Australian police received reports that a 71-year-old man had assaulted a 51-year-old man around half past three last night, they told The Sydney Morning Herald newspaper. – The younger man reported the incident and an investigation is now under way, the police told the newspaper. It will be Taylor Swift’s dad, Scott Swift, who is being investigated for assaulting a paparazzi photographer in Sydney at night. According to AFP, he left Australia shortly after the incident. Paparazzi Ben McDonald confirms to the newspaper that it was he who reported the incident. – I was just out to do my job, to hunt Taylor, says McDonald. ON TOUR: Taylor Swift is currently on a world tour and has played several concerts in Australia in the past week. Photo: AFP A spokesperson for Taylor Swift has also confirmed that a confrontation occurred. The incident is said to have taken place near a luxury yacht which was anchored outside the port area of Neutral Bay in the Australian metropolis. – Pushed around with umbrellas The superstar must have got off the yacht with a giant umbrella, followed by a couple of security guards, McDonald continues. REPORTED ASSAULT: Paparazzi photographer Ben McDonald. Photo: AP – The security guards pushed us around with their umbrellas. Then at some point the father decides to interfere and strikes a blow, claims the paparazzi photographer. But Taylor Swift’s spokesperson is said to have a different opinion of what happened: – Two people pushed towards Taylor aggressively, grabbed the security guards and threatened to push a female employee into the water, says the spokesperson The Sydney Morning Herald has spoken to . McDonald rejects this as fabrication. – That is an absolute lie, he says. – There was no aggressive behaviour. The aggressive behavior was entirely on their part. This is an attempt to change history. Police have not confirmed the name of the man being investigated. Neither McDonald nor Scott Swift should have needed medical attention after the collision. POWERFUL: Taylor Swift has recently set several world records. Last night, she broke another Billboard record, as her album has stayed on the Top 200 chart for 384 weeks. The last time the record was set was by the Beatles. Photo: AFP – A shock The photographer says he is “sore in the side”, but otherwise unharmed. He still calls the confrontation shocking. – It was a shock. It was completely unnecessary, the security guards had everything under control, says McDonald to the Australian newspaper. – But now it is in the hands of the police. Scott Swift, often referred to as “Papa Swift” by Taylor Swift fans, has attended nearly all of his daughter’s concerts since she embarked on the Eras World Tour. Several times during the tour, “Papa Swift” has surprised fans with pleasant and surprising deeds. One fan has told, among other things, how he gave free access to Taylor Swift’s VIP area to a mother and her daughter. He also allegedly invited several fans to watch the concert from the exclusive tent for friends and family, and delivered personal and handwritten letters from Taylor Swift to them. During one of the concerts in Sydney last week, the 71-year-old also handed out fruit and food to fans.
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