Australian Johnson Wen, who rushed at pop star Ariana Grande during the “Wicked: For Good” premiere, has been deported and banned from re-entering Singapore, the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) said.
ICA told The Straits Times (ST) that it sent the 26-year-old prankster back to Australia on Sunday (23 Nov).
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Wen, known on social media as “Pyjama Man”, had arrived in Singapore on 11 Nov on a social visit pass, the court heard.
During the movie premiere, he jumped the barrier and charged towards Grande, managing to wrap his arm around her before co-star Cynthia Erivo pushed him away.
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A witness told MS News that despite security dragging him away, he remained at the venue and even started dancing.
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About 10 minutes later, he even tried to do the same thing, jumping over the barrier again, but security apprehended him and took him away.
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Police arrested Wen in Temple Street at about 12 midnight on 14 Nov, and the court charged him with public nuisance on the same day.
Although the prosecution requested a one-week jail term for him, District Judge Christopher Goh gave him an extra two days.
This was because it was not the first time he had done something similar. He had previously crashed events like Katy Perry’s concert in Sydney, The Chainsmokers’ set at Palm Tree Music Festival in Sydney and even the men’s 100m final at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
The judge also noted that he did not face any prior consequences for these breaches.
Thus, Judge Goh imposed a “small uplift” to his sentence and hoped he would end his behaviour “for good”.
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