A man who tried to photograph the star stepping off a yacht in Sydney claims he was hit by his father, Scott Taylor.
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An investigation was opened on Tuesday February 27 in Australia after a complaint from a photographer. He claims to have been attacked by the father of American singer Taylor Swift. “Police have been informed that a 71-year-old man is accused of assaulting a 51-year-old man at Neutral Bay Wharf”a ferry terminal in northern Sydney, “before leaving the premises”said a police spokeswoman. “The younger man reported the incident and the investigation is ongoing”, she added. The photographer, Ben McDonald, told AFP that his alleged attacker was the pop star’s father.
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He said he was taking photos of Taylor Swift on a yacht in Sydney Harbor when, he said, members of the singer’s security brandished an umbrella in front of him to prevent him from continuing. , as the singer went down to the pier to join a vehicle.
After his departure, the photographer claims to have been “hit in the ribs” by a man. “I didn’t know who he was, but I looked at the photos and saw him holding Taylor’s hands, that was her father”he continued. “It was a shock, this had never happened to me in twenty-six years”, he added. This case comes as Taylor Swift travels this week to Singapore, the only stop in Southeast Asia on her major “The Eras” tour.
