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Taylor Swift‘s group has responded to photographer Ben McDonald‘s declare that her father, Scott Swift, 71, assaulted him throughout an outing after the leg of her Australian Eras Tour ended. The singer and her dad had been strolling at a ferry wharf within the suburb of Impartial Bay round 2.30am on Tuesday, when Ben approached them and the alleged incident befell. They’d traveled from Homebush on a luxurious superyacht known as Quantum proper earlier than.

“Two people had been aggressively pushing their means in the direction of Taylor, grabbing at her safety personnel, and threatening to throw a feminine employees member into the water,” a spokeswoman for Taylor informed Every day Mail in regards to the cause for the alleged incident.

Ben, 51, who’s the chief govt of Matrix Media Group, slammed Taylor’s group’s assertion as “utter garbage” and stated the one feminine on the scene was Taylor. “That is the type of bulls*** I’d anticipate,” he informed the outlet. “Which feminine was that? The one one there was Taylor.”

Ben additionally stated the altercation was caught on digital camera and it allegedly didn’t present photographers performing aggressively. An investigation into the alleged incident has been began by the North Shore Police Command.

Taylor’s group’s assertion in regards to the incident comes shortly after Ben accused Scott of “charging” at him as soon as he was off the superyacht with Taylor. He stated he initially thought it was a safety guard and was shocked when he realized it was allegedly Taylor’s dad.

“In 23 years of taking footage, I’ve by no means seen something prefer it,” he stated. “She bought off the boat, she walked in the direction of safety guards who had been shoving umbrellas in our faces.” The footage from the alleged incident reveals Taylor and Scott strolling with a couple of others as they protect the singer’s face with an umbrella. One other umbrella gave the impression to be blocking the photographer proper earlier than there was motion and the digital camera jolted. Ben instantly went to the Rocks police station and reported the incident.

Taylor simply completed the Australian leg of her Eras Tour, which included a number of reveals in Melbourne and Sydney.