Taylor Swift’s father allegedly slugged a member of the paparazzi while the pair were out in Australia early Tuesday morning, according to reports.
The megastar’s dad, Scott Swift, has been accused of assaulting a photographer at Sydney’s ferry wharves as the “All Too Well” singer was exiting a yacht, News.com.au reported.
Local police did not confirm that it was the singer’s father, but said that a 71-year-old man allegedly assaulted a 51-year-old man at Neutral Bay Wharf at about 2:30 a.m., a New South Wales police spokesperson told the outlet.
Taylor Swift hiding herself with an umbrella while walking down Neutral Bay Wharf in Sydney with her father and security team
Scott Swift allegedly punched a member of the paparazzi while out with his daughter in Sydney
The pap, Ben McDonald of Matrix Media Group, told the Sunday Morning Herald that he was left with a “sore left chop” following the altercation but suffered no serious injuries.
“I was just out on the job chasing Taylor,” he told the newspaper.
“She got off a super-yacht at Neutral Bay and walked up the wharf with an umbrella over her head and a couple of security [guards] around her. Security sort of pushed us around with the umbrellas. Then her dad decided to add to the mix and throw a punch in.”
The alleged altercation took place after Taylor Swift exited a yacht
The photographer said there was “no need” for the alleged punch from Scott Swift
The photographer said he didn’t understand what prompted the alleged violent outburst.
“It was a unbelievable… There was no need for it, the security had it under control,” he said. “I’ll leave it in the police’s hands now.”
On Monday, Swift concluded her penultimate stop on the Eras Tour in Sydney.
An inquiry for details on the purported altercation was not promptly answered by NSW Police.
According to the Daily Mail, the pop artist used her private plane to leave Australia following the incident.
Her plane was spotted taking off from Sydney Aiport, according to the outlet, hours after the reported confrontation.
