Ariana Grande grabbed by infamous ‘troll most hated’ at Wicked Premiere—fans call for prison time

Chaos erupted at the Wicked: For Good premiere in Singapore on Thursday when an Australian man, Johnson Wen, charged past photographers and lunged at Ariana Grande as she made her way down the yellow carpet.

A now-viral video shows Grande momentarily stunned, before co-star Cynthia Erivo quickly intervened and wrested her away from Wen. Security officers promptly escorted him out of the event.

Wen, who describes himself on Instagram as the 'Troll Most Hated,' later posted that he was “free after being arrested.” Court documents, however, show he was scheduled to appear in court on Friday, and it remains unclear whether any charges have been filed.

This is far from Wen’s first stunt. His Instagram feed shows a history of disrupting celebrity events, including jumping on stage at Katy Perry’s Sydney concert in June and during The Chainsmokers’ performance in Sydney last December.

Fans were quick to call for justice, demanding that Wen be arrested or even deported. “There needs to be action [taken] against him as this is clearly a criminal offence,” wrote one Instagram user under a video of the incident. Another asked, “Oh wow so you do this a lot… how aren’t you in jail?”

Criticism also fell on the event’s security, with some arguing that officers failed to prevent the intrusion, while others called on social media platforms to remove Wen’s videos.

In clips circulating online, Grande is visibly shocked as Wen grabs her, while co-stars Michelle Yeoh and Erivo comfort her as he is led away. The premiere continued after the incident, though Grande has not publicly commented.