Grammy-winning singer Lorde was swamped by fans and media when she arrived home to Auckland this morning - and the pop star wasn't happy about the reception she received.
The 17-year-old touched down after a whirlwind week in Los Angeles which saw her become a global superstar, taking time to meet adoring fans, sign autographs, pose for photographs and talk to the media, despite being "very tired" after a long flight.
But Lorde later slammed the waiting New Zealand media for almost pushing over her family during her arrival, calling it "a bit of a sad welcome if I'm honest".
"nz media almost pushed over myself and my family at the airport this morning in order to get their shots. bit of a sad welcome if i'm honest," she wrote in her first tweet.
In an uncharacteristic subsequent flurry of tweets, since deleted, the pop star then went on to say she was frightened by the media attention and called the media scrum unacceptable.
She said she was under a "constant, often lecherous gaze" and said she no longer felt safe in her "tiny home country".
She tweeted: "i understand that people of note are supposedly fair game for everyone to photograph and film but that doesn't make it acceptable.
"i'm beginning to get used to my image as a public commodity, and the fact that I'm getting used to it frightens me.
"there is a difference between attn from fans, which i love, and the constant, often lecherous gaze that i'm subjected to in this industry.
"i know that success comes with a price tag. it just sucks when you see that in your tiny home country where you previously felt safe."
The 17-year-old touched down after a whirlwind week in Los Angeles which saw her become a global superstar, taking time to meet adoring fans, sign autographs, pose for photographs and talk to the media, despite being "very tired" after a long flight.
But Lorde later slammed the waiting New Zealand media for almost pushing over her family during her arrival, calling it "a bit of a sad welcome if I'm honest".
"nz media almost pushed over myself and my family at the airport this morning in order to get their shots. bit of a sad welcome if i'm honest," she wrote in her first tweet.
In an uncharacteristic subsequent flurry of tweets, since deleted, the pop star then went on to say she was frightened by the media attention and called the media scrum unacceptable.
She said she was under a "constant, often lecherous gaze" and said she no longer felt safe in her "tiny home country".
She tweeted: "i understand that people of note are supposedly fair game for everyone to photograph and film but that doesn't make it acceptable.
"i'm beginning to get used to my image as a public commodity, and the fact that I'm getting used to it frightens me.
"there is a difference between attn from fans, which i love, and the constant, often lecherous gaze that i'm subjected to in this industry.
"i know that success comes with a price tag. it just sucks when you see that in your tiny home country where you previously felt safe."
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