Overview
- Videos from the Nov. 13 event show a man vaulting a barricade and grabbing Grande on the yellow carpet before co‑star Cynthia Erivo stepped in and security detained him.
- The intruder was identified as 26-year-old Johnson Wen, known online as “Pyjama Man,” who has a history of storming stages and high-profile events.
- Wen posted footage of the encounter to Instagram with the caption “Dear Ariana Grande Thank You for letting me Jump on the Yellow Carpet with You” and later claimed he was “free after being arrested.”
- Singapore court documents confirm Wen has been charged under Section 290 for public nuisance, with local reports indicating he intends to plead guilty and must return to court.
- Grande appeared visibly shaken; fans and commentators cited her past trauma and urged stronger event security and limits on distribution of the assailant’s videos as the film’s promotional tour continued.