Ariana Grande was ambushed by an overzealous fan while walking the red carpet at the Singapore premiere of her new film Wicked: For Good on Thursday.
The actress, 32, was walking beside her co-star Cynthia Erivo, 38, who bravely jumped in front of her when she saw the man running towards them.
The video which was shared widely online showed the man lunging at Ariana and putting his arm around her, as she struggled to get away at Universal Studios.
Ahead of security, Cynthia, who plays Elphaba in the film, jumped in between her friend and the man to try and block him while seemingly shouting something at him.
Moments later a group of security guards at the event then pulled him away, leaving a visibly shaken Ariana being comforted by her friend Cynthia.
He was wearing a white T-shirt and shorts and had distinctive long black hair with dyed blue streaks.
Ariana Grande was ambushed by an overzealous fan while walking the red carpet at the Singapore premiere of her new film Wicked: For Good on Thursday
Ariana pictured waving to fans at the Wicked: For Good premiere in Singapore
The actress, 32, was walking beside her co-star Cynthia Erivo, 38, who bravely jumped in front of Ariana when she saw the man running towards them
He was quickly identified as notorious red carpet crasher Johnson Wen, who is also known as Pyjama Man online.
He has shared videos after accosting other celebrities such as Katy Perry, The Weeknd and electronic duo The Chainsmokers in a similar manner during their gigs.
Wen shared clips from the moment on his Instagram Story, writing: ‘Dear Ariana Grande Thank You for letting me Jump on the Yellow Carpet with You.’
Eerie videos taken before he jumped over a barricade to see Ariana show him saying it is his ‘dream’ to meet the actress.
Wen previously vowed to stop invading celebrities’ space when he was charged after interrupting Katy Perry’s Sydney concert in June.
He told 9News at the time he did it for fun and loves the rush of stage crashing.
Wen said: ‘I said “let me get on stage with you”, then she [Katy Perry] freaked out because she realised I wasn’t a performer. I was about to do like extra Fortnite moves but security got there too quick.’
Wen, who has insisted he isn’t a threat, has also conducted invasions at the Olympics in Paris, the FIFA Women’s World Cup, and the men’s Cricket World Cup final in India.
Eerie clips taken before he jumped over a barricade to see Ariana show him saying it is his ‘dream’ to meet the actress
He has shared videos after accosting other celebrities such as Katy Perry (pictured), The Weeknd and electronic duo The Chainsmokers in a similar manner during their gigs
He said ‘I just got on there, and as soon as i got tackled I got in a lot of trouble,’ he said of the invasion in India.
Wen, who is unemployed and was last known to be living in a backpackers hostel, is said to have racked up $20,000 in fines, according to the publication.
At the time, he said he plans to stop crashing red carpets and stages, saying: ‘I’m planning to quit forever because you get in way too much trouble for it, especially me, because I’ve done it so many times.’
Following the incident, the Glinda actress looked shaken and could be seen letting out deep breaths while walking beside Cynthia down the carpet.
Ariana has previously spoken about struggling with PTSD after her concert was bombed in Manchester in 2017, leaving 22 people dead.
She told British Vogue in 2018: ‘Yeah, it’s a real thing. I know those families and my fans, and everyone there experienced a tremendous amount of it as well.
‘It’s hard to talk about because so many people have suffered such severe, tremendous loss … I feel like I shouldn’t even be talking about my own experience – like I shouldn’t even say anything. I don’t think I’ll ever know how to talk about it and not cry.’
In the same interview, she opened up about her ongoing struggles with anxiety.
Cynthia was seen holding Ariana’s hand on the same day
Cynthia and Ariana have been promoting the sequel to Wicked in recent weeks (pictured together at the London premiere on November 10)
Ariana has previously spoken about struggling with PTSD after her concert was bombed in Manchester in 2017, leaving 22 people dead (pictured at the One Love Manchester memorial concert in 2017)
‘I think a lot of people have anxiety, especially right now … My anxiety has anxiety. ‘I’ve always had anxiety.
‘I’ve never really spoken about it because I thought everyone had it, but when I got home from tour, it was the most severe I think it’s ever been.’
A couple of years later in 2020, Ariana’s then-manager Scooter Braun revealed the singer was still ‘suffering’ on the three year anniversary of the bombing.
Speaking on the third anniversary of the attack, Scooter explained that the pop star was still struggling with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.
Scooter, who along with Ariana visited the families and injured at the Royal Manchester Children’s hospital in the days after the attack, said: ‘She has PTSD, she’s still suffering to this day.’
Speaking nine months after the bombing, Scooter told on the Big Questions with Cal Fussman podcast, how Ariana had cried ‘for days’ after the attack.
He said: ‘When she found out that fans of hers had died she was so sad.
‘She cried for days, she felt everything – every face they announced, every name, she wore on her sleeve. Every bit of emotion because that’s who she is.’
He recalled that the pairs’ visits to the families in the days after the attack were the ‘hardest two hours of either of our lives’.
‘After the first family I had to help her, she was distraught and I was lost. It was beyond tough. But every single time we got down we reminded each other we get to go home.
‘Our loved ones are still going to be there. That mother is never coming home, that daughter is never coming home, that son is never coming home, that dad is never coming home.’
