Celebrity | Lorde Lorde Tweets Name, Photo of Her 'Stalker' Says she's 'scared' of Simon Runting By Evann Gastaldo Posted May 5, 2014 10:40 AM CDT Copied New Zealand's singer-songwriter Lorde answers questions from the press ahead of her performance in Mexico City, Mexico, Wednesday, April 9, 2014. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell) Seventeen-year-old musical phenom Lorde, not one to suffer fools, says a male paparazzo is stalking her. Among her tweets from last night, most accompanied by Simon Runting's photo and, in one case, a link to his Facebook page: "this man has been stalking me, photographing me and refusing me privacy. i am scared of him. ... his name is simon runting," "this should not be an accepted standard for young women or anyone in this industry." "i refuse to stay complicit and i refuse to stay passive about men systematically subjecting me to extreme fear." "i understand that this comes with the territory. i do not understand why I should be complacent." Gawker describes Runting as "a New Zealand photographer who appears to focus primarily on celebrities" and points out that a photo he took last year of Rihanna led her to quote a Kanye West song about hating the paparazzi "more than the Nazi." Read These Next Minneapolis shooter had a plan—and grievances. Police chief releases details in Annunciation Church shooting. Disturbing details are emerging about the Minneapolis shooter. American Taylor Townsend gets an earful after her US Open win. Report an error