“AN AUSSIE superfan who lunged at Ariana Grande on the red carpet has been kicked out of Singapore and banned from returning to the country for life. Johnson Wen, 26, was jailed for nine days for being a public nuisance and has now been officially “barred from re-entering Singapore”, the country’s Immigration and Checkpoints Authority”, — write: www.thesun.co.uk
Johnson Wen, 26, was jailed for nine days for being a public nuisance and has now been officially “barred from re-entering Singapore”, the country’s Immigration and Checkpoints Authority confirmed.
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Johnson Wen accosted the star at the premiere of Wicked: For GoodCredit: Reuters Wen sparked chaos at the Asian premiere of Wicked: For Good on 13 November when he shoved past photographers and charged straight at Grande as she arrived at Universal Studios Singapore.
Her co-star Cynthia Erivo immediately rushed in and physically wrestled him away.
The prankster has a history of disrupting concerts and celebrity appearances, including jumping on stage at Katy Perry’s Sydney concert in June.
Fans online accused Wen of re-traumatising Grande, who has spoken about suffering PTSD after the Manchester Arena bombing in 2017, which killed 22 concertgoers and injured hundreds more.
The court heard Wen had tried twice to force his way into the premiere.
After being removed the first time, he made a second attempt to jump the barricades before security pinned him to the ground.
He later posted bizarre videos thanking Grande “for letting him on the carpet” and declaring he was “free”, only to be arrested the next day.
Wen pleaded guilty to the public-nuisance charge.
Judge Christopher Goh said Wen was “attention seeking” and foolish to believe he wouldn’t face consequences.
Grande has not commented, but Erivo later told NBC she stepped in instinctively: “I just wanted to make sure my friend was safe … You never know with those things.”
Ariana Grande appeared shaken by the incidentCredit: Getty
