Jack White and The Black Keys are rivals, but perhaps, they should reconcile over their shared nemesis, TMZ.

Both artists live in Nashville and appear to have bad blood between them. White reportedly blocked Dan Auerbach from entering his studio and accuses The Keys of ripping him off. But it was private emails sent to his ex-wife begging her to take his kids out of the same class as Auerbach’s daughter that caused the foes to share a common enemy, TMZ.

TMZ leaked these private emails which has The Keys drummer Patrick Carney actually feeling a little bad for White. Although he called White “an asshole” he stated, “I actually feel embarassed for him…I don’t hold grudges, man. I really don’t. We’ve all said fucked-up shit in private, and divorce is hard.”

Carney believes that neither him, nor the rest of The Keys, nor the public, should have ever seen the emails sent by White to his ex-wife. In an interview with Rolling Stone, he said, “Those e-mails that Jack White wrote that got leaked, as fucked up as that shit is, that was a private conversation, and it doesn’t register to me. You know how horrifying it would be if all of our private shit was aired? And people go sniffing around looking for this shit. And ultimately it’s no one’s business.”

Carney also went on to say on his view of TMZ,

“I really think personal things are personal things. Like, TMZ? Honestly, they should be fucking ashamed of themselves, that they make a living dragging poor souls that have nothing, that aren’t famous, into this world.
 Everybody should be scrutinized? I don’t believe that. I think that if you come off with a strong platform or moral agenda, then, yeah, maybe you should be scrutinized if there’s a conflict there.
 Like, if you’re a TV evangelist who’s doing something awful…But you’re a fucking rock musician, you’re a fucking actor, you’re a fucking model or whatever. It’s your job, you know what I mean?” he continues. “No one’s doing anything illegal, it’s just that people are living lives that get complicated.”

Maybe White should reconsider his feud with The Keys, and team up with them in their common hatred for TMZ?

-Brittney Borruso www.facebook.com/rockstella

[via Rolling Stone]