🔗 Share this article

An individual of Australian nationality who jumped over a barricade and touched celebrity Ariana Grande has been expelled and barred from Singapore.

The man, twenty-six, was sentenced to over a week in jail for being a public nuisance and has now been "barred from re-entering Singapore," the country's border control informed news outlets.

He forced his way through camera crews and rushed toward the celebrity, who was attending the Asian debut for the film on November 13. Fellow actress Cynthia Erivo wrestled him away from Grande.

The individual has a record of interrupting performances and celebrity events, including jumping on stage at the pop star's Australian show in June this year.

The occurrence sparked outrage in Singapore, with many saying he of triggering past trauma for the singer.

The celebrity has spoken of dealing with PTSD after a explosive incident at her performance in the UK city in spring of 2017 took the lives of 22 people and affected hundreds.

Throughout the court proceedings, the authorities learned he had tried to gain access on the film's premiere twice, according to local news sources.

He then made a another effort to jump the barricades. Event security intercepted him and pinned him down.

The man subsequently shared video clips expressing gratitude to the star for permitting his access and said he was "at liberty."

Authorities arrested him the subsequent day and charged him with causing a disturbance, to which he confessed.

The Presiding Judge Christopher Goh was quoted by media reports as stating that he was looking for publicity, commenting that he was mistaken to believe he would not suffer any consequences.

The actress has not addressed the situation.

Cynthia Erivo discussed the event to NBC, stating that she "simply desired to make sure my co-star was protected."

"I'm sure he didn't intend us harm, but you can't predict with these incidents, and I sought to ensure that she was fine. That was my first instinct," she said.