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Devoted supporters of the actress are calling for that a individual who breached a fence and seized the celebrity during Thursday's Wicked: For Good launch be taken into custody or removed from Singapore.

A viral footage shows the individual from Australia shoving aside camera operators and lunging at Grande while the cast proceeded down a event pathway flanked by supporters.

Fellow actress Cynthia Erivo immediately wrested the surprised actress away from Mr Wen, who was seen being escorted out of the event by event staff.

Mr Wen stated on Instagram late on Thursday that he was "free after being taken in", though court documents revealed that he was set to attend court on the following morning. It is not clear if he was charged.

History of Incidents

This is not an isolated incident for Mr Wen, who describes himself as a "Notorious Troublemaker", has disrupted a performance. His Instagram feed features videos of him disturbing other celebrity events, including breaching the performance area at Katy Perry's Sydney show in June this year and in a comparable manner during The Chainsmokers event in the same location last year.

"There needs to be action applied against him as this is clearly a punishable act," commented an Instagram commenter, in a response to a video Mr Wen shared of his act.

"Oh wow so you do this a lot... how aren't you in jail?" one Instagram user questioned.

Fans Voice Worry Over the Star's Well-being

Many fans blamed Mr Wen for "re-traumatising" Grande, who had discussed experiencing trauma-related anxiety after a suicide bomb attack at the finale of her spring 2017 show in Manchester, killing 22 people and harming hundreds.

"Ariana has been through so many scary things... and at her Manchester concert and you thought it would be fun to jump the barricade?" said another response on Instagram.

A number of attendees also questioned security officers at the gathering for not being vigilant enough; while others called for digital services to remove Mr Wen's uploads.

Response and Premiere Information

In clips circulating online, Grande appeared surprised when she was touched by the man. Her cast members Michelle Yeoh and Erivo can be spotted comforting her while Mr Wen was led out by staff.

Grande has remained silent on the situation, and the remaining proceedings continued without further issues.

Many of supporters had congregated in a crowd of colorful attire at the Wicked: For Good regional launch in a Singapore venue, including a number who had waited for as long as many hours before it commenced.

The motion picture, to be released on the 21st of November, is the follow-up of a two-part version of the acclaimed Broadway and West End musical Wicked, which centers on the surprising relationship between two very different witches.

The show itself is a derivative of the twentieth-century story The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.

Grande, who portrays the good witch Glinda, was decked out in a champagne pink glittering gown at the event while Erivo, who portrays the Elphaba, wore a black tube gown embroidered with roses.

They were accompanied by co-star Jeff Goldblum.

The first movie, Wicked, was the highest-grossing movie of 2024 in the UK, and scored a dozen award recognitions, winning several for best costume and artistic direction.