Person Who Reached For Ariana Grande at Red Carpet Event Prohibited from Singapore
An individual of Australian nationality who vaulted past a barrier and reached for celebrity Ariana Grande has been sent away and banned from Singapore.
The individual, aged 26, was handed a penalty to more than a week in prison for being a public nuisance and has now been "prohibited from returning to Singapore," the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority stated to news outlets.
The man shoved past photographers and approached aggressively the performer and artist, who was attending the Asian debut for Wicked: For Good on the thirteenth of November. Fellow actress Cynthia Erivo pulled him back from Grande.
He has a background of disrupting concerts and high-profile gatherings, including jumping on stage at Katy Perry's Sydney concert in the past June.
The event provoked strong reactions in Singapore, with several individuals claiming he of triggering past trauma for the singer.
The singer has discussed dealing with PTSD after a explosive incident at her performance in the UK city in several years ago killed over twenty people and affected hundreds.
Throughout the court proceedings, the authorities learned he had made efforts to breach on the film's premiere twice, according to Singaporean media.
He then made a second attempt to breach security. Security staff stopped him and restrained him.
He then uploaded video clips thanking Grande for allowing his presence and said he was "released."
Authorities arrested him the next day and accused him with causing a disturbance, to which he confessed.
The Court Judge the magistrate was referenced by media reports as remarking that Wen was "attention seeking", commenting that he was wrong to believe he would not face any penalties.
The actress has not spoken about the case.
The co-star discussed the event to the press, stating that she "simply desired to verify my colleague was safe."
"I'm sure he had no intention to us danger, but you can't predict with such situations, and I wanted to ensure that she was fine. That was my initial reaction," she said.
