Man who grabbed Ariana Grande at Wicked premiere sentenced to jail

[Teletubby 154,998]

A court in Singapore has sentenced an Australian man to nine days in prison for grabbing Hollywood star Ariana Grande at a movie premiere.

Johnson Wen, 26, was found guilty of being a public nuisance over the high-profile incident last Thursday at the Asia premiere for Wicked: For Good.

Videos posted on social media show Wen jumping the barriers, charging at a visibly shocked Grande and grabbing her shoulders while jumping up and down.

The incident sparked outrage in Singapore, where many called for the arrest and deportation of Wen, who has a history of disrupting concerts and celebrity events.

Several accused him of "re-traumatising" Grande. The pop star turned actress has spoken of experiencing post-traumatic stress disorder after a suicide bomb attack at her May 2017 concert in Manchester, killing 22 people and injuring hundreds.

In Wen's trial on Monday, the court heard he had attempted to intrude on the movie premiere twice, Singaporean media reports.

Moments after he grabbed Grande, her co-star Cynthia Erivo forcibly pried him off and security staff escorted him out.

He then made a second attempt to jump the barricades. Security staff stopped him and this time pinned him down.

Wen later posted videos of the incident on his social media accounts thanking Grande and stating that he was "free".

Police in Singapore arrested him the next day and charged him with public nuisance. Wen pleaded guilty.

Prosecutors sought a week's jail for Wen, arguing that he was a "serial intruder" who publicised his behaviour to gain popularity online. source

 

Johnson Wen is  a “serial prankster” known for posting videos of stage invasions to TikTok. Wen’s videos show him previously appearing onstage alongside The Weeknd in Melbourne and Katy Perry in Sydney, and invading the pitch for numerous sporting events.  instagram.com/pyjamamann/

 

Edited November 17, 2025 by Teletubby

[Bronco 15,741]

Ngl if i was a celeb I'd be packing a weapon at all times to take on these freaks

[Bronco 15,741]

Also props to Cynthia. 
She didn't hesitate to fight

[Hallucinade 1,139]

Lock them up NOW

[Celloo Deng 55,579]

Do they think this is funny or cool? Not okay at all. And Cynthia reacted quicker than security 

[himerosxo 422]

What a POS. This is literal insanity. 

[Murakami27 6,386]

What’s the point of security? Jesus f-cking Christ imagine if he had a weapon. 
 

This guy needs to be stopped. Like I’m actually pissed watching this and how he keeps getting away with it. 

[andy232000 12,636]

What a stupid imbecil. Not only are you trespassing, it’s not funny to literally assault a person like that. I can’t imagine the panic that went through everyone’s minds. People are crazy these days and just the mere thought of being distracted and then being suddenly rushed by a complete stranger at a public event…so many horrible things could cross my mind if I was them. Are they mugging me, trying to harm me? You can clearly tell Ariana was distressed.

Security has to be more tight if people are going to behave like this. And kudos to Cynthia for LOCKING the **** IN. She was ready to throw hands and protect Arianna in an instant.

[Pablo 8,107]

Scary! Glad Ari wasn't hurt. 

[Gorehound 4,920]

What an absolute bellend. I'd have knocked him out cold if I were there.

You don't treat a woman like that whether they're a celebrity or not. He aught to be banned from all further shows and events imo. 

Edited November 13, 2025 by Gorehound

[salty like sodium 2,138]

Cynthia Erivo is 100% that bitch. Girl can fight! She was quicker than the bodyguards.  Proud of her. Poor Ari though.

Edited November 13, 2025 by salty like sodium

[Mother of Puppies 36,536]

Was this all the same person? 

[djBuffoon 12,178]

Throw the book at him. They need to be made an example of, that is not a ****ing “prank”. 

[HelloBarbara 1,541]

Firstly imagine doing this to anyone, never mind someone with well documented PTSD and anxiety issues. And also Cynthia is everything.

[dynamite 62,538]

Arrest this freak