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An Australian man who jumped past a barrier and touched Hollywood star Ariana Grande has been sent away and banned from Singapore.

The man, 26, was sentenced to more than a week in prison for disrupting public order and has now been "banned from entering the country again," Singaporean immigration authorities informed Singaporean press.

He forced his way through camera crews and approached aggressively the actress and singer, who was attending the Asian debut for the film on 13 November. Co-star Cynthia Erivo pulled him back from Grande.

Wen has a history of interrupting performances and star-studded occasions, including jumping on stage at Katy Perry's Sydney concert in the past June.

The occurrence sparked outrage in Singapore, with numerous people saying he of triggering past trauma for the singer.

The singer has spoken of experiencing PTSD after a terrorist bombing at her performance in Manchester in May 2017 took the lives of 22 individuals and hurt numerous attendees.

During Wen's trial, the judge was informed he had attempted to intrude on the red carpet event twice, according to Singaporean media.

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

The man subsequently shared video clips expressing gratitude to the star for permitting his access and said he was "free."

Law enforcement arrested him the subsequent day and accused him with disorderly conduct, to which Wen pleaded guilty.

The Presiding Judge the magistrate was cited by media reports as saying that the man sought attention, noting that he was incorrect to assume he would not experience repercussions.

Grande has not commented on the incident.

Cynthia Erivo mentioned the situation to NBC, stating that she "just wanted to make sure my co-star was safe."

"I believe he had no intention to us harm, but you can't predict with those things, and I wanted to make sure that she was alright. That was my first instinct," she stated.