Person Who Grabbed Ariana Grande on the occasion of Film Launch Banned from Singapore
An individual of Australian nationality who vaulted across a fence and touched celebrity Ariana Grande has been deported and barred from Singapore.
Johnson Wen, twenty-six, was sentenced to more than a week in detention for causing a public disturbance and has now been "banned from entering the country again," Singaporean immigration authorities informed Singaporean press.
He forced his way past photographers and charged at the celebrity, who was attending the regional launch for the film on the thirteenth of November. Fellow actress Cynthia Erivo intervened to remove him from Grande.
He has a background of disrupting concerts and celebrity events, including leaping onto the platform at a Katy Perry performance in Sydney in this summer.
The event sparked outrage in Singapore, with numerous people claiming he of re-traumatising Grande.
The pop star has discussed dealing with PTSD after a explosive incident at her concert in the English city in several years ago resulted in the deaths of 22 people and affected hundreds.
Throughout the court proceedings, the judge was informed he had tried to gain access on the movie's debut on two occasions, according to Singaporean media.
He then made a follow-up try to jump the barricades. Event security intercepted him and pinned him down.
Wen later posted videos expressing gratitude to the star for permitting his access and said he was "released."
Law enforcement took him into custody the following day and brought charges against him with public nuisance, to which the man admitted guilt.
The Presiding Judge the judicial official was cited by Channel News Asia as remarking that the man sought attention, commenting that he was mistaken to assume he would not face any penalties.
The singer has not addressed the case.
The co-star discussed the incident to NBC, saying that she "simply desired to ensure my colleague was protected."
"I'm sure he had no intention to us injury, but you never know with these incidents, and I aimed to ensure that she was fine. That was my first instinct," she said.
