Australian Man Who Grabbed Ariana Grande At ‘Wicked: For Good’ Premiere Convicted

An Australian man who grabbed Ariana Grande at a recent Wicked: For Good premiere in Singapore has been sentenced to nine days in jail.

BBC News reports that Johnson Wen, who has crashed stages at a Katy Perry concert in Sydney and The Weeknd in Melbourne – per the Sydney Morning Herald – was convicted of “being a public nuisance” following the incident last week (13 November).

Video footage of the incident captured Wen jumping over a barricade at Universal Studios in Singapore and rushing towards Grande on the yellow carpet, putting his arm around her and almost pushing her into a barrier.

The singer and actress’ Wicked co-stars, Cynthia Erivo and Michelle Yeoh, immediately moved to Grande’s defence.

this is the worst thing to happen i can’t believe i saw ariana get harrassed in front of my own eyes… and she was about to reach me too 😞😞😞😞😞 pic.twitter.com/AEeph52us1

— dhya IS SEEING ARI 🩵 (@lanagrandes) November 13, 2025

After Wen was removed by security, he reportedly made a second attempt to jump the barricades to the red carpet and was then stopped and pinned down by security staff.

Following the incident, Wen shared a video on his Instagram account and captioned the post, “Dear Ariana Grande Thank You for letting me Jump on the Yellow Carpet with You.”

Taking to his Instagram Stories, he shared another video alongside the text: “I’m Free after being Arrested.”

Upon facing court, Singapore District Judge Christopher Goh described Wen’s actions as “premeditated” and followed “a pattern of behaviour, which suggests that you will do it again.”

Goh added (per the ABC), “You seem to be attention-seeking, thinking only of yourself and not the safety of others when committing these acts.”

Wen appeared in court via video link and pleaded guilty to the charge of public nuisance. He told the court, “I won’t do it again, Your Honour. I am going to stop getting into trouble.”

Goh concluded the court needed to “send a signal to like-minded individuals … that we will not condone any act that potentially undermines the reputation of Singapore as a safe country.”

Ariana Grande has been open about her experience since being diagnosed with PTSD, following a bombing attack at her concert in Manchester in 2017. The Manchester Arena attack resulted in 22 deaths, over 1,000 injuries, and a PTSD diagnosis for Grande.