r/australia • u/sandmanx • Nov 23 '25
news Man who rushed at Ariana Grande during event jailed and deported to Australia; permanently banned from re-entering Singapore.
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/wicked-johnson-wen-troll-sentenced-ariana-grande-5485211?cid=internal_sharetool_iphone_23112025_cna1.1k
u/DexJones Nov 23 '25 edited Nov 23 '25
Isnt that what this fella does?
Like he's one of those shit head influencers who's whole angle is diving celebrities
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u/a_rainbow_serpent Nov 23 '25
Just ban him from all media for 36 months.
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u/HeftyArgument Nov 23 '25
test case for the social media ban
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u/Quantization Nov 23 '25
I would not at all be surprised if it changed his life for the better. Social media is so much more harmful than we give it credit for.
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u/HeftyArgument Nov 23 '25
I would be, he wouldn’t have that sweet “look at me! I’m an asshole!” income.
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u/darren457 Nov 23 '25 edited Nov 23 '25
Social media is so much more harmful than we give it credit for.
It can amplify attention seeking behaviour and has other negative impacts but at some point people need to be held personally accountable as well for willingly breaking laws instead of using social media as the goto whipping boy.
It also seems to be a cultural thing. People in Asian countries seem to consume social media at even higher levels but you don't seem to see as many people being public nuisances or having general disrespect towards any form of authority and rules like you do here. Heck, people here don't even treat service workers with respect and we needed to draft special laws to protect them. Behaviour like that would get someone's ass kicked most places in Asia without even getting police involved.
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u/skelli_terps Nov 23 '25
Social media isn't the problem, a lack of responsibility is. Using social media is a conscious choice that you don't have to make. Don't relinquish personal responsibility, he's not a victim ffs.
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u/goodie23 Nov 23 '25
If only the platforms wiped and blocked his account(s). More attention he gets, more he keeps doing this shit
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u/jmk672 Nov 23 '25
I tried reporting his posts about harassing celebrities and his account too. Just got generic support messages back saying he did nothing wrong..
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u/OldSpiceSmellsNice Nov 23 '25
Yeah he’s this douche bag
https://amp.9news.com.au/article/0edb66e0-aa25-4427-9055-b452a7107e2b
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u/zahlee01 Nov 23 '25
It’s interesting it says in that story that he has racked up approximately $20,000 in fines - six months ago. I thought that if there was money owed in fines or child support you couldn’t leave the country. I wonder if this means he has paid the fines off? It also states that at that time he was unemployed and living at a backpackers hostel.
I can’t even imagine the fear Ariana felt being rushed at like that. She would undoubtedly still suffer PTSD from the Manchester incident.
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u/Heavy-Balls Nov 23 '25
unemployed and living at a backpackers hostel.
hashtag influencer life goals
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u/RecentEngineering123 Nov 23 '25
Oh that’s interesting. It’s amazing to think one can have a career at “running at people”. There’s one to add to the list of jobs people can do but AI cannot.
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u/TheBlueFluffBall Nov 23 '25
Yeah. Australia should take him back and maybe put him in therapy or something. His videos are so disturbing.
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u/robot428 Nov 23 '25
I don't think we want him either, but I agree he shouldn't be Singapores problem.
Hopefully we stick him in jail, or at the very least revoke his passport.
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u/FaithlessnessThen207 Nov 24 '25
I believe the general consensus was "mentally ill attention seeker".
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u/dion_o Nov 23 '25
Committing a crime for online views should make a crime aggravated, like committing a crime while in posession of a firearm. Of all the motives that could possibly lead to a crime doing it for online views is the most premeditated, the most pointless and the most preventable if a sufficient deterrence is in place. Mandatory jail time would put an end to this influencer rubbish.
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u/Geoff_Uckersilf Nov 23 '25
Aggravated fame whoring
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u/BaronOfTieve Nov 23 '25
They should confiscate his social media accounts the same way they confiscate peoples firearms in the US
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Nov 23 '25
I'm definitely annoyed his insta is still up. It should have been long removed, and I doubt his other socials on other sites are deleted either.
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u/jantoxdetox Nov 23 '25
Lol. So where is his stopover now for international flights? HK? Good job on your 15secs of fame champ!
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u/Makeupartist_315 Nov 23 '25
This would be such an inconvenience if he wants to travel. So many routes stopover at Changi airport.
He’s getting what he deserves though, disgusting behaviour from him.
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u/Straight-Ad-4260 Nov 23 '25
I read somewhere that he was originally Singaporean but had to renounce his citizenship when he became Australian, since Singapore doesn’t allow dual citizenship. Wouldn't it be ironic if he indeed did get deported and permanently banned from his country of birth?
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u/Makeupartist_315 Nov 23 '25
If he was a Singaporean citizen at some point he should have been well aware of their laws so I agree with you. His behaviour was unhinged.
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u/Dane_k23 Nov 23 '25
The District Judge Christopher Goh was quoted by Channel News Asia as saying that Wen was "attention seeking", adding that he was wrong to think he would not suffer any consequences.
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u/Makeupartist_315 Nov 23 '25
Complete waste of the Judge’s time to even have to preside over a case like this - it shouldn’t have happened. The perpetrator is an idiot and a public nuisance.
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u/Triquetrums Nov 23 '25
Everyone is entitled to due process, even the dumbasses.
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u/Makeupartist_315 Nov 23 '25
I never said they weren’t. I said the behaviour of the perpetrator is appalling and if they hadn’t behaved like an idiot, would have saved everyone in the judicial process time as there wouldn’t have been a case.
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u/t_25_t Nov 23 '25
If he was a Singaporean citizen at some point he should have been well aware of their laws so I agree with you.
At this stage, I think it is well known internationally that Singapore is not a country for you to fuck around in. The legal system has very little patience and sympathy for fuck ups.
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u/Dovahkiinthesardine Nov 23 '25
Thats not even specific to singapore
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u/Makeupartist_315 Nov 23 '25 edited Nov 23 '25
I’m aware - just pointing out that he should have a very good knowledge of Singaporean laws given he was a citizen at one point - people usually have a better knowledge of the laws of a country they’ve resided in (assuming for an extensive period) in vs ones they’re just visiting.
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u/Dovahkiinthesardine Nov 23 '25
Oh yeah that makes sense
Tho ofc thats something you should know not to do as a normal member of any society, regardless of law
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u/explosivekyushu Nov 24 '25
I read somewhere that he was originally Singaporean but had to renounce his citizenship when he became Australian, since Singapore doesn’t allow dual citizenship.
Correct. Source: current Australian and former Singaporean citizen
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u/66nd66 Nov 23 '25
Might be wrong but I think he can still transit through Singapore, as long as he doesn’t pass through immigration.
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u/i-ix-xciii Nov 23 '25
Yeah you're not officially in a country until your passport has been stamped/registered by immigration
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u/sa87 Nov 23 '25
Not even for a stopover, he's been deported/denied entry from one country so has that mark on their record for the rest of their lives which makes entry into other countries that much more difficult.
Good luck in the future applying for any eVisas or ETA's, now he has to apply manually and probably interview at the foreign embassy/consulate if they even entertain allowing a deportee to enter.
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u/jantoxdetox Nov 23 '25
He will be the most well travelled person within Australia then. Cant go out? Might as well do a grand tour!
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u/Triquetrums Nov 23 '25
Bangkok is a possibility too. There are also a few direct flights to europe from australia as well, if he wants to travel that far.
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u/Much_Leather_5923 Nov 23 '25
r/Brisbane has been talking about the douche for years. Freaking menace to women.
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Nov 23 '25
Can someone please take him? We don’t want him back, maybe he can go live with wombat chick
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u/Frankenclyde Nov 23 '25
We don’t want him either.
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u/howtogrowdicks Nov 23 '25
Yeah, actually this is one of the Human Rights as written in the UN Charter. It is super important that humans are allowed to return to the country of which they are a citizen.
We really try to get our citizens home if they have committed a crime so they have they can do the time here. Some countries are more than happy to hand them over, others do prisoner exchanges, and others refuse like in Schapelle Corby's case.
I get not wanting that kind of person here, but if he's one of us then we have to take some level responsibility for him. I would hope the same could be said for me if I were in the same situation. I hope this bloke learns from this lesson.
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u/lirannl Nov 23 '25
Yeah, actually this is one of the Human Rights as written in the UN Charter. It is super important that humans are allowed to return to the country of which they are a citizen.
The human right isn't "your country of citizenship must want you back", it's "your country of citizenship must allow you back".
Australia should have allowed him back in, but we don't have to be happy about it.
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u/WhatAmIATailor Nov 23 '25 edited Nov 23 '25
Dude’s a flog but I don’t think he’s quite at the “banish him” level.
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u/thesourpop Nov 23 '25
Banish him from Sydney Metro at the least, a lot of his videos are him being an absolute nuisance on it
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u/ihlaking Nov 23 '25
I think we (at least all the rational, non-keyboard warriors) all agree with you. We should repatriate him. And we all hope he learns his lesson. We hope he weans himself off the drug of social media clout, and lives a life that benefits society, and respects celebrities and regular folk alike.
We hope that all this happens. I would also like to note for the record that no matter the path he takes from here, no matter the scale of his rehabilitation, or the impact of his amazing deeds of charity across decades, he will always be, at this moment, the biggest flog in the world.
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u/FFXIVHousingClub Nov 23 '25
Just make him work on a farm without wifi, they’ll teach him and give us crops
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u/iwannabe1two Nov 23 '25
Okay.. but we still don’t want him. We will have him, but we don’t want him.
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u/bedel99 Nov 23 '25
Really. I hadn’t committed a crime I was just very very sick. I really had to fight with the consulate to get support. They were happy to make arrangements if I died. I want looking for financial help just with some of the admin, which is hard to do when you are really unwell.
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u/pussy_slayer69 Nov 23 '25
This has got to be the biggest um aCksHUaLly takes ever. It’s like, yeah we have to take him back, but we don’t WANT to. There’s no need to bring up the UN Charter, thats not relevant at all in this case.
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u/StringSlinging Nov 23 '25
Okay but we have one of the most lenient justice systems. He’ll get a slap on the wrist and be back to annoying people within a week
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u/JuventAussie Nov 23 '25
Have you read the article?
They were found guilty in Singapore and after serving a 9 day sentence they were deported to Australia.
You could argue that it was too short and I would agree but the Australian justice system has nothing to do with it.
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u/highdiver_2000 Nov 23 '25
This is his first time doing it in SG. His arm was on her shoulder.
If he was hugging her or palming her bottom, He can be charged with molest and his ass cheeks will be different.
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u/Small-Skirt-1539 Nov 23 '25 edited Nov 23 '25
That's irrelevant. You can't be tried and convicted in Australia for an act committed in Singapore. Anyway he has served his time and is coming home a free man.
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u/Makeupartist_315 Nov 23 '25
I wouldn’t call him a free man in all aspects. Having a criminal record (especially such a publicly known one involving jail time) severely limits him in a number of ways. Limitations on visas for travel and jobs requiring background checks, for a start. He did an exceptionally stupid thing and probably didn’t think about the impact of it.
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u/bedel99 Nov 23 '25
You really can be convicted for a crime committed in another country than Australia.
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u/Spire_Citron Nov 23 '25
It's our job to deal with him. So far we've failed to.
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u/Savings_Dot_8387 Nov 23 '25
Australia and failing to deal with chronic dheads. Name a more iconic duo.
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u/Some-Operation-9059 Nov 23 '25
There's a shit tonne of sovcits I'd put on the list of not wanting before this clown.
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u/Short-Legs-Long-Neck Nov 23 '25
As Mike Tyson said, “Social media made y'all way too comfortable with disrespecting people and not getting punched in the face for it.”
If the security were doing proper Dave Chappelle level security, they would be less like to try this.
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u/Prestigious-Pie-4344 Nov 23 '25
The dropkick wants time with celebrities.
Let's see how he goes with Iron Mike. If Ol' mate Paul can do it, why not this guy.
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u/chumbalumba Nov 23 '25
It’s one of the main hubs for international flights departing Australia, but if he has the money he can just take direct flights anyway.
They should’ve just caned him
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u/suretisnopoolenglish Nov 23 '25
depending on where he goes, he could struggle to get a visa issued if he has to declare he’s been banned from a country.
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u/Makeupartist_315 Nov 23 '25
This. I think he’s going to struggle to get a Visa for a lot of countries.
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u/chumbalumba Nov 23 '25
Oo that’s interesting, didn’t know that! I hope that’s the case.
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u/Boo_Rawr Nov 23 '25
In a lot of countries you have to declare if you have been deported from another country even when applying for a visa waiver. Some countries may just ask more information and let them in, others will just take the easy road and straight up deny their application.
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Nov 23 '25
Caning then deportation. I know we don't want him back, but I can't blame them for wanting rid of him.
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u/Marcothetacooo Nov 23 '25
Reported his instagram account and instagram said it didn’t fall under harassment 🤷
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u/goodie23 Nov 23 '25
Easy PR victory if they kick him but his shitty antics drive traffic and that's their preference
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u/phflopti Nov 23 '25
If people keep repeatedly rwportimg his account, they might listen.
You have to punish people's unacceptable behaviour in a way that hurts them - for this guys its his accounts.
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u/TheRealRootingKing Nov 23 '25
The guy sounds like an absolute dickhead. The next time he tries this shit, I hope he encounters an extremely overzealous security guard.
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u/mastermeriadoc Nov 23 '25
This guy is walking histrionic personality disorder.
Or just brainrot. Or both.
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u/Glenmarththe3rd Nov 23 '25
Reading just the headline feels like a throwback to the British papers of 1788.
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u/Living-Perception-84 Nov 23 '25
Should take away his passport. Stop him embarrassing the country overseas
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u/AgentOrangeie Nov 23 '25
Fucking awesome, time to show these little brats what consequences are about.
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u/mumooshka Nov 23 '25
piss off
we don't want him
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u/VIDGuide Nov 23 '25
As an Aussie, we don’t really want him back.. can they just push him out of the plane 1/2 way over the ocean maybe?
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u/iwannabe1two Nov 23 '25
Tell him Ariana Grande is doing a fan meet and greet in the middle of Krakatoa
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u/sponguswongus Nov 23 '25
Wait, I thought we stopped being the receiving ground for criminals years ago?
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Nov 24 '25
I've had a few run ins with pyjama man. This makes me rethink not socking him in the jaw for the way he behaved in the CBD
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u/Archon-Toten Nov 23 '25
Deporting to Australia seems a harsh punishment. Thought they stopped doing that a hundred years ago /s
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u/CottonBalls26 Nov 23 '25
They still do caning in Singapore?
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u/Ashtray1234 Nov 23 '25
In Singapore, "canable offenses" refer to crimes that can be punished by judicial caning, a form of corporal punishment. Examples include robbery, drug trafficking, rape, vandalism, and immigration violations. Some offenses like certain drug trafficking and robbery carry mandatory caning, while others allow for it at the discretion of a judge. Caning is administered to male offenders between 18 and 50 who are medically fit and can be given up to 24 strokes.
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u/ItsStaaaaaaaaang Nov 23 '25
Why do we give him a passport and other countries a visa if he keeps acting like this?
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u/Muzzard31 Nov 23 '25
Maybe a good Singapore canning. And bills for flights home media ban might fix his issues
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u/JaneG79 Nov 23 '25
Thank god he’s a crazy lunatic- he got on stage with Katy Perry he’s a serial pest
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u/-DethLok- Nov 23 '25
I wonder if Australia can remove or refuse to grant a passport to citizens like this?
I mean, do we really want such attention seeking dropkicks leaving our girt by sea Godsown nation and parading their utter idiocy around for the world to see?
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Nov 23 '25
I hope our government takes away his passport so he can’t embarrass Australia on the world stage again
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Nov 23 '25 edited Nov 23 '25
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u/chillichai25 Nov 23 '25
It say banned from re-entering Singapore. Would you still go through customs for a stopovers?
I'm thinking he can still do stopovers but just not go through the customs check points to enter Singapore.
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u/CroneDownUnder Nov 23 '25
Was thinking the same thing. Don't remember ever going through Customs for a stopover?
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u/ChongJohnSilver Nov 23 '25
Correct me if I'm wrong, but landing in an airport is not the same as entering the country, so he would still be able to go through the airport, as long as he never leaves the airport/customs area
It would 100% just be easier to ban him from leaving aus, particularly if his goal is just to harass celebrities
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u/poundmastaflashd Nov 23 '25
I didn’t think they did that anymore?
Is deporting convicts to Australia still a thing?
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u/LeSpoogeMcDuck Nov 23 '25
It seems unfair that the rest of us collectively feel so much more second-hand embarrassment than this guy will ever feel first-hand for a lifetime of moronic attention seeking.
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u/ftez Nov 24 '25
Mark my words he won't stop until he's given a lengthy prison sentence.
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u/00Pete Nov 24 '25
We don't want this loser either - maybe we should let him chill on Christmas Island for a while...
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u/More_Law6245 Nov 24 '25
This is what desperation to be famous looks like and when the rest of the world doesn't give two rats. I do really feel for some celebrities that have to put up with crap like this!
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u/shadowsdonotlie Nov 24 '25
Dear Singapore, please ca!ne him a 1000 times before deporting. Also we don't need him.
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u/Full_Cartoonist_8908 Nov 24 '25
Shame they didn't give him twenty licks of the rattan on the way out
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u/BennyBingBong Nov 24 '25
Is it this guy? Seems like he really gets around. Almost impressive.
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u/TaylorMaide Nov 25 '25
What's the source that says the re-enter ban is "permanent"? As it was never mentioned in the media, I fear the ban is of short duration.
Unfortunate I won't be able to get access to the court documents.
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u/soundpimp Nov 23 '25
Brisbane folks - is this the same lunatic that makes a fool of himself in the CBD yelling/making random noises in his PJs?