{"id":183803,"date":"2025-12-09T23:44:09","date_gmt":"2025-12-09T23:44:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/183803\/"},"modified":"2025-12-09T23:44:09","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T23:44:09","slug":"man-who-grabbed-ariana-grande-on-red-carpet-removed-from-lady-gaga-concert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/183803\/","title":{"rendered":"Man Who Grabbed Ariana Grande on Red Carpet Removed From Lady Gaga Concert"},"content":{"rendered":"

The self-proclaimed \u201cstage invader\u201d who rushed Ariana Grande on the red carpet <\/a>at the Wicked: For Good premiere in Singapore in November was removed from a Lady Gaga concert in Brisbane, Australia.<\/p>\n

Fan-captured videos shared on social media show Johnson Wen, 26, being escorted out of SunCorp Stadium Tuesday, Dec. 9. He attempted to wear a disguise to the event, donning dark sunglasses and a mustache, but was caught before Gaga took the stage for the Mayhem Ball.<\/a><\/p>\n

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In the circulating videos, security on the floor level of the venue can be seen stripping Wen of his glasses, a lanyard, and multiple wristbands. Meanwhile, nearby fans cheered for his removal and booed his presence. Wen turned to face them all with a smile.<\/p>\n

Representatives for Lady Gaga and SunCorp Stadium did not immediately respond to Rolling Stone\u2018s request for comment.<\/p>\n

Wen, who calls himself \u201cPyjama Man,\u201d posted on Instagram after, \u201cGot kicked out of Lady Gaga concert. The show doesn\u2019t start till 8pm. The early fans were booing me.\u201d<\/p>\n

A fan who witnessed the encounter wrote on X<\/a>, \u201cMany finger snaps to the girl in EE [early entry] who got security and gave them a description of that fuckin weirdo so they could legit just wait for his stupid disguise to try to get in. Actual mental help is needed for that man.\u201d<\/p>\n

Wen previously rushed onto the stage during performances from Katy Perry, the Weeknd, and the Chainsmokers. After grabbing Grande in Singapore, he was charged with being a public nuisance<\/a>, detained in prison for nine days, and subsequently deported from Singapore back to Australia, where he lives.<\/p>\n

Wen\u2019s social media posts often attempt to reframe these incidents as normal fan encounters. \u201cI feel like I\u2019m in a dream, that\u2019s my best friend Ariana Grande,\u201d Wen said in an Instagram Story uploaded prior to the red carpet attack. \u201cI\u2019m going to meet her, yes, I\u2019ve been dreaming about that.\u201d<\/p>\n

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