Sometimes a person needs to find a new hobby \u2014 one that doesn\u2019t involve terrifying celebrities.<\/p>\n
An Australian man who threw his arms around Ariana Grande after charging at her Thursday during arrivals at the Singapore premiere of \u201cWicked: For Good\u201d has been charged with being a public nuisance, the BBC reported. <\/p>\n
In various videos capturing the incident, as Grande greeted hundreds of fans lined up behind a barricade along a yellow carpet at the premiere, the man can be seen jumping a barricade on the other side of the carpet, running toward her with his arms and legs flailing, then grabbing her roughly around the neck and shoulders before turning and smiling happily for the cameras. Cynthia Erivo, who was walking with her co-star as well as Jeff Goldblum and Michelle Yeoh, immediately got between Grande and the man and appeared to shout at him. <\/p>\n
Security then escorted the man away from the very shaken star, who plays Glinda in the \u201cWicked\u201d movies. He was arrested, charged and later released, according to the BBC<\/a>, which identified him as Johnson Wen, 26. If convicted, he could be fined more than $1,500 in U.S. dollars. <\/p>\n Wen, who goes by the name Pyjama Man on Instagram, considers himself a \u201cstage invader\u201d who has surprised major stars including Katy Perry and the Weeknd. He has been carted off by security at a Paris Olympics track and field event and more than once ran onto soccer pitches during high-profile matches. Wen seems to post media coverage of his bad behavior as a badge of honor on his Instagram account, where he refers to himself as a \u201cTroll Most Hated.\u201d <\/p>\n One video of the event, incidentally, can be seen on Wen\u2019s Instagram grid, where he had the nerve to write as his caption, \u201cDear Ariana Grande Thank You for letting me Jump on the Yellow Carpet with You.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cyou literally assaulted her and you\u2019re posting it? bro you deserve to be in jail there is something severely wrong with you,\u201d one commenter wrote below the video. <\/p>\n Another went into it in more detail, writing, \u201cCongratulations. You managed to turn what should\u2019ve been a magical premiere into a global showcase of your complete inability to behave like a functioning adult. … Rushing a woman \u2014 any woman, let alone someone who has survived unimaginable trauma \u2014 is not \u2018a prank\u2019. It\u2019s not \u2018a stunt\u2019. It\u2019s not \u2018funny\u2019. It\u2019s pathetic, dangerous, and shows a total lack of respect for boundaries, safety, and basic human decency.\u201d<\/p>\n