Man That Touched Ariana Grande at Red Carpet Event Prohibited from Singapore
An Australian man who vaulted across a fence and touched celebrity Ariana Grande has been deported and barred from Singapore.
The man, aged 26, was sentenced to nine days in jail for being a public nuisance and has now been "banned from entering the country again," Singaporean immigration authorities informed news outlets.
Wen pushed past photographers and rushed toward the performer and artist, who was attending the Asian premier for the musical adaptation on November 13. Fellow actress Cynthia Erivo wrestled him away from Grande.
The individual has a record of causing disturbances at events and star-studded occasions, including jumping on stage at a Katy Perry performance in Sydney in this summer.
The occurrence caused anger in Singapore, with many claiming he of re-traumatising Grande.
The celebrity has mentioned dealing with post-traumatic stress disorder after a terrorist bombing at her show in Manchester in spring of 2017 took the lives of 22 people and hurt numerous attendees.
Throughout the court proceedings, the authorities learned he had made efforts to breach on the film's premiere multiple times, according to Singaporean media.
He then made a another effort to jump the barricades. Security staff prevented him and held him in place.
He then uploaded recordings thanking Grande for letting him on the carpet and said he was "released."
Authorities took him into custody the following day and brought charges against him with causing a disturbance, to which Wen pleaded guilty.
The Court Judge Christopher Goh was quoted by media reports as saying that Wen was "attention seeking", adding that he was incorrect to believe he would not suffer any consequences.
The actress has not addressed the incident.
Cynthia Erivo discussed the situation to the press, remarking that she "only aimed to ensure my co-star was protected."
"I think he had no intention to us harm, but you cannot be certain with those things, and I aimed to ensure that she was OK. That was my first instinct," she commented.
