UPDATE 5:45 P.M. PST: Taylor’s staff has launched a press release on the alleged incident. In accordance with their model of occasions, “Two people had been aggressively pushing their method in direction of Taylor, grabbing at her safety personnel, and threatening to throw a feminine employees member into the water.” Oof. Sounds scary.
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Scott Swift is being accused of assaulting a paparazzo after his daughter’s last Eras Tour present in Sydney.
It’s being reported that on Tuesday Australian time, the 71-year-old patriarch and Taylor Swift had been out round 2:30 a.m. following her final live performance within the metropolis. They had been apparently at a ferry wharf in within the suburb of Impartial Bay when paparazzi swarmed the realm as the daddy/daughter duo exited the superyacht Quantum — which photogs say they travelled on from one other space within the metropolis.
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It was then, police report, that Ben McDonald claims he was allegedly struck by Scott within the left aspect of his face, alleging he was “charged” at by an agitated Poppa Swift, in accordance with DailyMail.com. The photog is the CEO of Matrix Media Group, and he defined the state of affairs to the outlet like this:
“In 23 years of taking photos, I’ve by no means seen something prefer it. He most likely determined he wanted to defend his daughter, for some motive. She received off the boat, she walked in direction of safety guards who had been shoving umbrellas in our faces, after which he charged.”
Footage from the alleged incident exhibits Taylor and Scott strolling alongside the wharf with giant umbrellas trying to dam them from view of the paparazzi.
It was at this second the reporter began taking pictures pics of the pair, to which a safety guard warned him to not contact the umbrellas. Earlier than it there’s a rustling behind the umbrella and the safety guard shouts:
“It wasn’t me, it wasn’t me.”
And McDonald responded:
“Who was that?”
After this, he claims he instantly went to the police station in The Rocks to report the alleged incident. He says he didn’t require any medical consideration and doesn’t imagine his accidents can be long-lasting, however did add that his “chops” are “very sore” the place he was allegedly struck.
Tay’s reps have been contacted for remark, however thus far no phrase again. What do U take into consideration these claims, Perezcious readers?
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