Man That Grabbed Ariana Grande during Film Launch Prohibited from Singapore
An Australian man who jumped past a barrier and reached for actress Ariana Grande has been deported and prohibited from Singapore.
The individual, twenty-six, was given a sentence to over a week in prison for being a public nuisance and has now been "prohibited from returning to Singapore," the country's border control told local media.
He forced his way beyond security and approached aggressively the performer and artist, who was present at the Asian debut for Wicked: For Good on the thirteenth of November. Fellow actress Cynthia Erivo intervened to remove him from Grande.
The individual has a record of causing disturbances at events and high-profile gatherings, including jumping on stage at the pop star's Australian show in this summer.
The event provoked strong reactions in Singapore, with numerous people accusing him of triggering past trauma for the singer.
The pop star has spoken of dealing with trauma-related anxiety after a explosive incident at her concert in the UK city in May 2017 took the lives of 22 people and injured hundreds.
During Wen's trial, the judge was informed he had made efforts to breach on the red carpet event multiple times, according to regional reports.
He then made a another effort to cross the barriers. Event security intercepted him and restrained him.
Wen later posted video clips appreciating the celebrity for letting him on the carpet and said he was "free."
Authorities took him into custody the next day and brought charges against him with causing a disturbance, to which Wen pleaded guilty.
The Court Judge Christopher Goh was referenced by a news outlet as saying that he was looking for publicity, noting that he was incorrect to think he would not suffer any consequences.
The actress has not spoken about the case.
Cynthia Erivo spoke about the event to NBC, saying that she "simply desired to make sure my colleague was secure."
"I think he had no intention to us harm, but you never know with such situations, and I aimed to confirm that she was OK. That was my first instinct," she said.
