Anne Hathaway’s Onstage Arrest at Sabrina Carpenter’s Concert: The Handcuff Routine Explained
Genovia crashed Sabrina Carpenter’s New York show when Anne Hathaway hit the stage and got mock‑arrested by the Short N’ Sweet police for being the first princess in the world. A live Princess Diaries crossover that sent the crowd into meltdown.
Anne Hathaway just got hilariously busted by Sabrina Carpenter at a Short n' Sweet stop in New York, and yes, the pink handcuffs made an appearance. The princess of Genovia walked right into Carpenter's favorite tour bit, and the crowd absolutely lost it.
The moment: sirens, a camera swing, and Genovia
Right before Carpenter's viral track Juno, the sirens kicked in, the camera panned through the arena, and it landed on Hathaway looking absurdly good in a sleek black fit. Carpenter zeroed in, did her usual flirty interrogation, and asked where she was from. Hathaway didn't blink:
'Genovia.'
Carpenter, completely smitten, followed with:
'I just don't know what to do when I see a face like that in the crowd... has anyone ever told you that you look like a princess?'
New York ate it up. A clip of the whole thing hit socials on October 27, 2025, so if you missed it live, it's out there.
Wait, why is Sabrina Carpenter 'arresting' people?
If you're new to the Short n' Sweet routine, here's the deal: before Juno, Carpenter and her dancers roam the crowd looking for one person to 'arrest' for being, frankly, too hot. It's a recurring bit that ends with a cheeky back-and-forth and a pair of pink, fluffy cuffs handed to the chosen one. Sometimes it's a celebrity. Sometimes it's a lucky fan. Either way, it's become a highlight alongside her increasingly unhinged Nonsense outros and the very flirty Juno staging. She also pulled major crowds at Coachella this year, so the stages (and the audience reactions) have been big.
Hathaway joins a very chaotic guest list
Hathaway is the latest trophy in Carpenter's tour-long spree. The lineup so far is wild and kind of all over the pop-culture map:
- Millie Bobby Brown (Oct 2024): Carpenter called her a 'gorgeous girl,' declared 'I've fallen and I can't get up,' then hit the pun: 'I've never fallen in love before but stranger things have happened.'
- Marcello Hernandez as Domingo (Nov 2024, Los Angeles): The SNL character actually flustered Carpenter with a rhyme: 'Came all this way, had to explain, direct from Domingo. Sabrina's a friend, she's like my sis. But I would hook up, though.'
- Margaret Qualley and Jack Antonoff (Nov 2024): A two-for-one cuffing that had fans yelling online.
- Joe Keery (Oct 2025, Austin City Limits): Arrested on a festival stage because sure, why not turn ACL into a rom-com.
- Gigi Hadid (Oct 2025, Pittsburgh): Supermodel sighting plus pink cuffs. Checks out.
- TWICE (Aug 2025): A full-on pop collision. The crowd short-circuited.
- Emma Bunton, aka Baby Spice (Mar 2025, London): Spice Girls royalty getting the Juno treatment felt extremely right.
So, is anyone safe?
Not really. If you're within reach, you're a potential suspect. If you're famous, your odds probably go up. And if you're Anne Hathaway, you answer 'Genovia' like it's muscle memory and let the bit do the rest. Honestly, when Sabrina calls you out for being too hot, the correct response is to smile, surrender, and take the cuffs.
Which arrest has been your favorite so far?