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A man from Australia who vaulted across a fence and grabbed celebrity Ariana Grande has been deported and barred from Singapore.

The individual, twenty-six, was given a sentence to over a week in prison for being a public nuisance and has now been "banned from entering the country again," the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority stated to Singaporean press.

The man shoved through camera crews and approached aggressively the actress and singer, who was attending the regional launch for the film on the thirteenth of November. Fellow actress Cynthia Erivo intervened to remove him from Grande.

The individual has a record of interrupting performances and celebrity events, including leaping onto the platform at Katy Perry's Sydney concert in this summer.

The occurrence caused anger in Singapore, with many claiming he of causing further distress to the star.

The pop star has discussed suffering from PTSD after a suicide bomb attack at her performance in Manchester in May 2017 killed 22 individuals and hurt numerous attendees.

In the legal process, the authorities learned he had attempted to intrude on the film's premiere twice, according to regional reports.

He then made a another effort to jump the barricades. Security staff stopped him and pinned him down.

Wen later posted video clips thanking Grande for letting him on the carpet and said he was "free."

Law enforcement took him into custody the next day and brought charges against him with disorderly conduct, to which he confessed.

The Presiding Judge Christopher Goh was cited by a news outlet as saying that the man sought attention, noting that he was incorrect to believe he would not face any penalties.

The singer has not addressed the incident.

Cynthia Erivo spoke about the event to the press, remarking that she "just wanted to verify my co-star was safe."

"I'm sure he had no intention to us harm, but you can't predict with such situations, and I aimed to confirm that she was fine. That was my initial reaction," she commented.