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Man Who Grabbed Ariana Grande Banned From Entire Country

Johnson Wen, 26, reached Ariana Grande through a crowd of photographers.

A man who rushed to grab Ariana Grande during a red-carpet movie premiere in Singapore has been banned from re-entering the country, officials told the media. Johnson Wen, 26, was convicted on a public nuisance charge and jailed for nine days. He was also deported and “barred from re-entering Singapore,” the BBC reported, citing Singapore’s Immigration and Checkpoints Authority. The incident happened at the Asian premiere of Wicked: For Good. Grande was visibly shaken after Australian Wen surged through the crowd of photographers and lurched towards the cast. Moments after he grabbed her, co-star Cynthia Erivo yanked him from her and then held her protectively. Wen later made a second attempt to get over the barriers, at which point security pinned him down. He has a history of pulling such tricks and posting them online, including rushing the stage at concerts. He put a video out shortly after the incident, saying he was “free after being arrested” and thanked Grande. He was arrested the next day and pleaded guilty to being a public nuisance. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the incident “caused massive outrage” in Singapore.