🔗 Share this article Man That Grabbed Ariana Grande at Movie Premiere Prohibited from Singapore The incident happened throughout the launch event of the Wicked: For Good visit in Singapore A man from Australia who jumped across a fence and touched celebrity Ariana Grande has been sent away and prohibited from Singapore. The individual, 26, was handed a penalty to over a week in jail for causing a public disturbance and has now been "prohibited from returning to Singapore," the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority informed news outlets. The man shoved past photographers and charged at the actress and singer, who was attending the regional launch for the musical adaptation on 13 November. Fellow actress Cynthia Erivo pulled him back from Grande. Wen has a history of causing disturbances at events and high-profile gatherings, including leaping onto the platform at Katy Perry's Sydney concert in the past June. The occurrence sparked outrage in Singapore, with several individuals saying he of triggering past trauma for the singer. The pop star has discussed experiencing PTSD after a suicide bomb attack at her concert in the English city in spring of 2017 killed 22 individuals and injured hundreds. In the legal process, the authorities learned he had attempted to intrude on the red carpet event on two occasions, according to Singaporean media. He then made a another effort to jump the barricades. Event security stopped him and held him in place. The man subsequently shared recordings expressing gratitude to the star for letting him on the carpet and said he was "free." Police arrested him the next day and brought charges against him with disorderly conduct, to which Wen pleaded guilty. The Presiding Judge Christopher Goh was referenced by a news outlet as stating that the man sought attention, noting that he was mistaken to believe he would not experience repercussions. The actress has not spoken about the incident. Erivo discussed the situation to a media outlet, saying that she "only aimed to verify my colleague was protected." "I believe he had no intention to us injury, but you never know with those things, and I sought to confirm that she was alright. That was my first instinct," she said.