A court in Singapore has sentenced an Australian man to nine days in prison for grabbing Hollywood star Ariana Grande at a movie premiere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Johnson Wen, 26, was found guilty of being a public nuisance over the high-profile incident last Thursday at the Asia premiere for Wicked: For Good.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Videos posted on social media show Wen jumping the barriers, charging at a visibly shocked Grande and grabbing her shoulders while jumping up and down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The incident sparked outrage in Singapore, where many called for the arrest and deportation of Wen, who has a history of disrupting concerts and celebrity events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In Wen’s trial on Monday, the court heard he had attempted to intrude on the movie premiere twice, Singaporean media reports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Moments after he grabbed Grande, her co-star Cynthia Erivo pried him off and security staff escorted him out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He then made a second attempt to jump the barricades. Security staff then stopped him and pinned him down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Police in Singapore arrested him the next day and charged him with public nuisance. Wen pleaded guilty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Prosecutors sought a week’s jail for Wen, arguing that he was a “serial intruder” who publicised his behaviour to gain popularity online.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Wen has posted videos of himself disrupting concerts by Katy Perry and The Weeknd, and invading the pitch at various sporting events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Wen, who was not represented in the Singapore court, told the judge in mitigation that he would “not do it again”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Under Singapore’s laws against public nuisance, Wen could have been jailed for up to three months, fined up to S$2,000 (\u00a31,167; $1,537), or both.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Grande has not commented on the case, while continuing to appear in public at events in Los Angeles over the weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n