{"id":137681,"date":"2025-11-16T09:38:09","date_gmt":"2025-11-16T09:38:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/137681\/"},"modified":"2025-11-16T09:38:09","modified_gmt":"2025-11-16T09:38:09","slug":"ariana-grande-co-star-condemns-fan-who-lunged-at-singer-in-singapore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/137681\/","title":{"rendered":"Ariana Grande co-star condemns \u2018fan\u2019 who lunged at singer in Singapore"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rVZUAWgtAFijHNuRNP\" style=\"display:none\">She went on to note that in the past, she has discussed issues of \u201cparasociality, especially at things like concerts or just when someone in the public eye is at an event, like people throwing s*** on stage mid-performance\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><img  alt=\"Johnson Wen was arrested outside Universal Studios in Singapore after he charged towards Grande when she walked the yellow carpet with co-stars Erivo, Yeoh, and Jeff Goldblum.\" class=\"article-media__image responsively-lazy\" data-test-ui=\"article-media__image\"\/>Johnson Wen was arrested outside Universal Studios in Singapore after he charged towards Grande when she walked the yellow carpet with co-stars Erivo, Yeoh, and Jeff Goldblum.<\/p>\n<p class=\"rVZUAWgtAFijHNuRNP\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cThis is what I mean when I say social media brings out the worst in people,\u201d Bode continued. <\/p>\n<p class=\"rVZUAWgtAFijHNuRNP\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cOh, did you get your views? Did you get your likes? Guess what you also did? You made somebody feel incredibly unsafe, but just \u2013 no remorse. That goes over your head. You\u2019re a bad person.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"rVZUAWgtAFijHNuRNP\" style=\"display:none\">She went on to say that she does not believe \u201cwomen, or really anybody, should be expected to move with grace or respond with kindness when they\u2019ve been violated in that way, and to expect that makes you a weirdo also\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"rVZUAWgtAFijHNuRNP\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cThe thing is, most of the time women within the public eye do respond with kindness because they know what the result is going to be if they don\u2019t,\u201d Bode added.<\/p>\n<p><img  alt=\"Marissa Bode, the 25-year-old actress who plays Nessarose Thropp in the Wicked movies, objected to the notion that the man that charged at Grande is &quot;a fan&quot;. Photo \/ Getty Images\" class=\"article-media__image responsively-lazy\" data-test-ui=\"article-media__image\"\/>Marissa Bode, the 25-year-old actress who plays Nessarose Thropp in the Wicked movies, objected to the notion that the man that charged at Grande is &#8220;a fan&#8221;. Photo \/ Getty Images<\/p>\n<p class=\"rVZUAWgtAFijHNuRNP\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cThese are people, they are not products, they do not owe you their entire personhood. And to be frank, if you don\u2019t agree with that, you are not a fan,\u201d Bode added. \u201c[You are] someone who\u2019s entitled that desperately needs to be brought back down to Earth.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"rVZUAWgtAFijHNuRNP\" style=\"display:none\">It comes after the serial prankster who accosted Grande at the Wicked: For Good premiere in Singapore has been charged with being a public nuisance.<\/p>\n<p class=\"rVZUAWgtAFijHNuRNP\" style=\"display:none\">The Australian man identified as serial pest Johnson Wen was arrested outside Universal Studios in Singapore after he charged towards Grande when she walked the yellow carpet with co-stars Erivo, Yeoh, and Jeff  Goldblum.<\/p>\n<p class=\"rVZUAWgtAFijHNuRNP\" style=\"display:none\">On Friday afternoon, a Singapore court charged Wen with being a public nuisance, which may see him fined up to S$2000, according to the BBC.<\/p>\n<p class=\"rVZUAWgtAFijHNuRNP\" style=\"display:none\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/my-account\/profile\/newsletters\/?from=cmp\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/my-account\/profile\/newsletters\/?from=cmp\">Sign up to Herald Premium Editor\u2019s Picks<\/a>, delivered straight to your inbox every Friday. 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