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Singapore Deports Australian Who Rushed Ariana Grande, Issues Entry Ban

Authorities cast the move as a public-order measure to deter repeat intrusions.

Overview

  • Singapore's immigration authority said Sunday that 26-year-old Johnson Wen was removed to Australia and barred from re-entry.
  • The deportation followed a nine-day jail term imposed by a district judge over a November 13 breach at Universal Studios Singapore.
  • Prosecutors charged Wen with causing a public disturbance after he jumped a barrier and briefly embraced Ariana Grande on the yellow carpet.
  • The judge described Wen—known online as “Pyjama Mann”—as an attention seeker with a pattern of similar intrusions at major events.
  • No injuries were reported, and witnesses praised Cynthia Erivo for stepping in as colleagues comforted Grande.