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Influencer Jailed for Disturbing Ariana Grande at Premiere

11/17/2025

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Johnson Wen, a 26-year-old Australian influencer, was sentenced in Singapore to nine days in jail after grabbing Ariana Grande at the Asia-Pacific premiere of Wicked: For Good.
He pleaded guilty to public nuisance for leaping over a barricade and startling Grande.
Wen's history of disrupting events and posting actions drew criticism that he re-traumatized Grande, who has PTSD from a 2017 bombing.

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Johnson Wen, a 26-year-old Australian influencer, was sentenced in Singapore to nine days in jail after grabbing Ariana Grande at the Asia-Pacific premiere of Wicked: For Good.
He pleaded guilty to public nuisance for leaping over a barricade and startling Grande.
Wen's history of disrupting events and posting actions drew criticism that he re-traumatized Grande, who has PTSD from a 2017 bombing.