Australian Man Charged After Rushing Ariana Grande At Singapore Premiere

AN AUSTRALIAN man has been charged successful tribunal connected Friday, November 14 aft jumping complete a barricade and rushing astatine American popular prima and character Ariana Grande. The incident took spot astatine nan premiere of Wicked: For Good successful Singapore connected nan evening of Thursday, November 13, pinch galore group signaling and taking videos of Grande and co-star Cynthia Erivo arsenic they walked down a yellowish carpet.

Crazed instrumentality rushes astatine Grande amid cries of shock

The man, who has been identified arsenic 26-year-old Johnson Wen, was shown successful a viral video of nan incident jumping complete a barricade that separated nan fans from nan stars, sprinting towards Grande, and pulling nan shocked character into a hug. Grande’s Wicked co-star, Cynthia Erivo, tin beryllium seen frantically trying to get nan man distant from Grande. After Wen is apprehended, Grande, still shocked, tin beryllium seen nodding and saying she is okay amid cries of worried fans.

Wen has been charged pinch being a nationalist nuisance successful Singapore. According to section media, Wen intends to plead blameworthy to nan charge, and if he is recovered guilty, he tin beryllium fined up to S$2000, aliases conscionable complete €1,300.

Johnson Wen, a self-proclaimed ‘Invader’

Wen, who goes by Pyjama Man (@pyjamamann) connected Instagram and who has astir 11,000 followers, posts often connected societal media astir getting adjacent to celebrities astatine events, parties, and premieres. He has gotten adjacent to Katy Perry, nan Weeknd, and nan Chainsmokers successful nan past, each without consent aliases support and typically by jumping complete barricades and onto stages. He moreover has a item reel dedicated to nan different concerts astatine which he has jumped onstage without permission.

Wen posted connected Instagram aft nan incident pinch Grande connected Thursday, stating that he was “free aft being arrested.”

Wen besides posted a video of nan incident, pinch nan caption, “Dear Ariana Grande Thank You for letting maine Jump connected nan Yellow Carpet pinch You.” The station received swaths of disapproving and disgusted comments, pinch galore fans wondering why he is not successful jailhouse aft assaulting personification connected video. 

Fans were accusing Wen of “re-traumatising” Grande, citing that she has already been done galore terrifying incidents, nan astir salient of which being nan tragic Manchester Arena bombing successful 2017 which killed 22 group and injured 1,017 others, pursuing nan star’s concert.

His Instagram appears to beryllium intentionally provocative, and his bio presently sounds “2023 WorId Cup FinaI Pitch Invader,” “Troll Most Hated,” and “Ariana Grande is nan Queen.”

Wicked: A modern taste phenomenon

Wicked was nan highest-grossing movie successful nan UK of 2024, and has go a taste arena since its premiere. In it, Ariana Grande plays nan bully witch Glinda, who strikes up an improbable relationship pinch wicked witch Elphaba, played by Cynthia Erivo. The movie scored 10 Oscar nominations, and won 2 for champion costume and champion accumulation design.

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