The photographer that Taylor Swift‘s father, Scott Swift, allegedly attacked in Australia this week says he is keen to place this complete factor behind them … on one situation.

Ben McDonald — the paparazzo who claimed Scott roughed him up Tuesday as he and Taylor’s safety staff have been making an attempt to escort her to a ready SUV in Sydney — tells TMZ that each one could be forgiven if Papa Swiftie simply issued an apology.

If Scott did that … Ben says he’d settle for it and drop all this, letting bygones be bygones.

In fact, Scott does not appear inclined to confess he did something fallacious — keep in mind, a rep for Taylor informed us the paps that night time have been being very aggressive and claimed they have been the ones within the fallacious … one thing Ben right here tells us is BS.

He insists the visuals converse for themselves — and says he suspects the rationale Taylor and her staff (together with her safety element) received so pissy is as a result of they realized paps had found out the place they have been after a journey on a yacht. Ben tells us he was simply doing his job.

Whereas Ben says the occasions of that night time are well-documented, he does admit that he does not have any additional proof that Scott punched him — as he claims — past the movies which can be already on the market … together with the one he shot himself, and one other that has since surfaced.

In each movies, you can’t clearly see what Scott’s doing … however Ben’s sticking to his declare that the man received bodily with — as did Taylor’s safety guards, whom he alleges used their umbrellas on him. As we reported … cops are investigating Ben’s claims in the meanwhile.

One final level of clarification we received from Ben. It has been reported he was concerned in one other high-profile pap run-in with none apart from Nicole Kidman again in 2005 — when she was reportedly granted a restraining order in opposition to him and one other photog over alleged surveillance by way of a listening gadget — however Ben tells us that story is previous and sensationalized.

He denies planting any listening gadget close to Nicole on the time … and likewise notes that whereas she may’ve been granted a short lived protecting order, a choose did not discover sufficient proof to grant her a everlasting one as soon as they took a more in-depth take a look at her claims.

Backside line … Ben does not suppose he crossed any traces right here, and claims Scott completely did.