Disturbed man detained outside Taylor Swift's New York home, police say

FILE - In this Monday, May 2, 2016 file photo, Taylor Swift arrives at The Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Benefit Gala, celebrating the opening of "Manus x Machina: Fashion in an Age of Technology" in New York. (AP)

A man described by police as emotionally disturbed has been detained outside Taylor Swift's home in Manhattan.

Authorities say the unidentified man was spotted on the street near the pop star's Tribeca apartment by her security guards.

It happened at about 6 p.m. Tuesday. Police say the man was taken to a hospital for a psychiatric evaluation. There have been no arrests.

Police say Swift was not home at the time.

It's not clear if the man made any threats.

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