Paparazzi accuses Taylor Swift's dad of punching him in face in Sydney

A photographer in Sydney is accusing Taylor Swift’s dad of punching him within the face.

The pop star had been in Australia for the worldwide leg of her Eras Tour.

Ben McDonald instructed The Related Press the incident occurred on the Impartial Bay Wharf on the Sydney waterfront, the place Swift and her father had simply come off a yacht. The veteran paparazzi mentioned he reported the assault to police regardless of not being critically injured.

“It was only a punch within the chops. It is just a little tender, however I haven’t got any bruising and it did not require medical help,” he instructed AP.

“In 23 years, I have never been assaulted and punched within the chops, significantly by the expertise’s dad,” he mentioned.

Whereas Swift’s camp sometimes stays comparatively quiet, a consultant for the singer spoke out following the accusation.

“Two people have been aggressively pushing their method in the direction of Taylor, grabbing at her safety personnel, and threatening to throw a feminine employees member into the water,” the consultant mentioned in an e-mail to the AP.

New South Wales Police confirmed to TMZ {that a} 71-year-old man (believed to be dad Scott Swift) allegedly bought right into a bodily altercation with a 51-year-old male (presumably McDonald) round 2 a.m. Tuesday, however they didn’t embody any names. Whereas police are investigating, they famous the person who reported the incident didn’t require medical consideration.

McDonald mentioned he had been ready to {photograph} the pop star as she walked off a jetty together with her entourage.

“There have been about 4 or 5 safety there and at one level, one of many American safety began shoving his umbrella into me and my digicam after which Taylor bought in her automobile,” mentioned McDonald.

“Another person got here working at me and punched me within the left facet of my face. Initially, I believed it was an Australian safety that was making an attempt to be the hero of the second in entrance of the People, however because it turned out it was her father,” he mentioned.

He realized the person had not been part of Swift’s safety element and later recognized him as Taylor’s father from a web-based image. He insisted there had been no trigger for violence.

“We did not go dashing down the jetty. We did not go dashing to the again of the boat. We waited for her to come back up. Stored it very civil,” he mentioned.

“However no, they needed to be (expletives) and put the umbrellas up and umbrellas over her after which shove the umbrellas into our faces after which make out that we are the ones making contact with them,” he continued.

Taylor carried out her final present in Sydney Monday night time, hours earlier than the incident.

She left the nation through her personal jet on Tuesday, Australian media reported.

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