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Police said they were investigating an alleged assault involving
a 71-year-old man and another man on Neutral Bay wharf about
2.30am on Tuesday. Police did not name Swift's father, Scott,
who is 71 years of age.
Local media reported the complainant was an Australian
photographer who was waiting for Taylor Swift and her father as
they arrived at the Neutral Bay wharf following a late-night
cruise on Sydney Harbor.
Taylor Swift was with her father at the time, but had entered a
car when the alleged assault occurred, according to state
broadcaster ABC.
A spokesperson for Taylor Swift told Rolling Stone two people
were acting "aggressively" towards Swift and her entourage when
the incident occurred.
"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," the spokesperson
said in a statement.
The ABC reported the photographer, Ben McDonald, said Swift's
entourage used umbrellas to try and prevent him taking
photographs and in the alleged altercation Swift's father became
involved.
Taylor Swift's Australian leg of her record-breaking Eras tour
ended on Monday evening.
(Reporting by Alasdair Pal in Sydney; Editing by Michael Perry)
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