The Immigration authorities of Singapore he Australian fan deported who pounced on the American pop star Ariana Grande during the premiere of the movie ‘Wicked: For Good‘.
The government agency told the newspaper The Straits Times who on Sunday sent J. Wen back to his country, who was sentenced to nine days in prison for the crime of disturbing public order, and that he is prohibited from re-entering the city-state.
The Australian, who had already starred in episodes of this type in the past, He jumped over the security barrier during the film’s premiere in Singapore on November 13. to hug Grande, in a video that went viral.
Wen himself, who on previous occasions invaded the stage when artists such as the American Katy Perry or the Canadian The Weeknd performed or jumped onto the field during the 2023 Women’s World Cup final, she shared the incident on her profile on the social network Instagram.
The police of the city-state, with a semi-autocratic regime and strict laws to maintain public order, arrested him that same day and a court imposed a nine-day prison sentence on him last Monday.
Wen pleaded guilty to the crime and agreed with the prosecution for a week in prison, but magistrate Christopher Goh assessed that the accused is a “repeat offender” and that with his planned act he was “seeking to attract attention”, so he considered that a “small increase” in punishment was appropriate.
Singapore, semi-autocratic island with strict laws restricting demonstrations and preserve public order, disrupting them is punishable by up to three months in prison and fines of a maximum of S$2,000 (about US$1,536.5), according to the Penal Code.
