🔗 Share this article Individual Who Approached Ariana Grande on the occasion of Premiere Prohibited from Singapore The event occurred throughout the premiere tour of the musical film appearance in Singapore An Australian man that leaped past a barrier and reached for actress Ariana Grande has been deported and prohibited from Singapore. The man, aged 26, was given a sentence to more than a week in jail for causing a public disturbance and has now been "prohibited from returning to Singapore," Singaporean immigration authorities informed local media. He forced his way beyond security and approached aggressively the celebrity, who was present at the regional launch for the film on November 13. Fellow actress Cynthia Erivo pulled him back from Grande. He has a background of causing disturbances at events and star-studded occasions, including jumping on stage at a Katy Perry performance in Sydney in June this year. The event caused anger in Singapore, with several individuals claiming he of triggering past trauma for the singer. The pop star has mentioned suffering from trauma-related anxiety after a explosive incident at her concert in the UK city in spring of 2017 took the lives of 22 people and injured hundreds. During Wen's trial, the court heard he had attempted to intrude on the red carpet event multiple times, according to local news sources. He then made a second attempt to breach security. Protection personnel stopped him and pinned him down. He then uploaded videos expressing gratitude to the star for letting him on the carpet and said he was "at liberty." Authorities arrested him the following day and brought charges against him with public nuisance, to which Wen pleaded guilty. The Presiding Judge Christopher Goh was referenced by media reports as remarking that Wen was "attention seeking", noting that he was mistaken to think he would not experience repercussions. Grande has not commented on the case. Cynthia Erivo spoke about the incident to a media outlet, remarking that she "just wanted to ensure my colleague was safe." "I believe he didn't mean us harm, but you can't predict with such situations, and I sought to ensure that she was OK. That was my initial reaction," she commented.