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Passionate supporters of Ariana Grande are demanding that a individual who breached a barricade and touched the celebrity during yesterday's Wicked: For Good launch be taken into custody or removed from Singapore.

A circulating video shows the person identified as Johnson Wen shoving aside media personnel and lunging at Grande while the cast made its way down a event pathway accompanied by fans.

Fellow actress Cynthia Erivo immediately guided the surprised actress away from Mr Wen, who was seen being escorted out of the gathering by security officers.

Mr Wen posted on Instagram recently that he was "released after being arrested", though legal records revealed that he was due to be present on the next day. It is unknown if he was faced legal action.

Record of Incidents

This is part of a pattern for Mr Wen, who labels himself a "Troll Most Hated", has crashed a concert or event. His Instagram feed includes recordings of him disturbing other star-studded functions, including breaching the performance area at Katy Perry's Sydney concert in June this year and in a like fashion during The Chainsmokers performance in the city last December.

"Steps should be implemented taken against him as this is evidently a criminal offence," wrote an Instagram user, in a message to a video Mr Wen posted of his behavior.

"You've done this repeatedly... how are you not behind bars?" another Instagram user remarked.

Supporters Voice Worry Over Grande's Past Trauma

Numerous fans blamed Mr Wen for "triggering past anxiety" Grande, who had spoken of experiencing PTSD after a suicide bomb attack at the conclusion of her 2017 show in Manchester, killing 22 people and harming many.

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

Several attendees also criticised security officers at the premiere for not being adequately prepared; while some demanded social media platforms to ban Mr Wen's videos.

Reaction and Premiere Information

In videos circulating online, Grande appeared surprised when she was approached by the intruder. Her fellow actors Michelle Yeoh and Erivo can be observed comforting her while Mr Wen was led out by staff.

Grande has remained silent on the situation, and the rest of the event proceeded as normal.

Many of supporters had congregated in a sea of colorful attire at the Wicked: For Good Asia-Pacific launch in a Singapore shopping center, including several who had waited for as long as many hours before it started.

The movie, to be premiered on November 21, is the sequel of a two-part interpretation of the popular theatrical production Wicked, which focuses on the unlikely bond between two distinct characters.

The production itself is a derivative of the 1900 children's novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.

Grande, who plays the benevolent sorceress Glinda, was dressed in a champagne pink sequin dress at the event while Erivo, who acts as the wicked witch, wore a black tube gown decorated with roses.

They were alongside cast member Jeff Goldblum.

The first movie, Wicked, was the most successful film of the previous year in the UK, and earned a dozen award recognitions, winning two for outstanding attire and artistic direction.