Man That Touched Ariana Grande on the occasion of Film Launch Barred from Singapore
A man from Australia who vaulted across a fence and grabbed Hollywood star Ariana Grande has been expelled and barred from Singapore.
The man, aged 26, was given a sentence to over a week in jail for causing a public disturbance and has now been "banned from entering the country again," the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority told local media.
He forced his way past photographers and approached aggressively the actress and singer, who was attending the Asian debut for Wicked: For Good on November 13. Fellow actress Cynthia Erivo intervened to remove him from Grande.
The individual has a record of causing disturbances at events and celebrity events, including jumping on stage at a Katy Perry performance in Sydney in this summer.
The event sparked outrage in Singapore, with numerous people saying he of triggering past trauma for the singer.
The singer has discussed dealing with post-traumatic stress disorder after a explosive incident at her performance in the English city in spring of 2017 took the lives of 22 individuals and affected hundreds.
In the legal process, the authorities learned he had made efforts to breach on the film's premiere multiple times, according to local news sources.
He then made a another effort to cross the barriers. Event security prevented him and restrained him.
Wen later posted video clips appreciating the celebrity for allowing his presence and said he was "at liberty."
Police arrested him the subsequent day and brought charges against him with public nuisance, to which the man admitted guilt.
The Court Judge the judicial official was cited by a news outlet as remarking that he was looking for publicity, commenting that he was mistaken to assume he would not face any penalties.
The actress has not addressed the case.
The co-star spoke about the situation to NBC, saying that she "simply desired to make sure my friend was secure."
"I believe he didn't intend us harm, but you can't predict with such situations, and I wanted to confirm that she was alright. That was my immediate response," she stated.
