Ariana Grande was left terrified on Thursday when she was ambushed by a fan while walking the red carpet at the Singapore premiere of Wicked: For Good.
Now the prankster has been unveiled as Johnson Wen, a budding Australian influencer who goes by ‘Pyjama Man’ on Instagram.
The red carpet crasher, 25, is infamous for crashing concerts and events, where he accosts celebrities until security forcibly removes him.
He most recently crashed The Weeknd concert in Melbourne in August, and was pulled off-stage by security at The Chainsmokers’ Sydney concert in July.
A month earlier, in June, he also rushed Katy Perry on a Sydney stage.
Wen doesn’t stop at music concerts or actors, as he has also been known to streak across stadiums during huge sporting events.
The Australian man who charged Ariana Grande, 32, at the Singapore premiere of Wicked: For Good has been revealed as Johnson Wen, 25, who goes by ‘Pyjama Man’ online
Grande was left terrified on Thursday when she was ambushed by Wen while walking the red carpet with her co-stars
He delayed the 100m Olympic Final in Paris 2024 when he jumped the barricade, and disrupted the Cricket World Cup in 2023.
That same year, he attempted to streak across the field at the FIFA Women’s World Cup, but tripped over his own feet and was promptly escorted off.
Wen appears to take pride in gate crashing events, calling himself an ‘invader’ online and ‘troll most hated’.
He shares videos and news clips of his stunts, as well as other videos of himself disrupting the peace while on trains or in shopping centres.
The streaker also has a GoFundMe account linked to his Instagram, where he begs his followers to ‘pay off all my bills’.
Wen made headlines this week when he charged US star Grande, 32, at her new film premiere for the sequel of Wicked.
The actress was walking beside her co-star Cynthia Erivo, who bravely jumped in front of her when she saw the man running towards them.
The video, which was shared widely online, showed Wen lunging at Grande and putting his arm around her as she struggled to get away at Universal Studios.
Wen is infamous for crashing concerts and large events to accost celebrities, recently jumping on stage to ambush Katy Perry in Sydney in June
He also invaded the pitch at the FIFA Women’s World Cup in 2023, where he was seized by security after her tripped over his own feet
Ahead of security, Erivo, 38, who plays Elphaba in the film, jumped between her friend and the man to try and block him while seemingly shouting something at him.
Moments later a group of security guards at the event then pulled him away, leaving a visibly shaken Grande being comforted by her friend Erivo.
He was wearing a white T-shirt and shorts and had distinctive long black hair with dyed blue streaks.
Co-stars Michelle Yeoh and Jeff Goldblum were also walking with Grande at the time of the incident.
Wen shared clips from the moment on his Instagram Story, writing: ‘Dear Ariana Grande Thank You for letting me Jump on the Yellow Carpet with You.’
Eerie videos taken before he jumped over a barricade to see Grande show him saying it was his ‘dream’ to meet the actress.
Standing underneath a poster of Grande in Wicked, Wen said: ‘I feel like I’m in a dream. That’s my best friend Ariana Grande and I’m going to meet her.’
‘I’ve been dreaming about that,’ he added before doing a theatrical laugh.
After his stunt, Wen later posted on his Instagram Stories again saying he was ‘free’ after Grande’s fans watched him get tackled to the ground by security.
