A photographer in Australia has filed a police report against Taylor Swift's father, alleging that Scott Swift punched him as the singer left a post-concert party on Sydney's waterfront early Tuesday morning.
According to the Associated Press, veteran photographer Ben McDonald, 51, told police that Swift's father punched him in the face at Neutral Bay Wharf on Tuesday, hours after the pop star's Australian tour ended. .
McDonald told CNN he learned the singer was aboard a yacht in Sydney Harbor after her final Eras tour show there on Monday. She claimed that when Swift disembarked from the yacht, a security guard put an umbrella in her face and his camera.
He alleged that Swift's father, 71, hit him and also accused the superstar's entourage of being “aggressive and unprofessional.”
But Swift's camp denies that characterization.
“Two individuals aggressively pushed their way toward Taylor, grabbed her security staff and threatened to throw a female staff member into the water,” a spokesperson for the “Anti-Hero” and “Shake It Off” singer said.
The spokesperson had no further comment on Scott Swift's alleged actions.
New South Wales Police confirmed to The Times that they are investigating an alleged assault on Sydney's north shore since early Tuesday morning.
“Police have been informed that a 71-year-old man allegedly assaulted a 51-year-old man at Neutral Bay Wharf at around 2.30am (Tuesday 27 February 2024), before leaving the scene,” a police official said. media. “The younger man reported the incident and officers attached to North Shore Police Area Command are carrying out investigations.”
The photographer did not require medical treatment, the officer said.
McDonald, who had a restraining order filed against him by Oscar winner Nicole Kidman in 2005, told the AP that he decided to report the recent incident to police even though he was not seriously injured.
“It was just a punch in the face. He is a little tender, but I don't have any bruising and he didn't require medical assistance,” McDonald said.
TMZ obtained snippets of footage from the incident, which shows the 14-time Grammy winner being escorted to her vehicle by her father while she is hidden by a large black umbrella. A fight ensues, but it's unclear where her father is during the crush.
After performing three Eras tour shows in Melbourne earlier this month, Swift performed four consecutive concerts in Sydney from Friday to Monday and was accompanied by her Super Bowl champion boyfriend, NFL player Travis Kelce.
The tour will then travel to Singapore for six concerts in early March. Afterwards, the Eras tour heads to Paris on May 9 and travels across Europe through August. The landmark billion-dollar tour returns to the United States in October before concluding with a three-night stay in Toronto in early December.
