Taylor Swift’s father will not face charges for allegedly punching Australian photographer
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Taylor Swift’s father, Scott Swift, will not face charges for allegedly punching a photographer in Australia, New South Wales Police Force confirmed to CBS News.
The incident occurred in February when Swift was in Melbourne for her Eras Tour. The pop star and her father, then 71, were coming off a yacht at the Neutral Bay Wharf, where veteran paparazzi photographer Ben McDonald was taking photos of them, the Associated Press reported at the time.
In a statement to CBS News at the time, a representative for Taylor Swift told CBS News that “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.”
via private jet after seven sold-out stadium concerts in the country.
Fans, who dubbed the star’s dad “Papa Swift,” defended Scott in social media posts.
The police told CBS News that after investigating the incident, they decided they “will take no further action in relation to the matter.”
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Source: cbsnews.com