Jack White photo by Jo McCaughey

Update (9:26 a.m.): In a statement provided to Pitchfork, White responded to Carney's claims. "Nobody tried to fight you, Patrick," he said. "Nobody touched you or 'bullied' you. You were asked a question you couldn’t answer so you walked away. So quit whining to the Internet and speak face to face like a human being. End of story."

Update (9:57 a.m.): Carney has elaborated on his tweets, via a statement provided by a representative: "I got into music because of people like him. The bully assholes who made me feel like nothing. Music was a collaborative and non competitive thing. So, to get macho bullshit from within the musical community makes me angry and sad."

Update (11:06 am.): Carney tweeted that he and White have cleared the air.

Update (11:36 a.m.): White added another statement through Third Man's Twitter:

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Jack White and the Black Keys have an ongoing feud relating to White's claims that they've ripped off his sound. Last year, White posted on his website to apologize for those assertions, saying, "I wish the Black Keys all the success they can get."

Today, though, Black Keys drummer Patrick Carney claims White has reignited the dispute. On Twitter, Carney says White approached him last night at a New York City bar. Although it's unclear whether there was a physical altercation, Carney described White as a "40 year old bully [who] tried to fight the 35 year old nerd." Read his tweets below.