Ariana Grande was rushed by a social media influencer fan at the Wicked: For Good Singapore red carpet premiere per myriad posts on social media. The influencer is identified as Pyjamamann who even posted about the incident writing, “Dear Ariana Grande Thank You for letting me Jump on the Yellow Carpet with You ❤️”.
The fan rushed toward Grande throwing his arms around her, at which point Wicked: For Good co-star Cynthia Erivo promptly inserted herself into the situation, shoving him away, before she embraced Grande. Wicked franchise co-star Michelle Yeoh also helped ease Grande post the incident. Grande in social media posts below, appears to have been quite shocked by the fan, who jumped a barrier to get onto the red carpet.
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Pyjamamann reportedly committed a similar stunt in June with Katy Perry. The singer was on tour in Sydney, Australia, when the Pyjamamann dashed toward onstage during her Lifetimes Tour.
We’ve reached out to Universal for a statement on the situation. We’ll update you as we know more.
Wicked: For Good is poised to be one of the top openings of 2025, feasibly clearing $100M+. Fandango reported today that the Jon M. Chu directed sequel is the ticket retailer’s biggest PG-seller of all-time, and the top selling advance ticket so far in 2025. Wicked: For Good opens on Nov. 21.
The feature take of the hit Broadway musical has been on a global premiere tour and will land in New York City on Monday, Nov. 17.