Man grabs movie star on the red carpet, co-star rushes to protect her

A man rushed Ariana Grande on the red carpet at the Singapore premiere of “Wicked: For Good” on Thursday, grabbing the singer before her co-star Cynthia Erivo intervened, PEOPLE reports.

Videos from the event at Universal Studios Singapore show a man in a white shirt and shorts sprinting toward Grande as she walked the yellow brick road-themed carpet. He grabbed Grande and pulled her close while she tried to break free.

Erivo, who plays Elphaba in the film, quickly moved between Grande and the man and appeared to shout at him. Security personnel then removed the man from the area.

Grande appeared shaken afterward, with Erivo and fellow co-star Michelle Yeoh offering comfort.

The man was identified by fans as Johnson Wen, who goes by “Pyjama Man” online and has repeatedly crashed celebrity events.

He jumped onstage with Katy Perry in June and interrupted a concert by The Weeknd in August. Wen posted video of the incident on Instagram with the caption, “Dear Ariana Grande Thank You for letting me Jump on the Yellow Carpet with You.”

The incident comes years after Grande experienced trauma from the 2017 bombing at her Manchester concert that killed 22 people. She has been open about her ongoing struggles with PTSD and anxiety.

“Yeah, it’s a real thing. I know those families and my fans, and everyone there experienced a tremendous amount of it as well,” Grande told British Vogue in 2018.

“It’s hard to talk about because so many people have suffered such severe, tremendous loss,” she added. “I feel like I shouldn’t even be talking about my own experience – like I shouldn’t even say anything. I don’t think I’ll ever know how to talk about it and not cry.”

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