Man Who Grabbed Ariana Grande at ‘Wicked: For Good’ Premiere Charged in Court

The 26-year-old Australian man who charged at Ariana Grande on the red carpet of Wicked‘s Asia premiere is reportedly facing jail time after authorities arrested him in Singapore.

According to the BBC and CBS News, the man, identified as Johnson Wen, has been charged with being a “public nuisance,” for which he may be forced to pay a fine that’s equivalent to more than $1,500. The latter site also reports that he may be sentenced to three months in jail for his actions.

Billboard has reached out to Grande’s reps for comment.

The development comes shortly after the Nov. 13 premiere of Wicked: For Good at Universal Studios Singapore. The pop star and Cynthia Erivo, her Wicked costar and fellow Oscar nominee, were walking the red carpet when Wen — who later boasted about the incident and his subsequent arrest on Instagram — jumped over a divider and sprinted straight toward Grande. The singer looked terrified as he wrapped an arm around her neck and started jumping up and down. Erivo promptly sprang into action, forcefully prying Wen off of her costar.

Even as he was being torn away from Grande by security personnel, footage from the event shows how Wen gripped onto the Grammy winner’s shoulder until the last possible second. Erivo and Michelle Yeoh, who also stars in the Wicked movies, then appeared to comfort a shaken-looking Grande.

Naturally, the moment sparked outrage among fans, who quickly discovered that Wen has a history of pulling such “pranks” on famous people. He’s previously rushed unauthorized onto stages where The Weeknd and the Chainsmokers were performing, and over the summer, he was arrested for doing the same to Katy Perry and touching her without consent.

In a TikTok, Wicked star Marissa Bode called him out directly. “You made somebody feel incredibly unsafe, but just — no remorse,” she said. “You’re a bad person.”

At press time, Grande has not spoken about the incident at the premiere. She did, however, share photos to Instagram of herself and her castmates at the event and wrote simply, “thank you, Singapore we love you.”