Taylor Swift’s father escaped charges after an Australian photographer accused him of punching him in the face after the superstar’s final show in Sydney.
Swift had performed her final Australian show of The Eras Tour when the alleged incident occurred in the early hours of February 27.
She and her father, Scott Swift, 71, had traveled from Homebush on a luxury yacht to the ferry dock in Neutral Bay, where Scott was accused of punching waiting photographer Ben McDonald, 51.
North Shore Police Command has launched an investigation into the alleged incident.
New South Wales Police have since confirmed to Daily Mail Australia that no further action was taken over the incident.
Taylor Swift and her father, Scott Swift, 71, had traveled from Homebush on a luxury yacht to the ferry dock in Neutral Bay, where Scott was accused of punching photographer Ben McDonald, 51, in the face.
At the time, a spokeswoman for Taylor Swift told Daily Mail Australia that the photographers were being “aggressive.”
“Two individuals aggressively made their way toward Taylor, grabbed her security staff and threatened to throw a female staff member into the water,” he said.
However, McDonald, chief executive of Matrix Media Group, slammed the statement as “absolute rubbish” and said the only woman in the scene was Taylor.
Mr McDonald said: “This is the sort of nonsense you might expect.”
‘What woman was that? The only one there was Taylor.
The alleged incident occurred after Swift’s final show in Australia for The Eras Tour.
Footage from the moments leading up to the alleged altercation showed Scott walking along the pier while giving the middle finger to photographers.
McDonald said the alleged altercation was caught on camera and did not show the photographers acting aggressively.
She originally thought he was a security guard and was shocked when she realized the alleged attacker was the pop star’s father.
McDonald also said he did not know what triggered the alleged assault.
“In 23 years of taking photographs, I’ve never seen anything like it,” he said.
Matrix Media photographer Ben McDonald (pictured) was allegedly punched in the face by Taylor Swift’s father Scott.
“He got off the boat and walked towards the security guards who were throwing umbrellas in our faces.”
Footage of the alleged incident showed Taylor and her father walking from the dock with large umbrellas blocking the view.
McDonald began shooting when a security guard was heard telling him not to touch the umbrella.
The photographer did not require medical attention, but said he was left with “very painful bumps” on the left side of his face.
Scott has been present by his daughter’s side during her sold-out Eras Tour.
He has been praised for handing out sandwiches to fans in the middle of a show in Sydney, saying “help yourselves”.
The day before Taylor’s first show in Melbourne last month, extra tickets were released, but most had a restricted view of the stage.
Scott walked around handing out VIP passes so excited fans would have access to better seats.
