An Australian serial intruder who accosted Ariana Grande throughout a Wicked premiere in Singapore was sentenced to 9 days in jail Monday for being a public nuisance.
Johnson Wen, 26, pleaded responsible to one cost of inflicting annoyance to the general public after he jumped over the barricade at a premiere for “Wicked: For Good” on November 13 and rushed towards Grande, in accordance to Singaporean news channel CNA.
Video of the interaction confirmed Wen operating up to Grande and throwing his arms round her as she walked the yellow carpet with the Wicked solid at Universal Studios Singapore.
Grande’s co-star Cynthia Erivo stepped in to push Wen away from the pop star, who appeared shocked, earlier than safety guards tackled him.
Wen, who goes by “Pyjama Man” on social media and calls himself the “Most Hated” troll, is a serial stage crasher.
He was charged by Australian police after he interrupted a Katy Perry live performance in Sydney earlier this 12 months, according to NCS-affiliate 9 News. An Instagram web page underneath his title additionally consists of movies of Wen crashing concert events by the Chainsmokers and The Weeknd, in addition to sports activities occasions together with the FIFA Women’s World Cup.
In a video of the intrusion posted to Instagram final week, Wen thanked Grande for “letting me jump on the yellow carpet with you.”
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Social media customers criticized Wen in the feedback, 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,” stated one Instagram person.
Grande has spoken openly about affected by post-traumatic stress dysfunction (PTSD) following a suicide bombing at her live performance in Manchester, United Kingdom in May 2017, which killed 22 folks.
Grande has not commented publicly on the counter with Wen. Erivo alluded to it throughout a particular Screen Actors Guild screening in Los Angeles Saturday, in accordance to Entertainment Weekly.
Sitting subsequent to Grande, Erivo stated “We have come through some s****. We have come through some stuff in our lives, in our daily workings.”
“We’ve had to really deal with some stuff, and this move has allowed us to really grow as people, as friends, as sisters, as artists, as actresses,” Erivo stated, in accordance to Entertainment Weekly.
During Wen’s sentencing, District Judge Christopher Goh informed Wen he was “attention seeking,” whereas Deputy Public Prosecutor Jane Lim known as Wen a “serial intruder” with a “glaring lack of remorse,” CNA reported.
Singapore is thought for its strict no nonsense legal guidelines, designed to keep public order and cleanliness, which embrace a ban on chewing gum gross sales.
Wen, who maintained a faint smile all through the proceedings, stated he was going to cease stage crashing and that he’s been “getting in trouble,” in accordance to CNA.
Goh stated whereas Wen has no felony file in Singapore, this isn’t the primary time he’s carried out one thing 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,” stated the decide, in accordance to CNA.
“Mr. Wen, you are wrong. You should be mindful that there are always consequences for one’s actions,” the decide stated, including he hoped the prison sentence would finish Wen’s habits “for good.”