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An Australian man that leaped past a barrier and grabbed Hollywood star Ariana Grande has been sent away and barred from Singapore.

The man, twenty-six, was given a sentence to over a week in jail for disrupting public order and has now been "barred from re-entering Singapore," the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority stated to local media.

The man shoved through camera crews and approached aggressively the actress and singer, who was attending the Asian debut for Wicked: For Good on the thirteenth of November. Fellow actress Cynthia Erivo wrestled him away from Grande.

The individual has a record of disrupting concerts and high-profile gatherings, including leaping onto the platform at Katy Perry's Sydney concert in June this year.

The occurrence sparked outrage in Singapore, with many claiming he of re-traumatising Grande.

The pop star has mentioned experiencing PTSD after a explosive incident at her performance in the English city in several years ago killed 22 individuals and hurt numerous attendees.

During Wen's trial, the judge was informed he had made efforts to breach on the movie's debut twice, according to regional reports.

He then made a follow-up try to breach security. Event security prevented him and pinned him down.

The man subsequently shared videos thanking Grande for allowing his presence and said he was "released."

Law enforcement arrested him the next day and accused him with causing a disturbance, to which Wen pleaded guilty.

The Court Judge Christopher Goh was referenced by media reports as saying that Wen was "attention seeking", adding that he was mistaken to think he would not suffer any consequences.

The actress has not commented on the case.

Cynthia Erivo discussed the situation to a media outlet, saying that she "simply desired to verify my friend was secure."

"I believe he had no intention to us injury, but you never know with those things, and I sought to confirm that she was OK. That was my initial reaction," she stated.