Ariana Grande’s premiere scare ends with abuser facing heavy punishment

'Wicked For Good' arrived in cinemas on Friday 21 November

By Hina Ali
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November 23, 2025
Ariana Grande’s premiere scare ends with abuser facing heavy punishment

Johnson Wen, the man who grabbed music icon Ariana Grande at her Wicked: For Good premiere, became the centre of worldwide anger after his shocking behaviour.

Now the horrifying story reached to a new point when the country decided to ban him from returning back.

The incident spread across the internet within minutes and people everywhere expressed anger at how easily he reached the singer.

The Straits Times confirmed on Sunday 23 November that Wen has been barred from returning back to Singapore and this update arrived on the same day he was sent back to Australia.

The Immigration and Checkpoints Authority stated that the decision was made after reviewing his actions at the film event.

However, Wen already been given a nine day jail sentence for what happened at the Asian premiere of Wicked For Good on 17 November.

He is massively known online as Pyjama Man and got a reputation for interrupting major events for his owb fun and satisfaction.

At this premiere, the Pyjama Man jumped over a barrier on 13 November and ran toward Ariana, where her co-star Cynthia Erivo acted immediately and pulled him away before anyone was hurt.

Moreover, public outrage grew even stronger when Wen later shared a video of the moment and thanked Grande as if it were a friendly interaction.

Police later arrested him the next day and he admitted in court that he created a public nuisance and judge Christopher Goh told him that he avoided consequences in the past but that this time he was wrong.

The judge said he hoped the punishment would stop this behaviour for good.

For the unversed, Wicked For Good arrived in cinemas on Friday 21 November.