{"id":292169,"date":"2024-02-28T02:07:36","date_gmt":"2024-02-28T07:07:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/paparazzi-who-taylor-swifts-dad-allegedly-attacked-willing-to-forgive"},"modified":"2024-02-28T02:07:53","modified_gmt":"2024-02-28T07:07:53","slug":"paparazzi-who-taylor-swifts-dad-allegedly-attacked-willing-to-forgive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/paparazzi-who-taylor-swifts-dad-allegedly-attacked-willing-to-forgive","title":{"rendered":"Paparazzi Who Taylor Swift&#039;s Dad Allegedly Attacked Prepared to Forgive"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div readability=\"52.5272727273\">\n<section id=\"cb-f64cefdde58ed9e434ac6b681749d7aa\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_png_20240227_8e4f914983b14ba49016ba582f8ab380\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:691228cb-a15e-4127-aaf5-e318f4d2605c\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>                        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/8e\/4by3\/2024\/02\/27\/8e4f914983b14ba49016ba582f8ab380_md.png\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Scott Kingsley Swift ben mcdonald\"\/>\n                <\/div>\n<p>                  <\/a>\n      <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-f64cefdde58ed9e434ac6b681749d7aa--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-5a22fa7416289084f24ce181ee6ffd63\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"27.9428571429\">\n<p>The photographer that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/taylor-swift\/\"><strong>Taylor Swift<\/strong><\/a>&#8216;s father, <strong>Scott Swift<\/strong>, allegedly attacked in Australia this week says he&#8217;s willing to put this whole thing behind them &#8230; on one condition.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-5a22fa7416289084f24ce181ee6ffd63--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-2fcd6f735c89b9a1f23204de79895267\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"27.2796610169\">\n<p><strong>Ben McDonald<\/strong> &#8212; the paparazzo who claimed Scott <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2024\/02\/26\/taylor-swift-father-scott-investigation-attacking-paparazzi\/\"><strong>roughed him up<\/strong><\/a> Tuesday as he and Taylor&#8217;s security team were trying to escort her to a waiting SUV in Sydney &#8212; tells TMZ that all would be forgiven if Papa Swiftie just issued an apology.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-2fcd6f735c89b9a1f23204de79895267--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-d21b00bbb38c863d1dde693f9e2ae346\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-32189981-bc09-435a-827c-ff366e5880ce-2045373129-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\">\n          <button class=\"ratio-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-32189981-bc09-435a-827c-ff366e5880ce-2045373129-play-btn\"><br \/>\n            <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play video content<\/span><br \/>\n          <\/button><br \/>\n                                        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/f7\/16by9\/2024\/02\/27\/f7025fdf28834b94a4ae9087491df519_md.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\n                  <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>                    <span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">BACKGRID<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-d21b00bbb38c863d1dde693f9e2ae346--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-4c32052c0ef40326bc71ee0107974dc2\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"28\">\n<p>If Scott did that &#8230; Ben says he&#8217;d accept it and drop all this, letting bygones be bygones.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-4c32052c0ef40326bc71ee0107974dc2--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-976f78ccbab05742f167f0363f2174a7\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"28.776371308\">\n<p>Of course, Scott doesn&#8217;t seem inclined to admit he did anything wrong &#8212; remember, a rep for Taylor told us the paps that night were being very aggressive and claimed they were the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2024\/02\/27\/taylor-swift-dad-new-angle-video-scott-paparazzi-incident\/\"><strong>ones in the wrong<\/strong><\/a> &#8230; something Ben here tells us is BS.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-976f78ccbab05742f167f0363f2174a7--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-f6b4f758874e7909da67ded305d0ce44\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-dffa63ab-9d7f-4f36-8d59-a1505ba20157-226601622-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\">\n          <button class=\"ratio-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-dffa63ab-9d7f-4f36-8d59-a1505ba20157-226601622-play-btn\"><br \/>\n            <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play video content<\/span><br \/>\n          <\/button><br \/>\n                                        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/f7\/16by9\/2024\/02\/26\/f7e6a46b51ce4789a3d4dea3b57c2930_md.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\n                  <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>                    <span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">BACKGRID<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-f6b4f758874e7909da67ded305d0ce44--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-b9a56578e5bfa0f445fa21da6786bfaa\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"29\">\n<p>He insists the visuals speak for themselves &#8212; and says he suspects the reason Taylor and her team (including her security detail) got so pissy is because they realized paps had figured out where they were after a ride on a yacht. Ben tells us he was just doing his job.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-b9a56578e5bfa0f445fa21da6786bfaa--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-d60291526946da294027055f26d0cf7e\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"31\">\n<p>While Ben says the events of that night are well-documented, he does admit that he doesn&#8217;t have any further proof that Scott punched him &#8212; as he claims &#8212; beyond the videos that are already out there &#8230; including the one he shot himself, and another that has since surfaced.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-d60291526946da294027055f26d0cf7e--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-fc7d3ad99c4eca542078fd87c7acd86e\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20240227_67a12e07ec394b84959e7f5eeacc2219\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:691228cb-a15e-4127-aaf5-e318f4d2605c\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>                        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/67\/4by3\/2024\/02\/27\/67a12e07ec394b84959e7f5eeacc2219_md.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Taylor Swift and her dad return from a night Harbour Cruise\"\/>\n                <\/div>\n<p>                  <\/a>\n      <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-fc7d3ad99c4eca542078fd87c7acd86e--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-77aff1c68f4c88d1ed648fd7d96730a5\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"31\">\n<p>In both videos, you cannot clearly see what Scott&#8217;s doing &#8230; but Ben&#8217;s sticking to his claim that the guy got physical with &#8212; as did Taylor&#8217;s security guards, whom he alleges used their umbrellas on him. As we reported &#8230; cops are investigating Ben&#8217;s claims at the moment.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-77aff1c68f4c88d1ed648fd7d96730a5--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-bd7fb7549bd9d58c05be8d2f84c7c460\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"30\">\n<p>One last point of clarification we got from Ben. It&#8217;s been reported he was involved in another high-profile pap run-in with none other than Nicole Kidman back in 2005 &#8212; when she was reportedly granted a restraining order against him and another photog over alleged surveillance via a listening device &#8212; but Ben tells us that story is old and sensationalized.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-bd7fb7549bd9d58c05be8d2f84c7c460--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-709ec6a86aa8bb0e0f7309f4ffb6bea1\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20240228_6a3bb38f7a694f57b7ec939c3174116e\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:691228cb-a15e-4127-aaf5-e318f4d2605c\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>                        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/6a\/4by3\/2024\/02\/28\/6a3bb38f7a694f57b7ec939c3174116e_md.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Nicole Kidman Metropolitan Museum of Art\"\/>\n                <\/div>\n<p>                  <\/a>\n      <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-709ec6a86aa8bb0e0f7309f4ffb6bea1--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-2c1da8b8360d3a4c03e28b32742f0d5f\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"30\">\n<p>He denies planting any listening device near Nicole at the time &#8230; and also notes that while she might&#8217;ve been granted a temporary protective order, a judge didn&#8217;t find enough evidence to grant her a permanent one once they took a closer look at her claims.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-2c1da8b8360d3a4c03e28b32742f0d5f--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-89f2745807120eace6ed788c19c2650d\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-25245be3-ff05-4601-afe1-c5313d6a4523-1582193946-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\">\n          <button class=\"ratio-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-25245be3-ff05-4601-afe1-c5313d6a4523-1582193946-play-btn\"><br \/>\n            <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play video content<\/span><br \/>\n          <\/button><br \/>\n                                        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/63\/16by9\/2024\/02\/21\/63346c372d8443d7835356f70fbcd6b8_md.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\n                  <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>                    <span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">TMZ Studios<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-89f2745807120eace6ed788c19c2650d--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-cdee59e7cdedd24c6afe30236af938b2\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"28\">\n<p>Bottom line &#8230; Ben doesn&#8217;t think he crossed any lines here, and claims Scott totally did.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-cdee59e7cdedd24c6afe30236af938b2--><\/p><\/div>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2024\/02\/27\/paparazzi-taylor-swift-dad-scott-attack-ben-mcdonald-willing-forgive\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The photographer that Taylor Swift&#8216;s father, Scott Swift, allegedly attacked in Australia this week says he&#8217;s willing to put this whole thing behind them &#8230; [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1075,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-292169","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/292169","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1075"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=292169"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/292169\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=292169"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=292169"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=292169"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}