Individual Who Grabbed Ariana Grande on the occasion of Movie Premiere Banned from Singapore
An individual of Australian nationality who vaulted over a barricade and reached for Hollywood star Ariana Grande has been expelled and banned from Singapore.
The man, 26, was given a sentence to more than a week in detention 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 through camera crews and charged at the performer and artist, who was present at the Asian debut for the musical adaptation on 13 November. Co-performer Cynthia Erivo intervened to remove him 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 caused anger in Singapore, with many accusing him of triggering past trauma for the singer.
The pop star has discussed suffering from PTSD after a terrorist bombing at her concert in Manchester in spring of 2017 resulted in the deaths of 22 individuals and affected hundreds.
Throughout the court proceedings, the judge was informed he had attempted to intrude on the red carpet event on two occasions, according to local news sources.
He then made a second attempt to cross the barriers. Event security prevented him and restrained him.
Wen later posted video clips thanking Grande for letting him on the carpet and said he was "free."
Police detained him the subsequent day and charged him with public nuisance, to which Wen pleaded guilty.
The Presiding Judge the judicial official was cited by Channel News Asia as saying that Wen was "attention seeking", noting that he was incorrect to think he would not suffer any consequences.
The singer has not commented on the situation.
The co-star discussed the event to a media outlet, stating that she "simply desired to make sure my colleague was secure."
"I think he didn't mean us harm, but you can't predict with such situations, and I wanted to make sure that she was OK. That was my first instinct," she said.
