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It's good to have a friend like Cynthia Erivo.
November 13 Evil: For good The actor came to the aid of his co-star Ariana Grande on the yellow carpet at the film's Singapore premiere after a man jumped over a barricade, ran towards Grande and forcibly hugged her.
Videos posted on social media showed Erivo quickly intervened to separate the man from Grande while security was present. Shortly after, security escorted the man out. Erivo could be seen consoling Grande along with actress Michelle Yeoh. Grande seemed shaken by the ordeal.
A Singapore court has charged a man who jumped over a barricade with disturbing public order. If found guilty, he could be fined up to US$2,000 in Singapore dollars (about C$2,160).
Several news outlets identified the carpet intruder as Johnson Wen, a niche social media personality known online as “The Man in Pajamas.” Wen is notorious for crashing red carpets and other events, and has also gone viral for similar stunts with recording artist Katy Perry and Canadian musician The Weeknd.
Reaction to the post
A video of the stunt was posted on Wen's Instagram profile with the caption: “Dear Ariana Grande, thank you for letting me jump on the yellow carpet with you ❤️.” In the comments section below, people are condemning the move, calling it attack and harassment. Multiple comments are inviting people to report the Instagram account.
“Do you think this is normal? This is disgusting! reads a comment on the Wicked fan page that has over 9,000 likes. “After all the trauma Ari has been through, this is just disrespectful,” read another comment that received more than 2,000 likes.
Media tour for Evil: For good will continue with a stop in New York on November 17.
The film begins in 2024. Wicked stopped, concluding the story told in the original musical of the same name about the ill-fated friendship of Elphaba, the Wicked Witch of the West, and Glinda, the Good Witch of the North, set in the Land of Oz.
Evil: For good will be in theaters November 21st.
