Man Who Grabbed Ariana Grande on Red Carpet Removed From Lady Gaga Concert
After being deported from Singapore, the infamous stage crasher attempted to attend the Mayhem Ball Tour in Brisbane, Australia, in a disguise, but was spotted by fans and escorted out
Ariana Grande and Lady Gaga at the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards. Photo: Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for MTV
The self-proclaimed “stage invader” who rushed Ariana Grande on the red carpet at the Wicked: For Good premiere in Singapore in November was removed from a Lady Gaga concert in Brisbane, Australia.
Fan-captured videos shared on social media show Johnson Wen, 26, being escorted out of SunCorp Stadium Tuesday, Dec. 9. He attempted to wear a disguise to the event, donning dark sunglasses and a mustache, but was caught before Gaga took the stage for the Mayhem Ball.
In the circulating videos, security on the floor level of the venue can be seen stripping Wen of his glasses, a lanyard, and multiple wristbands. Meanwhile, nearby fans cheered for his removal and booed his presence. Wen turned to face them all with a smile.
Representatives for Lady Gaga and SunCorp Stadium did not immediately respond to Rolling Stone‘s request for comment.
Wen, who calls himself “Pyjama Man,” posted on Instagram after, “Got kicked out of Lady Gaga concert. The show doesn’t start till 8pm. The early fans were booing me.”
A fan who witnessed the encounter wrote on X, “Many finger snaps to the girl in EE [early entry] who got security and gave them a description of that fuckin weirdo so they could legit just wait for his stupid disguise to try to get in. Actual mental help is needed for that man.”
Wen previously rushed onto the stage during performances from Katy Perry, the Weeknd, and the Chainsmokers. After grabbing Grande in Singapore, he was charged with being a public nuisance, detained in prison for nine days, and subsequently deported from Singapore back to Australia, where he lives.
Wen’s social media posts often attempt to reframe these incidents as normal fan encounters. “I feel like I’m in a dream, that’s my best friend Ariana Grande,” Wen said in an Instagram Story uploaded prior to the red carpet attack. “I’m going to meet her, yes, I’ve been dreaming about that.”
From Rolling Stone US.
