you're married to Michelle Branch, then she is your only option. Women don't get much better than her. To me, she's perfect.

[@calisongbird]

@@SuckerFreeGear what “options”?? He’s MARRIED. He just had a baby with his wife!! She is a “high value woman” who doesn’t deserve to be cheated on - especially not while she’s home alone caring for THEIR baby!! WTF is wrong with you??

[@t-bone1170]

@@SuckerFreeGear Michelle is supreme value and you're in love with her. Go DJ, she's your DJ! You a Miami boy, you know how you play! You ain't playing with her, but you wanna play with her! Get me? Got me? Good, now watch her.

[@peterburke9686]

Did Miss Branch know beforehand she was going to thrown out in the Coliseum like that?

[@hazelm3002]

Probably

[@LibertyTalkFM]

An audience full of masked people brow-beaten with fear into obedience. Very sad. Won't age well. May all who shilled the lie be held to account.

[@ronaldaraica]

This is not the first or last time that this happens keep your head head up michelle and now your still going..

[@TheIsabel101]

She slapped him for cheating and he ran to the police? SMH

[@brentonhorton6845]

She should leave him to show she means bussiness & no other reason..lady you married a jerk that doesn't learn 😮

[@derp12345]

Yep!!!!

[@sebastianbarbosaestudio]

private life is private for a reason...she is an amazing artist

[@apriltownsend8463]

Yeah but running away isn't the answer and that's what you're doing

[@soterolopez7962]

She’s said she was back with him

[@rcguitarcovers8614]

i love michelle as a singer, but man im surprised about the comments here, being one sided. i wonder, what if it was patrick who abused her, would you people still be this forgiving? some people in the comment section even said the assault is just a small thing. small things? why? because she's a woman and the victim is a man? give me a break. geez. now i dont know if patrick really cheated or not, but resulting into violence before she can really prove anything is never a good thing.

[@mpstenz3520]

To use a golf analogy. God gives us Mulligans in life. Forgiveness! Forgive and be Forgiven………. Have faith and keep it….

[@ooolanthonyy]

I stand by her actions!!! Once a cheater always one…she should not justified her actions!! HE CHEATED

[@derp12345]

YES, GIRL! Personally, I wouldn't have judged her if she had full- blown punched him multiple times... ...I don't care who doesn't agree. 🤷‍♀️ What kind of husband turns their wife in, 4 months postpartum, after she slaps him for cheating on her? Seriously? She's at home, caring for thier children, writing music, preparing for her new Tour, nursing thier new baby, and has had nothing but loving, genuine, and supportive things to say about her Husband and thier Marriage prior to this incident...... ....how dare HE! TAKE that slap, own up, and respect her decision to leave your ass and provide her and your children with any assistance they need (although I doubt they'd need much if any, Michelle is more famous and talented than he is, so). Notice how he's not out there standing up for their marriage/ careers WITH her or on any media outlet, whatsoever? Carney can suck it. I LOVE Michelle. She deserves better. I stand by her actions, too!

[@spaceengineer1452]

I speak out against cheating on your wife, who just gave birth.

[@chie1709]

As a long time fan since Hotel Paper, this is so awkward and embarrassing

[@soterolopez7962]

This was the wrong interviewer

[@chie1709]

@@soterolopez7962 frankly, she shouldn’t have agreed to be on this show

[@heatherconklin6798]

Why is she making it out much worse than it is! I’ve slapped men before and it wasn’t the end of the world jeez. This interview is awkward as hell also.

[@sedaentertainment]

women

[@stanbalo]

It is bec in this day and age, when you get physical, you are always the bad person but it should not be that way. I mean even people who steal at stores, when employees confront them and things get physical, the employee ends up being wrong which is so weird. Though i think this is a US thing bec in other countries, when you put criminals in their place, you are celebrated

[@rcguitarcovers8614]

yet if a man slaps a woman they call the cops, and people gets furious at the man. give me a break! women.

[@andreflavell3453]

My wife used to slap me for just being late . The amount of times late home from being in traffic. I could have had the cops sitting at the gate . This is a very odd situation.

[@fillthomas]

😥

[@protochris]

If he cheated on her, he deserved it.

[@artisticvisions77]

He called the police on his wife for a slap? Lord, todays men are the new women! What “man” would call the police on his wife who just gave birth to their baby especially after he got caught cheating. He deserved it and probably should have gotten worse. If I did that, I would be texting this from the afterlife!!!! When did men get so soft!!!!!

[@oldschoolsaint]

Amen. A slap? Wussy.

[@thee_calamity]

Black Keys suck anyway! 😂

[@rcguitarcovers8614]

no they dont. hey man, patrick already got slapped. leave his band out of it, black keys is a very talented band.

[@thee_calamity]

@@rcguitarcovers8614 🤣

[@KBillysSoundsOfThe70s-iz3op]

I Love her and her music and she takes accountability and is honest. I love Michelle

[@kumahachi8145]

Michelle Branch es hermosa y talentosa yo no se como se casó con ése tipo feo soy fans de Michelle tengo sus discos desde Ecuador🇪🇨 te amamos Michelle ❤

[@apope06]

Tamron has a weird tan..

[@Puffley]

She is gonna play an emo festival in Vegas next year 💀

[@davideskerlot2945]

I don’t know if you know this but….Humans normally do not jump for joy when they find out the person they love, married and have children with, cheated or even slept with someone else. It’s one of the highest betrayals. I’ve never been married and I know this. Welcome to planet Earth guy

[@SkoolyRatt]

Why in the f**k are they still wearing masks?!?@?!?!!?#$@#$!!???

[@jasonbourne5142]

Woke agenda

[@aldonova2565]

Once a cheater always a cheater. He will cheat again.

[@NisseOhlsen]

A slap? What is this? Comedy?

[@Gon_1987]

She's zodiac sign cancer ♋

[@jasonbourne5142]

Because she slaps everyone to me, everytime I close my eyes she slaps me.

[@jhaabytv6333]

The double standard is gross

[@SuckerFreeGear]

Ladies, Patrick Carney is what we refer to as a high value man so he is simply exercising his options. I am sure he loves Michele despite what he did and there is never any excuse for violence. They need to stay together for the children so shame on you for encouraging her to break up the family and leave him. No accountability anymore in this day and age.

[@mr.mysteriousspyman4016]

Michelle Branch is perfect. If you're married to Michelle, then she is your only option, because you aren't going to find someone else better than her, period (regardless of your own jankiness as a man). There are women equal to her, but she's pretty much the highest standard that women (should) aspire to.

[@SuckerFreeGear]

@@mr.mysteriousspyman4016 We're not talking 1999 Michelle, we're talking 2022 Michelle. She's already has a child and got caught up in a domestic violence beef. No one wants to deal with a violent single mom regardless of her income, that's far from perfect. I'd rather date/deal with a 21 year old Starbucks barista with no children then an established musician who's always on the road with multiple divorces and children. I think it's best that Michelle work things out with her husband and stay together for their kids.

[@mr.mysteriousspyman4016]

@@SuckerFreeGear Michelle Branch is still super hot at age 39. You've got bad taste my friend. And her first daughter is 17 and seemingly doing well.

[@mr.mysteriousspyman4016]

@@SuckerFreeGear I'm 21 and I would date Michelle Branch. (Not actually seriously considering it, but I would if I could.)

[@DoDo-bw1dj]

@SuckerFreeGear Sounds like you're ok that he might be a cheater It's never ok

[@Ryanexplorer1]

cheap show.. Michelle can't afford Oprah now?

[@Rdimbus]

You got it

[@Rdimbus]

Yeah, I have changed my mind about her. Excuses, excuses excuses. Bullshit...this is a volaitile woman

[@t-bone1170]

Nope, Michelle is a cuddly woman. Heah-eah-eah!! WhooooooOoo!!!!! Ah ah ah ahhh ah ooh ahh oohhhh!! *punk rock music from Grand Theft Auto 5*

[@cmbecks]

Why is Pink brown?

[@gerald4133]

Best wishes! Aloha 🥥🌴

[@priyantpratap8253]

Wendy would've told her it's ok she slapped her husband after what he did. She's carrying very disproportionate guilt - and equating it with violence that isn't fair

[@chie1709]

I agree. By the way, this is Tamron, not Wendy 🫢

[@williamunotti2591]

They meant Wendy Williams. Meaning Wendy would have said “beat his ugly ass Michelle.”

[@ooolanthonyy]

I stand by her actions!

[@derp12345]

@@ooolanthonyy SAME, GIRL.

[@harls3337]

@@ooolanthonyy of course you do but what if he hit her cause she cheated?