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A man from Australia who vaulted across a fence and reached for actress Ariana Grande has been sent away and prohibited from Singapore.

The man, 26, was given a sentence to more than a week in detention for disrupting public order and has now been "barred from re-entering Singapore," the country's border control informed news outlets.

He forced his way past photographers and charged at the celebrity, who was present at the Asian premier for the musical adaptation on 13 November. Co-star Cynthia Erivo wrestled him away from Grande.

Wen has a history of disrupting concerts and star-studded occasions, including jumping on stage at the pop star's Australian show in this summer.

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

The pop star has spoken of suffering from trauma-related anxiety after a suicide bomb attack at her show in the English city in several years ago resulted in the deaths of over twenty people and affected hundreds.

Throughout the court proceedings, the judge was informed he had tried to gain access on the film's premiere on two occasions, according to regional reports.

He then made a follow-up try to breach security. Security staff stopped him and pinned him down.

Wen later posted recordings thanking Grande for permitting his access and said he was "released."

Authorities arrested him the subsequent day and brought charges against him with disorderly conduct, to which he confessed.

The Presiding Judge the magistrate was quoted by Channel News Asia as remarking that Wen was "attention seeking", commenting that he was wrong to assume he would not suffer any consequences.

Grande has not commented on the situation.

Erivo discussed the situation to NBC, saying that she "simply desired to ensure my co-star was protected."

"I'm sure he didn't intend us harm, but you can't predict with those things, and I aimed to confirm that she was fine. That was my initial reaction," she commented.