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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 04: Taylor Swift attends the 66th GRAMMY Awards at Crypto.com Arena on February 04, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer\/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA: After four consecutive nights playing to sold-out stadiums, the Australian leg of Taylor Swift\u2019s Eras Tour<\/a> has ended in controversy. Overnight, Swift\u2019s 71-year-old father Scott, who has notoriously travelled with the popstar to each of the billion-dollar grossing shows, has been accused of punching a Sydney-based paparazzi on Monday night.<\/p>\n

New South Wales police are currently investigating the former stockbroker after the alleged incident. The occurrence was reported to have taken place in the early morning of Tuesday, February 27th in the affluent north harbour-side suburb of Neutral Bay. It\u2019s been alleged that Swift and her entourage were celebrating the recent performances, which included a career milestone for the 32-year-old as she played to her biggest crowd in Melbourne\u2019s MCG, by embarking on a party cruise on the Sydney landmark<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA – FEBRUARY 23: EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NO BOOK COVERS Taylor Swift performs at Accor Stadium on February 23, 2024 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Don Arnold\/TAS24\/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The alleged victim is a 51-year-old photographer named Ben McDonald. McDonald claims Swift\u2019s father \u201ccharged in and punched me in the face\u201d, as per the ABC<\/em><\/a>. In a statement issued by NSW police, officers claimed: \u201cPolice have been told a 71-year-old man allegedly assaulted<\/a> a 51-year-old man at Neutral Bay Wharf about 2:30 am, before leaving the location.”<\/p>\n

“The younger man reported the incident and inquiries are now underway by officers attached to North Shore Police Area Command,\u201d they continued before adding, “The man did not require medical treatment.”<\/p>\n

Taylor\u2019s team have offered a statement of their own. It reads: “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.”<\/p>\n

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NASHVILLE, TN – OCTOBER 30: Taylor Swift and her dad Scott Swift. (Photo by Rick Diamond\/WireImage for CMT)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This is the second time NSW police have been called following an allegedly abusive interaction between a celebrity and a member of the public. Earlier in the month, the Eastern Suburbs division was called by a radio producer who claimed actor Jacob Elordi allegedly assaulted him outside the Clovelly Beach Hotel.<\/a><\/p>\n

According to flight records<\/a>, Swift has already departed Australia and is rumoured to be making her way to Singapore where she\u2019ll continue the Oceania stage of the international tour. 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