UPDATE 5:45 P.M. PST:<\/strong> Taylor\u2019s group has launched a press release on the alleged incident. According to their model of occasions, \u201cTwo individuals were aggressively pushing their way towards Taylor, grabbing at her security personnel, and threatening to throw a female staff member into the water.\u201d Oof. Sounds scary.<\/p>\n __________<\/p>\n Scott Swift<\/strong> is being accused of assaulting a paparazzo after his daughter\u2019s ultimate Eras Tour<\/em> present in Sydney.<\/p>\n It\u2019s being reported that on Tuesday Australian time, the 71-year-old patriarch and Taylor Swift<\/strong> 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 Neutral Bay when paparazzi swarmed the realm as the daddy\/daughter duo exited the superyacht Quantum<\/strong> \u2014 which photogs say they travelled on from one other space within the metropolis.<\/p>\n Related: Travis Kelce\u2019s Dad Blasts Bethenny Frankel & Her Theories About Taylor!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n It was then, police report, that Ben McDonald<\/strong> claims he was allegedly struck by Scott within the left aspect of his face, alleging he was \u201ccharged\u201d at by an agitated Poppa Swift, in response to DailyMail.com<\/em><\/a>. The photog is the CEO of Matrix Media Group<\/strong>, and he defined the scenario to the outlet like this:<\/p>\n \u201cIn 23 years of taking pictures, I have never seen anything like it. He probably decided he needed to defend his daughter, for some reason. She got off the boat, she walked towards security guards who were shoving umbrellas in our faces, and then he charged.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Footage from the alleged incident reveals Taylor and Scott strolling alongside the wharf with giant umbrellas making an attempt to dam them from view of the paparazzi.<\/p>\n It was at this second the reporter began capturing pics of the pair, to which a safety guard warned him to not contact the umbrellas. Before you already know it there\u2019s a rustling behind the umbrella and the safety guard shouts:<\/p>\n \u201cIt wasn\u2019t me, it wasn\u2019t me.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n And McDonald responded:<\/p>\n \u201cWho was that?\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n After this, he claims he instantly went to the police station in The Rocks to report the alleged incident. He says he didn\u2019t require any medical consideration and doesn\u2019t imagine his accidents might be long-lasting, however did add that his \u201cchops\u201d are \u201cvery sore\u201d the place he was allegedly struck.<\/p>\n Tay\u2019s reps have been contacted for remark, however up to now no phrase again. What do U take into consideration these claims, Perezcious readers?<\/p>\n\n
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