Taylor Swift's father Scott Swift will not face charges from Australian police after allegedly getting into an altercation with a photographer in February.
Australian police issued a statement to the officers on Tuesday saying they were “conducting an investigation following a report of an assault” and that “no further police action will be taken”. according to RTE.
Last month, photographer Ben McDonald accused Swift's father of assault after he tried to photograph the star near Sydney's North Shore. Sydney Police later confirmed they were investigating the alleged incident.
In a statement to Rolling rock at the time, a rep for the star said that at the time of the alleged incident, two people were “aggressively pushing” to get to Swift, grabbed security and threatened a member of the singer's staff. “Two individuals were aggressively pushing towards Taylor, grabbing her security staff and threatening to throw a female employee into the water.”
In footage secured by Daily MailScott was seen walking off the pier and toward a vehicle as a member of Taylor's team asked the paparazzi to “step away from the vehicle” while blocking their view with an umbrella.
Scott and Taylor (who was hiding under a different umbrella) were then seen approaching the vehicle. As they entered the car, a person filming was seen to fall. “It wasn't me, it wasn't me,” said a second person off-screen.
“He got off the boat, walked towards the security guards who were shoving umbrellas in our faces and then charged,” the photographer he said to Daily Mailcalling the statement from Swift's team “absolute garbage.”
Police told Rolling Stone that McDonald “did not require medical treatment” after the incident.
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