Cynthia Erivo is speaking out after stepping in when a fan jumped the barricade at a "Wicked: For Good" premiere event.
"We have come through some stuff in our lives, in our daily workings," Erivo said at a Screen Actors Guild screening of the movie, per Entertainment Weekly. "I mean … even this last week. Let's be honest … we've had to really deal with some stuff, and this movie has allowed us to really grow as people, as friends, as sisters, as artists, as actresses."
Erivo's comments call back to the "Wicked: For Good" premiere in Singapore Nov. 13, when an Australian man, now identified as Johnson Wen, was caught on viral video running toward her costar Ariana Grande. Grande's castmates, most prominently Erivo, quickly huddled around her and shooed the man off.
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Wen was later arrested and charged in court for being a public nuisance, NBC News and the BBC report. Describing himself as a "troll" in his Instagram bio, Wen's social media shows him rushing the stage at various concerts, including a Katy Perry and a Chainsmokers show, before being hauled off by security.
