US EditionBarricade jumper who rushed at Ariana Grande at Singapore event given 9 days' jail for public nuisance
Johnson Wen, 26, was jailed for nine days for public nuisance after rushing Ariana Grande at Singapore's Wicked premiere; the court cited his pattern of similar stunts for online attention.
- A man grabbed Ariana Grande at the 'Wicked: For Good' premiere in Singapore and was jailed for public nuisance.
- The man, identified as Wen, had attempted to intrude on the premiere twice before being pinned down by security.
- Prosecutors sought a week's jail for Wen, calling him a 'serial intruder' who publicized his behavior online to gain popularity.
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In the midst of the lightning storm, an Australian fan jumped over the barrier, rushed towards Ariana Grande. The man is no unknown - and now he has to go to prison.Because he jumped over a barrier at a film premiere in Singapore and ran towards singer Ariana Grande, a 26-year-old Australian has been sentenced to nine days in prison.The man had acted "attentionally" and had been mistaken, his behavior remained unfollowing, quoted media in the So…
Serial intruder who accosted Ariana Grande at Wicked premiere in Singapore sentenced to 9 days in prison
An Australian serial intruder who accosted Ariana Grande during a Wicked premiere in Singapore was sentenced to 9 days in jail Monday for being a public nuisance.
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WA todayAustralian man who ambushed Ariana Grande on red carpet jailed in Singapore
On Thursday, Johnson Wen, 26, evaded security at Universal Studios, jumped over the barricade and ran to a visibly shocked Ariana Grande. Multiple viral videos of the incident showed Wen jostling the 32-year-old star and putting his arm around her, as co-stars Cynthia Erivo and Michelle Yeoh leapt to Grande’s defence.
'Wicked' Star Furiously Speaks Out After Ariana Grande Was Accosted By Fan In Scary Incident At Premiere
Marissa Bode is not here for anyone disrespecting her Wicked family—especially not Ariana Grande.The 25-year-old actor, who plays Nessarose Thropp in the two-part Wicked film adaptation, spoke out after a chaotic incident during the Singapore stop of the Wicked: For Good press tour last Thursday when a man jumped past security and grabbed Grande on the yellow carpet.The moment, now viral, shows Australian social media personality Johnson Wen, kn…
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Fan who accosted Ariana Grande at 'Wicked: For Good' Singapore premiere sentenced to jail
Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo attend the 'Wicked: For Good' Asia-Pacific premiere in Singapore on Nov. 13, 2025. (Suhaimi Abdullah/Getty Images)
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