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Police investigate allegation Taylor Swift’s father hit paparazzi photographer after Sydney Eras concert


NSW police claim an alleged incident occurred around 2.30am on Tuesday and the photographer did not require medical attention

New South Wales police are investigating allegations Taylor Swift’s father assaulted a member of the paparazzi in Sydney, hours after the sold-out Eras Tour wrapped up in Australia. NSW police have been told that Scott Swift, 71, allegedly assaulted photographer Ben McDonald, 51, at the Neutral Bay wharf around 2.30am on Tuesday. McDonald told Guardian Australia that Taylor Swift and her entourage were cruising the harbour on a superyacht late at night after completing her final Australian show.

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