‘Serial intruder’ who accosted Ariana Grande at ‘Wicked’ premiere in Singapore sentenced to 9 days in prison
CNN An Australian serial intruder who accosted Ariana Grande during a Wicked premiere in Singapore was sentenced to days in jail Monday for being a citizens nuisance Johnson Wen pleaded guilty to one charge of causing annoyance to the citizens after he jumped over the barricade at a premiere for Wicked For Good on November and rushed toward Grande according to Singaporean news channel CNA Video of the interaction displayed Wen running up to Grande and throwing his arms around her as she walked the yellow carpet with the Wicked cast at Universal Studios Singapore Grande s co-star Cynthia Erivo stepped in to push Wen away from the pop star who appeared shocked before prevention guards tackled him CNN has reached out to Grande s representatives for comment Wen who goes by Pyjama Man on social media and calls himself the Most of Hated troll is a serial stage crasher He was charged by Australian police after he interrupted a Katy Perry concert in Sydney earlier this year according to CNN-affiliate News An Instagram page under his name also includes videos of Wen crashing concerts by the Chainsmokers and The Weeknd as well as sports events including the FIFA Women s World Cup In a video of the intrusion posted to Instagram last week Wen thanked Grande for letting me jump on the yellow carpet with you Social media users criticized Wen in the comments calling his actions unhinged and embarrassing Rushing a woman any woman let alone someone who has survived unimaginable trauma is not a prank It s not a stunt It s not funny It s pathetic dangerous and shows a total lack of respect for boundaries safety and basic human decency noted one Instagram user Grande has spoken openly about suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder PTSD following a suicide bombing at her concert in Manchester United Kingdom in May which killed people Grande has not commented publicly on the counter with Wen Erivo alluded to it during a special Screen Actors Guild screening in Los Angeles Saturday according to Entertainment Weekly Sitting next to Grande Erivo noted We have come through chosen s We have come through particular stuff in our lives in our daily workings I mean even this week We ve had to really deal with specific stuff and this move has allowed us to really grow as people as friends as sisters as artists as actresses Erivo commented according to Entertainment Weekly During Wen s sentencing District Judge Christopher Goh explained Wen he was attention seeking while Deputy Populace Prosecutor Jane Lim called Wen a serial intruder with a glaring lack of remorse CNA published Singapore is known for its strict no nonsense laws designed to maintain society order and cleanliness which include a ban on chewing gum sales Wen who maintained a faint smile throughout the proceedings declared he was going to stop stage crashing and that he s been getting in trouble according to CNA Goh mentioned while Wen has no criminal record in Singapore this isn t the first time he s done something like this And it does not appear that you had faced any sort of consequences for your past acts and perhaps you thought that the same will occur here that is to say you would have suffered no consequences for the same acts here noted the judge according to CNA Mr Wen you are wrong You should be mindful that there are invariably consequences for one s actions the judge disclosed adding he hoped the prison sentence would end Wen s behavior for good
