{"id":117395,"date":"2024-03-26T18:01:25","date_gmt":"2024-03-26T18:01:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/magic\/2024\/03\/26\/taylor-swifts-dad-wont-face-charges-after-allegedly-punching-a-photographer-in-australia\/"},"modified":"2024-03-26T18:01:25","modified_gmt":"2024-03-26T18:01:25","slug":"taylor-swifts-dad-wont-face-charges-after-allegedly-punching-a-photographer-in-australia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/magic\/2024\/03\/26\/taylor-swifts-dad-wont-face-charges-after-allegedly-punching-a-photographer-in-australia\/","title":{"rendered":"Taylor Swift&#8217;s dad won&#8217;t face charges after allegedly punching a photographer in Australia"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/syndication.abcaudio.com\/files\/2024-03-26\/ABC%20Audio%20GFX%20Legal_v01_sd.jpg\" alt><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/asia\/australianz\/no-charges-for-papa-swift-after-alleged-altercation-during-eras-tour-in-australia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><strong>The Straits Times<\/strong><\/em><\/a> reports that <strong>Taylor Swift<\/strong>&#8216;s dad,\u00a0<strong>Scott Swift<\/strong>,<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>won&#8217;t face any charges after he was accused of assaulting a photographer in February in Sydney, Australia.<\/p>\n<p>Australian police said on March 26 that no action would be taken against Scott. Photographer <strong>Ben McDonald<\/strong> had claimed that\u00a0Scott confronted him and punched him while he was taking photos of Taylor getting off of a private yacht.<\/p>\n<p>He reported the incident to police, but Swift then left the country as the Eras Tour moved onto Singapore.<\/p>\n<p>A Taylor Swift spokesperson told ABC News after the alleged altercation, &#8220;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.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Copyright \u00a9 2024, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Straits Times reports that Taylor Swift&#8216;s dad,\u00a0Scott Swift,\u00a0won&#8217;t face any charges after he was accused of assaulting a photographer in February in Sydney, Australia. Australian police said on March 26 that no action would be taken against Scott. 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