Taylor Swift has jetted out of Australia after her father Scott was accused of assaulting an area photographer on Tuesday morning.
The American singer’s personal jet was seen leaving Sydney Airport simply hours after the alleged incident.
The international megastar, 34, carried out her closing Eras Tour live performance within the metropolis on Monday night time.
The Bombardier Global 6000, which each Taylor and her boyfriend Travis Kelce used to fly to Australia, was seen taxiing down the runway at round noon.
Taylor’s group and her father are all considered onboard.
Taylor Swift has jetted out Australia after her father Scott was accused of assaulting an area photographer on Tuesday morning
The American singer’s personal jet was seen leaving Sydney Airport simply hours after the alleged incident
Taylor travelled Down Under for seven sell-out live shows throughout Melbourne and Sydney, which got here to an finish on Monday night time, and she or he has just a few days off earlier than she’s going to return to the stage in Singapore on March 2.
Her departure comes simply hours after her father Scott Swift, 71, was accused of placing Ben McDonald, 51, at a ferry wharf within the suburb of Neutral Bay at about 2.30am on Tuesday, after the Australian leg of her Eras tour wrapped up.
Taylor’s group have mentioned that Scott allegedly punched an Australian photographer within the face following ‘threats to throw a feminine employees member into the water’.
Her departure comes simply hours after her father Scott (centre proper), 71, was accused of placing Ben McDonald, 51, at a ferry wharf within the suburb of Neutral Bay at about 2.30am on Tuesday
Taylor and Scott had travelled from Homebush on a luxurious superyacht known as Quantum earlier than the alleged assault.
Footage from the moments earlier than the alleged altercation confirmed Scott strolling up wharf whereas giving photographers the center finger.
A spokeswoman for Taylor Swift advised Daily Mail Australia the photographers have been being ‘aggressive’.
‘Two people have been aggressively pushing their method in direction of Taylor, grabbing at her safety personnel and threatening to throw a feminine employees member into the water,’ she mentioned.
However, Mr McDonald – the chief govt of Matrix Media Group – slammed the assertion as ‘utter garbage’ and mentioned the one feminine on the scene was Taylor.
‘This is the kind of bulls**t I’d count on,’ he mentioned. ‘Which feminine was that? The just one there was Taylor.’
Mr McDonald mentioned the altercation was caught on digicam and didn’t present the photographers appearing aggressively.
The Bombardier Global 6000, which each Taylor and her boyfriend Travis Kelce used to journey into Australia, was seen taxiing down the runway at round noon
Taylor had travelled Down Under for seven live shows in Melbourne and Sydney, which got here to an finish on Monday, and she or he has mere days off earlier than she’s going to return to the stage in Singapore
An investigation into the alleged incident has been launched by the North Shore Police Command.
The photographer beforehand accused Scott of ‘charging’ at him as soon as he was off the superyacht with Taylor.
He initially thought it was a safety guard and was shocked when he realised the alleged attacker was the pop star’s dad.
Mr McDonald additionally mentioned he did not know what triggered the alleged assault.
‘In 23 years of taking footage, I’ve by no means seen something prefer it,’ he mentioned.
‘She received off the boat, she walked in direction of safety guards who have been shoving umbrellas in our faces.’
Footage of the alleged incident confirmed Taylor and her father strolling up from the wharf with massive umbrellas blocking the view.
Matrix Media photographer Ben McDonald (pictured) was allegedly struck within the face by Taylor Swift’s father, Scott
Mr McDonald began taking pictures when a safety guard might be heard telling him to not contact the umbrella.
The digicam jolted and there was motion from behind the umbrella.
A safety guard might be heard saying, ‘that wasn’t me, that wasn’t me’.
Mr McDonald requested: ‘Who was that?’
He then went to The Rocks police station and reported the alleged incident.
Mr McDonald didn’t require medical consideration and doesn’t imagine he could have lasting accidents, however has ‘very sore chops’ on the left facet of his face.
Scott has been a fixture by his daughter’s facet all through her sold-out Eras tour Down Under and has been praised by followers for his type actions through the live shows (pictured collectively)
Scott has been a fixture by his daughter’s facet all through her sold-out Eras tour.
He has been praised for handing out sandwiches to followers in the course of a Sydney present, saying ‘assist yourselves’.
The day earlier than Taylor’s first present in Melbourne earlier this month, additional tickets have been launched however most had a restricted view of the stage.
Scott walked round handing out VIP passes so excited followers would have entry to raised seats.