🔗 Share this article Individual Who Reached For Ariana Grande at Movie Premiere Barred from Singapore The incident occurred throughout the premiere tour of the Wicked: For Good visit in Singapore An individual of Australian nationality who vaulted across a fence and reached for celebrity Ariana Grande has been expelled and prohibited from Singapore. The individual, 26, was given a sentence to over a week in prison for being a public nuisance and has now been "prohibited from returning to Singapore," Singaporean immigration authorities informed Singaporean press. The man shoved through camera crews and approached aggressively the celebrity, who was participating in the Asian debut for the musical adaptation on November 13. Fellow actress Cynthia Erivo pulled him back from Grande. He has a background of causing disturbances at events and high-profile gatherings, including rushing the stage at a Katy Perry performance in Sydney in June this year. The event sparked outrage in Singapore, with several individuals saying he of causing further distress to the star. The celebrity has spoken of dealing with post-traumatic stress disorder after a suicide bomb attack at her show in the UK city in several years ago took the lives of 22 individuals and affected hundreds. In the legal process, the court heard he had tried to gain access on the movie's debut on two occasions, according to regional reports. He then made a another effort to cross the barriers. Event security prevented him and held him in place. Wen later posted videos thanking Grande for allowing his presence and said he was "free." Authorities arrested him the next day and charged him with disorderly conduct, to which the man admitted guilt. The Court Judge the magistrate was referenced by a news outlet as saying that he was looking for publicity, noting that he was wrong to believe he would not suffer any consequences. Grande has not addressed the case. The co-star mentioned the incident to a media outlet, saying that she "simply desired to ensure my friend was safe." "I think he didn't mean us harm, but you never know with those things, and I sought to confirm that she was fine. That was my immediate response," she commented.