🔗 Share this article Person Who Grabbed Ariana Grande during Film Launch Prohibited from Singapore The incident happened throughout the premiere tour of the Wicked: For Good stop in Singapore An individual of Australian nationality who vaulted across a fence and touched Hollywood star Ariana Grande has been sent away and barred from Singapore. Johnson Wen, aged 26, was given a sentence to nine days in prison for being a public nuisance and has now been "barred from re-entering Singapore," the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority informed news outlets. He forced his way beyond security and approached aggressively the performer and artist, who was participating in the Asian premier for the musical adaptation on 13 November. Fellow actress Cynthia Erivo pulled him back from Grande. He has a background of interrupting performances and celebrity events, including rushing the stage at a Katy Perry performance in Sydney in June this year. The occurrence provoked strong reactions in Singapore, with many saying he of re-traumatising Grande. The singer has mentioned experiencing trauma-related anxiety after a suicide bomb attack at her performance in the UK city in several years ago killed over twenty people and hurt numerous attendees. In the legal process, the authorities learned he had tried to gain access on the film's premiere on two occasions, according to local news sources. He then made a follow-up try to breach security. Event security intercepted him and held him in place. Wen later posted video clips expressing gratitude to the star for permitting his access and said he was "released." Police detained him the following day and brought charges against him with public nuisance, to which he confessed. The District Judge Christopher Goh was referenced by a news outlet as saying that he was looking for publicity, noting that he was wrong to assume he would not experience repercussions. The singer has not spoken about the situation. Cynthia Erivo mentioned the incident to a media outlet, stating that she "just wanted to ensure my friend was secure." "I believe he didn't mean us danger, but you cannot be certain with such situations, and I wanted to ensure that she was fine. That was my first instinct," she said.