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

Of course, Scott doesn’t seem inclined to admit he did anything wrong — remember, a rep for Taylor told us the paps that night were being very aggressive and claimed they were the ones in the wrong … something Ben here tells us is BS.

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The photographer that Taylor Swift‘s father, Scott Swift, allegedly attacked in Australia this week says he’s willing to put this whole thing behind them … on one condition.

Ben McDonald — the paparazzo who claimed Scott roughed him up Tuesday as he and Taylor’s security team were trying to escort her to a waiting SUV in Sydney — tells TMZ that all would be forgiven if Papa Swiftie just issued an apology.

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

Of course, Scott doesn’t seem inclined to admit he did anything wrong — remember, a rep for Taylor told us the paps that night were being very aggressive and claimed they were the ones in the wrong … something Ben here tells us is BS.

POPS VS. PAPS