Michelle branch and black keys drummer patrick carney

 are setting apart after three years of marriage.

"to say that i'm absolutely devastated does not even come close

 to describing how i feel for myself and for my circle of relatives. The rug has been 

completely pulled from under me and now i ought to figure

 out a way to move forward," department, 39, says in a announcement to human 

beings. "with such small youngsters, i ask for privateness and kindness."

a rep for carney, forty two, did no longer immediately reply to human beings's request for remark.

 On wednesday night time, branch had tweeted and deleted a word accusing carney of

cheating on her even as she became home with their 6-month-vintage child.