A lip reader has deciphered what Ariana Grande asked a handler at the New York premiere of Wicked For Good after seemingly becoming overwhelmed by photographers.
In a new clip, Grande can be seen posing up a storm for snappers shouting for her attention until both she and her co-star Cynthia Erivo flag down a handler onto the red carpet for help.
Lipreader Jeremy Freeman exclusively told the Daily Mail that Grande told him: ‘If you could (signalling calm it down with her hands)…my anxiety.’
The shouting had notably decreased thereafter, which did not go unnoticed by Grande. ‘This is so peaceful, see?’ she appeared to say.
The Daily Mail has reached out to representatives for Grande for comment but did not immediately hear back.
The moment came after a fan frantically rushed Grande at the Singapore Wicked: For Good premiere – in an incident that has reportedly triggered her PTSD.
A lip reader has deciphered what Ariana Grande asked a handler at the New York premiere of Wicked For Good after seemingly becoming overwhelmed by photographer
Lipreader Jeremy Freeman exclusively told the Daily Mail that Grande told him: ‘If you could (signalling calm it down with her hands)…my anxiety’
The moment came after Johnson Wen (pictured) frantically rushed Grande at the Singapore Wicked: For Good premiere – in an incident that has set off her PTSD
Fans weighed in with their thoughts in the comments, writing: ‘Very overstimulating especially for people with anxiety and PTSD.’
Another wrote: ‘Looks like anxiety.’
‘queen was just a lil overstimulated,’ another wrote.
The occasion came the same day Australian Johnson Wen, 26 – the online prankster known as Pyjama Man – was sentenced to nine days behind bars after he rushed Grande at the Singapore premiere of her Wicked sequel.
According to the Singaporean paper The Straits Times, the judge said that Wen had planned the disturbing move to get hits on social media.
Wen was also called a ‘serial intruder’ by prosecutors.
Addressing Wen, district judge Christopher Goh said: ‘You seem to be attention-seeking, thinking only of yourself, and not the safety of others, when committing these acts.’
Wen stormed past security at Universal Studios on Thursday and latched onto Grande, wrapping an arm around her as she struggled to pull away.
Erivo immediately jumped in, shouting at Wen while throwing herself between him and her co-star as security tackled the intruder and dragged him off. Grande was left visibly shaken on the carpet.
Hours later, Wen uploaded a chilling selfie with manic eyes, pointing at a Grande poster and bragging, ‘I finally met Ariana Grande tonight.’
Wen was charged with public nuisance following last week’s incident, according to the BBC.
Grande’s co-star Cynthia Erivo seemed to sense the star’s discomfort
The actress appeared overwhelmed by the photographers
She spoke with an individual, gesturing to indicate she wanted the volume lowered
Grande was appreciative for the volume decrease as she later appeared to tell photographers, ‘This is so peaceful, see?’
He appeared in court Friday via video link with no legal representation and pleaded guilty.
Under Singaporean laws against public nuisance, he faced jail time of up to three months and fines of up to $1,540.
The Straits Times reported that, when asked by Judge Goh if he had anything to say in mitigation on Monday, Wen said: ‘I won’t do it again, Your Honour.’
Immediately after the incident, Wen posted a video to his social media saying, ‘Finally, I dreamed about meeting Ariana Grande and my dream became true,’ followed by a maniacal laugh: ‘Hee-hee-hee heeeeee.’
He even reposted footage of the red carpet ambush, captioning it: ‘Dear Ariana Grande Thank You for letting me Jump on the Yellow Carpet with You.’
