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\nAriana Grande was attacked by a fan at the Singapore premiere of her film Wicked: For Good on Thursday, Nov. 13A man rushed the carpet, grabbing Grande around the shoulders, and her costar Cynthia Erivo quickly jumped into action, pushing the man awayThe attacker was later identified as Johnson Wen, who goes by Pyjama Man, who has crashed several celebrity events<\/p>\n
Ariana Grande <\/a>was accosted by a fan at the Singapore premiere of her new film Wicked: For Good on Thursday, Nov. 13.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n In multiple videos captured from a variety of angles, Grande, who plays Glinda in the highly anticipated film, was seen walking the yellow brick road carpet at Universal Studios Singapore alongside costars Michelle Yeoh<\/a>, Cynthia Erivo <\/a>and Jeff Goldblum<\/a>, when a man in a white shirt and shorts sprinted at her, turning and grabbing her.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n The man, who had long black hair with dyed blue streaks, put his arm around Grande, pulling her close to him as she attempted to get away.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n Ariana Grande charged by a fan in Singapore.<\/p>\n belle phai\/tikTok<\/p>\n Immediately, Erivo, who plays Elphaba in the film, lunged toward the altercation, placing herself between Grande and the man and appearing to shout at him. Members of security then stepped in and moved the man away from Grande.\n<\/p>\n Grande looked visibly shaken by the incident, letting out deep breaths as Erivo and Yeoh comforted her.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Fans quickly identified the red carpet crasher as Johnson Wen, who goes by \u201cPyjama Man\u201d online. Wen posted his own video of the incident on Instagram<\/a>, writing, \u201cDear Ariana Grande Thank You for letting me Jump on the Yellow Carpet with You \u2764\ufe0f.\u201d\n<\/p>\n Wen is known for crashing celebrity events and making headlines. In June, he jumped on stage with a shocked-looking Katy Perry, and in August, he crashed The Weeknd\u2019s show before security rushed him off stage.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo on the red carpet in Singapore at the ‘Wicked: For Good’ premiere.<\/p>\n Suhaimi Abdullah\/Getty\u00a0<\/p>\n Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for PEOPLE’s free daily newsletter<\/a> to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer\u200b\u200b, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.\n<\/p>\n Grande has previously spoken about her struggles with PTSD in the wake of the 2017 bombing of her Manchester concert<\/a>, which left 22 people dead.\n<\/p>\n \u201cYeah, it\u2019s a real thing. I know those families and my fans, and everyone there experienced a tremendous amount of it as well,” Grande told British Vogue<\/a> in 2018. \u201cIt\u2019s hard to talk about because so many people have suffered such severe, tremendous loss \u2026 I feel like I shouldn\u2019t even be talking about my own experience \u2013 like I shouldn\u2019t even say anything. I don\u2019t think I\u2019ll ever know how to talk about it and not cry.\u201d\n<\/p>\n In the same interview, she opened up about her ongoing struggles with anxiety.\n<\/p>\n \u201cI think a lot of people have anxiety, especially right now \u2026 My anxiety has anxiety,” she said. “I\u2019ve always had anxiety. I\u2019ve never really spoken about it because I thought everyone had it, but when I got home from tour [in September 2017] it was the most severe I think it\u2019s ever been.\u201d\n<\/p>\n