An Australian photographer alleged he was assaulted by Taylor Swift‘s father in Sydney early on Tuesday morning after her closing live performance within the metropolis, prompting a police investigation.
“Police have been told a 71-year-old man allegedly assaulted a 51-year-old man at Neutral Bay Wharf about 2:30 a.m. (1530 UTC Monday), before leaving the location,” a New South Wales Police spokesperson informed the AFP information company, with out naming both man.
“The younger man reported the incident and inquiries are now under way by officers attached to North Shore Police Area Command.”
Swift’s spokesperson responded, accusing two people of performing “aggressively” on the time of the alleged incident.
“Two individuals were aggressively pushing their way towards Taylor, grabbing at her security personnel, and threatening to throw a female staff member into the water,” they stated in an announcement to Rolling Stone.
Swift is presently within the midst of her Eras Tour, which included stadium reveals in Sydney and Melbourne. The worldwide tour has to date grossed greater than $1 billion (€922 million).
What did the accuser say?
The alleged sufferer informed the AFP information company that he had been taking photos of the US pop star on her “super yacht” in Sydney’s well-known harbor.
The photographer alleged that Swift’s entourage used umbrellas to stop him from taking images of the singer who was strolling down the jetty to a ready car.
After the singer departed, the male photographer alleged that a person confronted him and “punched me in the chops.”
“I didn’t know who he was, but I looked at photos and saw him holding hands with Taylor, and it was her dad,” he stated. “It was a shock.”
zc/jsi (AFP, Reuters)