Overview

• A man identified as Johnson Wen rushed the stage during Perry’s June 9 performance of “Hot N Cold” at Qudos Bank Arena, briefly putting his arm around the singer before security intervened.
• New South Wales Police arrested Wen and charged him with entering enclosed land and obstructing a person in performance of duties at Auburn police station.
• He was granted conditional bail ahead of a June 23 court hearing and issued a six-month banning notice for the Sydney Olympic Park precinct.
• Authorities highlighted Wen’s history of similar stunts at major concerts and sporting events, many documented on his TikTok channel.
• Perry remained unfazed, quickly resuming her set and reassuring the audience that the show would go on without further disruption.