A man from Australia who jumped over a barricade and grabbed actress Ariana Grande has been deported and barred from Singapore.
The individual, aged 26, was sentenced to over a week in jail for being a public nuisance and has now been "prohibited from returning to Singapore," Singaporean immigration authorities stated to local media.
He forced his way past photographers and charged at the celebrity, who was present at the Asian premier for the musical adaptation on November 13. Co-performer Cynthia Erivo intervened to remove him from Grande.
Wen has a history of disrupting concerts and star-studded occasions, including leaping onto the platform at Katy Perry's Sydney concert in this summer.
The occurrence provoked strong reactions in Singapore, with many claiming he of triggering past trauma for the singer.
The pop star has spoken of dealing with PTSD after a suicide bomb attack at her concert in Manchester in spring of 2017 took the lives of over twenty people and injured hundreds.
Throughout the court proceedings, the judge was informed he had attempted to intrude on the movie's debut on two occasions, according to regional reports.
He then made a another effort to breach security. Security staff intercepted him and pinned him down.
Wen later posted videos expressing gratitude to the star for letting him on the carpet and said he was "at liberty."
Authorities arrested him the following day and accused him with causing a disturbance, to which he confessed.
The District Judge the magistrate was referenced by Channel News Asia as remarking that he was looking for publicity, commenting that he was incorrect to believe he would not face any penalties.
The actress has not spoken about the case.
Erivo spoke about the situation to the press, remarking that she "only aimed to verify my co-star was protected."
"I think he didn't mean us harm, but you never know with such situations, and I aimed to ensure that she was fine. That was my first instinct," she stated.
