One of Ariana Grande’s Wicked co-stars has slammed the “fan” that lunged at the singer at the movie’s Singapore premiere.
Confronting footage of the now-viral moment showed Wen break through the barricade, prompting Cynthia Erivo to jump into action, lunging between them and appearing to shout him down while shielding Grande.
Security quickly took over the situation, arresting him while Erivo and Yeoh comforted Grande.
Following the incident, Marissa, the 25-year-old actress that plays Nessarose Thropp in the movies, objected the notion that the man that charged at Ariana is “a fan.”
“‘But they’re a fan!’ Okay. Then they’re a fan and a loser,” Marissa shared on TikTok in an apparent response to people defending Wen’s actions.
She went on to note that in the past, she has discussed issues of “parasociality, especially at things like concerts or just when someone in the public eye is at an event, like people throwing s–t on stage mid-performance.”
“This is what I mean when I say social media brings out the worst in people,” Marissa continued. “Oh, did you get your views? Did you get your likes? Guess what you also did? You made somebody feel incredibly unsafe, but just — no remorse. That goes over your head. You’re a bad person.”
She went on to say that she does not believe “women, or really anybody, should be expected to move with grace or respond with kindness when they’ve been violated in that way, and to expect that makes you a weirdo also.”
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“The thing is, most of the time women within the public eye do respond with kindness because they know what the result is going to be if they don’t,” Marissa added.
“These are people, they are not products, they do not owe you their entire personhood. And to be frank, if you don’t agree with that, you are not a fan,” Marissa added. “[You are] someone who’s entitled that desperately needs to be brought back down to Earth.”
It comes after the serial prankster who accosted Grande at the Wicked: For Good premiere in Singapore has been charged with being a public nuisance.
The Australian man identified as serial pest Johnson Wen was arrested outside Universal Studios in Singapore after he charged towards Grande when she walked the yellow carpet with co-stars Cynthia Erivo, Michelle Yeoh, and Jeff Goulburn.
On Friday afternoon, a Singapore court charged Wen with being a public nuisance, which may see him fined up to S$2000 (A$2400), according to the BBC.
