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SYDNEY (AP) — Taylor Swift’s father will not be charged over a paparazzi photographer's claim that Scott Swift assaulted him on the Sydney waterfront hours after the pop star’s Australian tour ended last month. Taylor Swift’s representatives responded by accusing members of the media of aggression during the interaction. Police began investigating the incident at the time and announced Wednesday that “no further police action” would be taken. "No offences were detected, and the investigation was concluded with no further police action required,” said the statement from the New South Wales Police Force. More than 600,000 fans saw the Australian leg of her Eras Tour at seven Australian stadium concerts.

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☆ Taylor Swift’s father will not face charges for alleged paparazzi assault, Australian police say
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-26 | by ( Heather Chen | Hilary Whiteman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Taylor Swift’s father will not face charges for allegedly assaulting a paparazzi photographer in Sydney last month, Australian police have confirmed. “No further police action” would be taken, the spokesperson said of the case involving Swift’s 71-year-old father Scott, dubbed “Papa Swift” by many of the megastar’s fans. Sharing his account with CNN, McDonald said one of Swift’s security guards had forced an umbrella into his face and camera. Scott Swift punched him after that, he said. In response to McDonald’s claims, a spokesperson for Swift told CNN that threats had been made against a member of her staff.

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Sydney CNN —An Australian photographer has filed a police complaint against Taylor Swift’s father, Scott Swift, for allegedly punching him as the superstar left a concert afterparty in Sydney in the early hours of Tuesday. Photographer Ben McDonald, 51, told CNN he learned the singer was aboard a yacht in Sydney Harbor following her final show in the city on Monday night. He claimed when Swift got off the boat, a security guard forced an umbrella into his face and camera, before he was punched by the star’s 71-year-old father. In a statement to CNN, Swift’s spokesperson claimed threats had been made against a member of her staff. Swift performed in Sydney and Melbourne for the Australia leg of her global “Eras Tour,” continuing her string of concerts across the Asia-Pacific region; earlier in February, she performed in Tokyo, and is set to perform in Singapore in March.

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☆ Photographer who accused Taylor Swift's father of assaulting him says he's never been 'punched in the chops, particularly by the talent's dad'
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-27 | by ( Eammon Jacobs | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Photographer Ben McDonald accused Taylor Swift's dad of punching him in Sydney, Australia. He said he's never been "punched in the chops, particularly by the talent's dad." AdvertisementA photographer accused Taylor Swift's dad, Scott Swift, of punching him as he tried to take her photo in Australia in the early hours of Tuesday morning. "Police have been told a 71-year-old man allegedly assaulted a 51-year-old man at Neutral Bay Wharf about 2.30am before leaving the location," a New South Wales Police spokesperson told Business Insider. "In 23 years, I haven't been assaulted and punched in the chops, particularly by the talent's dad," McDonald told the Associated Press.

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☆ Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift share a behind-the-scenes look at their Super Bowl celebration
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-13 | by ( Lisa Respers France | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Football season may be officially over, but Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift’s good times continue. Thanks to social media, we were able to share in the fun after Kelce’s team the Kansas City Chiefs beat the San Francisco 49ers in the Super Bowl on Sunday. Swift treated her followers to a look behind the scenes of their celebration in a TikTok video at a Las Vegas club, where first Kelce is seen partying. @taylorswift accidentally going clubbing with your parents is something everyone should try at least once in their life ♬ original sound - Taylor Swift“Accidentally going clubbing with your parents is something everyone should try at least once in their life,” Taylor Swift’s caption read. They shared a video on TikTok showing Kelce dancing and singing along to Swift’s 2008 hit “You Belong With Me.”Kelce is seen in the video in the DJ booth with The Chainsmokers.

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☆ Taylor Swift arrives at Super Bowl LVIII
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-11 | by ( Alli Rosenbloom | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

The singer showed up on Sunday to support her boyfriend, Kansas City Chiefs tight end and two-time Super Bowl champ Travis Kelce as he plays in the big game. Since September, in between breaks from tour, Swift has shown up to many of Kelce’s football games. The Super Bowl is Swift’s 13th game that she’s attended since then, which feels fitting given 13 is her self-proclaimed lucky number. This is the Chiefs’ fourth Super Bowl appearance in five years. The returning champs are playing the San Francisco 49ers, who they defeated in the 2020 Super Bowl.

Persons: Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce, Swift, Blake Lively, Ice Spice, Andrea, Scott Swift, Kelce, she’s, Usher Organizations: CNN, Allegiant, Super, Kansas City Chiefs, Chiefs, San Francisco 49ers Locations: Tokyo, Las Vegas, Japan

☆ Blake Lively and Ice Spice join Taylor Swift at Super Bowl LVIII
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-11 | by ( Alli Rosenbloom | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —If you thought Taylor Swift was a blast to watch at award shows, just wait until you see her at the Super Bowl. Swift was seen arriving at the stadium with her friend, actress Blake Lively, recording artist Ice Spice and her parents, Andrea and Scott Swift. Since September, in between breaks from tour, Swift has shown up to many of Kelce’s football games. This is the Chiefs’ fourth Super Bowl appearance in five years. The returning champs are playing the San Francisco 49ers, who they defeated in the 2020 Super Bowl.

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Tim McGraw — his name also the title of one of Swift's early breakout hits — delivered the game ball. Swift joined other Philly luminaries Patti LaBelle and John Oates as 2008 World Series anthem singers. Hackash said the team mostly worked through Swift’s family, including her parents Scott and Andrea, to snag an appearance. Her first Reading game was kind of a stepping stone to get something on tape to send to the Sixers. Former Sixers manager of game operations Kathy Drysdale said in 2002 that Swift’s voice caught her attention immediately on a tape submitted by Scott Swift.

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☆ Travis Kelce’s coach Andy Reid knew Taylor Swift before he did
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-30 | by ( Lisa Respers France | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Travis Kelce had a prior connection to Taylor Swift he didn’t even know about. with Tom Brady, Larry Fitzgerald and Jim Gary,” Chiefs coach Andy Reid revealed that he knew Swift before his player met her. “I had met him there, and her.”He added that the superstar singer and her fans have been “great.”Reid joked that Kelce was less than thrilled to learn Swift knew his coach. “And he went, ‘Oh, God, come on!’.”He added about Swift, “She’s a good girl. And Trav’s handled it right,” Reid said of the media spotlight on the couple.

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☆ Taylor Swift changes lyrics to ‘Karma’ in nod to ‘guy on the Chiefs’ Travis Kelce
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-12 | by ( Alli Rosenbloom | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Taylor Swift winked at her romance with Kansas City Chiefs’ tight end Travis Kelce during her “Eras Tour” concert in Buenos Aires, Argentina on Saturday when she changed the lyrics to a line in her hit song “Karma,” and Kelce was in the audience to catch it. The two-time Super Bowl champ immediately smiled when he heard the “Anti-Hero” singer’s twist on her final song of the night, covering his face with his hands while the crowd cheered. Another video posted to X caught Swift sealing the concert with a kiss when she ran up to greet Kelce at the side of the stage after the show. Taylor Swift performing the 'Eras Tour' in Buenos Aires, Argentina on Thursday. Natacha Pisarenko/APIn July, Kelce admitted on his podcast, “New Heights with Jason and Travis Kelce,” that he tried to slip his phone number to Swift during one of her “Eras Tour” concerts via a friendship bracelet he made for her, sparking speculation about the pair’s romantic potential.

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But “The Eras Tour” heralds something new and potentially game-changing in the movie industry. BTS earlier this year released a concert film, with higher ticket prices and limited showtimes. But “The Eras Tour” could be the start of an expansion of what, exactly, a movie theater can be. The movie, directed by Sam Wrench, would be a way for millions more to experience the Eras Tour. “The industry needs it and, frankly, so do consumers.”Meanwhile, “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour” is poised to become the biggest concert film ever in about two days of release.

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☆ Taylor Swift gives ‘life-changing’ $100,000 bonuses to Eras Tour truck drivers
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-02 | by ( Parija Bhatnagar | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Swift stunned the tour’s trucking staff by giving each trucker a check in the amount of $100,000, Michael Scherkenbach, founder and CEO of Denver, Colorado-based Shomotion trucking company, told CNN. Swift gave a bonus of $100,000 to each member of Shomotion's trucking staff. So this large amount is unbelievable.”Taylor Swift performs onstage during the Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour at Lumen Field on July 22, 2023 in Seattle, Washington. To receive $100,000 is a down payment on a house or college tuition for a child, said Shomotion CEO Michael Scherkenbach. In addition to his staff, Scherkenbach said other tour crew members, including those in catering, video, audio and lighting, also received bonuses.

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☆ Taylor Swift shelled out $100,000 bonuses to truckers on her Eras tour, reports say
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-02 | by ( Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Taylor Swift handed out $100,000 bonuses to truckers on her tour, according to multiple reports. The singer shelled out over $55 million in bonuses to staff on the tour, People reported. The Eras tour is set to become the highest-grossing tour of all time, according to Pollstar data. Taylor Swift dished out "end of tour" bonuses to staff on her Eras tour, including about 50 truck drivers, according to multiple reports. In total, the singer handed out over $55 million in bonuses to her staff, including dancers, sound technicians, and caterers, People reported.

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