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Post by Admin on Feb 27, 2024 3:38:42 GMT
Australian police are investigating an allegation by a paparazzo that he was assaulted by Taylor Swift's father.
Ben McDonald, 51, accused Scott Swift, 71, of striking his face on a wharf in Sydney early on Tuesday.
The alleged incident happened soon after Mr Swift and his pop megastar daughter had disembarked a boat and were confronted by photographers.
Mr McDonald did not need medical treatment, police said. Mr Swift has not made public comment.
A video published by Australian media shows the singer, who is concealed beneath an umbrella, walking with her father and security guards along Neutral Bay Wharf about 02:30 local time (15:30 GMT Monday).
Cameras flash before two voices - reported to be a photographer and a guard - are heard accusing each other of touching umbrellas. It is unclear whether the footage captures the alleged incident.
The singer had just performed to another sell-out crowd for the final Australian concert in her immensely popular Eras tour.
"The younger man reported the incident and inquiries are now under way by officers attached to North Shore Police Area Command," New South Wales Police said in a statement.
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Post by Admin on Feb 27, 2024 15:19:50 GMT
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Post by Admin on Feb 27, 2024 21:47:27 GMT
A spokesperson for Taylor Swift is addressing reports the pop superstar's dad Scott was involved in an altercation with an Australian photographer early Tuesday morning.
"Two individuals were aggressively pushing their way towards Taylor, grabbing at her security personnel, and threatening to throw a female staff member into the water," Swift's rep tells PEOPLE in a statement.
On Tuesday morning local time, Australia's Sky News reported that Scott, 71, had been accused of assaulting a photographer on Sydney's North Shore hours after her latest performance.
In a statement to PEOPLE, police — who could not confirm the identities of those involved — said they were investigating an "alleged assault after a 71-year-old man allegedly assaulted a 51-year-old man at Neutral Bay Wharf" around 2:30 a.m. local time on Tuesday.
Taylor Swift Shares Look at Backstage Pass She Made Her Dad Ahead of Eras Tour — See the Photo! "The younger man reported the incident and inquiries are now underway by officers attached to North Shore Police Area Command. The man did not require medical treatment," according to police.
Scott has been a familiar face at his daughter's record-breaking tour since it first kicked off last spring. Over the weekend he was seen handing out food to fans and mingling with Swift's boyfriend, Travis Kelce, and actor Rebel Wilson in the VIP tent.
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Post by Admin on Feb 28, 2024 2:35:31 GMT
After a fortnight, many fans will never forget, Taylor Swift is heading home to the US on a somewhat sour note. Police are investigating claims a Sydney photographer was punched in the face by Swift's father, Scott, as the singer returned from a Harbour cruise.
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Post by Admin on Feb 29, 2024 6:56:04 GMT
Melbourne, Australia — A photographer told police he was punched in the face by Taylor Swift's father on the Sydney waterfront on Tuesday, hours after the pop star's Australian tour ended.
Ben McDonald said he provided police with a statement alleging that Scott Swift assaulted him at the Neutral Bay Wharf, where the father and daughter had just come ashore from a yacht.
However, a spokesperson for Taylor Swift told CBS News that at the time of the incident, "two individuals were aggressively pushing their way towards Taylor, grabbing at her security personnel, and threatening to throw a female staff member into the water."
Agence France-Presse reports that McDonald said he'd been taking pictures of the pop superstar and her entourage on a luxury superyacht in Sydney Harbor during an apparent late-night celebration after the Australian leg of her Eras Tour concluded.
The veteran paparazzo said he decided to report the attack to police despite not being seriously injured.
"It was just a punch in the chops. It's a little tender, but I don't have any bruising and it didn't require medical assistance," McDonald said.
"In 23 years, I haven't been assaulted and punched in the chops, particularly by the talent's dad," he added.
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