Fan jumps barricade, rushes at Wicked star Ariana Grande during movie premiere in Singapore
The person was eventually tackled by security and led away. The incident took place at Universal Studios Singapore on Nov 13.
The Wicked: For Good movie premiere in Singapore on Thursday night (Nov 13) was temporarily disrupted, when a fan jumped over the event’s barricade and rushed at visiting American pop star and actress Ariana Grande. (Photos: TikTok/belle phai, UR Dinie)
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The Wicked: For Good movie premiere in Singapore on Thursday night (Nov 13) was temporarily disrupted, when a fan jumped over the event’s barricade and rushed at visiting American pop star and actress Ariana Grande.
The incident took place during the yellow carpet event at Universal Studios Singapore (USS).
Videos circulating on social media showed the man putting his arm around Grande while jumping up and down. The man was subsequently tackled and removed by security. CNA Lifestyle understands he was escorted out and took the train out of Sentosa.
Fellow cast members present, including Cynthia Erivo, Jeff Goldblum and Michelle Yeoh, as well as director Jon M Chu, were seen caught off guard – before Erivo was seen immediately stepping in to intervene.
The person who rushed towards the stars was identified as a content creator who goes by the handle Pyjama Man. The man, who reportedly hails from Australia, has made several videos in the past of him rushing towards artistes like Katy Perry and The Weeknd.
His exploits so far have occured in numerous countries around the world including India in 2023 which saw him invading the Narendra Modi Stadium pitch in Ahmedabad during the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup final between India and Australia.
Pyjama Man has since uploaded his own video of the incident onto his pages which shows Cynthia Erivo brushing him off after his attack on Grande.
He later posted a video of the event on social media, writing: “Dear Ariana Grande Thank You for letting me Jump on the Yellow Carpet with You.”
Fans have since blasted Pyjama Man for the incident, calling it "completely unacceptable".
"Imagine how terrifying that is for a man you don't know to come running full force at you and you don't know what their intentions are," wrote a user on Tiktok.
Before walking the yellow carpet, there was also a public fan meet held at Weave in Resorts World Sentosa (RWS), which the cast and director attended.
The night before, both Grande and co-star Erivo visited USS, posting about their excursion on Instagram Stories.
CNA Lifestyle has reached out to RWS for comment.
