“We have not confirmed the names of the victims and the perpetrators of the crimes, but if every other news outlet in the world uses those names, you wouldn't be wrong,” a police statement said.
The BBC cited a video shown in Australian media in which Taylor and her father can be seen walking towards a car, with the singer hiding her face under an umbrella and her father briefly throwing her off. Middle finger.
said photographer Ben McDonald French media agency A security guard used an umbrella to try to stop the photo being taken, and Taylor was attacked by an adult as he entered the car.
“He punched me in the chops,” McDonald said. “It was a shock. I've never had anything like that happen to me in 26 years.”
Taylor's spokeswoman Trey Payne sent out a statement, alleging that McDonald and another photographer present “aggressively pushed toward Taylor, grabbed her security staff and threatened to throw a female employee into the water.”
A Video released by Australian media It shows photographers lighting images of Swifts as someone instructs: “Go ahead and step away from the vehicle.” Then, an umbrella rustles.
“Don't touch my umbrella,” says one. “No, you touched my umbrella,” another man replied, before the video fell sideways.
Nicknamed “Papa Swift,” Scott is loved by the megastar's fans for his philanthropic acts. Serving sandwiches to fans at an earlier concert in Sydney. He left Australia with Taylor as planned after the incident, Good Morning America.
Taylor will continue to tour Singapore. “Eras” became the tour The highest-grossing music tour last year, and was the first year with more than $1 billion in revenue.
This story has been updated.
