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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Carsen Holaday

Man who rushed Ariana Grande at Wicked 2 premiere banned from Singapore

The Australian man who jumped over a barricade and rushed Ariana Grande at the Wicked: For Good Asia premiere has been deported and banned from Singapore.

Johnson Wen, 26, was sentenced to nine days in jail for being a public nuisance after viral videos showed him pushing past photographers on the November 13 red carpet and grabbing Grande, jumping up and down while he yelled. Her co-star Cynthia Erivo pushed Wen off of the singer, who appeared visibly shaken, before security intervened. He was arrested the next day and charged with being a public nuisance, to which he pleaded guilty.

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