Man who rushed Ariana Grande at Wicked red carpet sentenced to nine days in jail
The Australian man who rushed Ariana Grande at the Wicked: For Good Singapore premiere has been jailed for the act.
Johnson Wen jumped the barricade and put his arm around the 32-year-old actress on the opening night of the film at Universal Studios in Singapore.
The 26-year-old pleaded guilty to one charge of being a public nuisance and was sentenced to nine days in jail.
Johnson Wen, the influencer who grabbed Ariana Grande during the Wicked: For Good premiere, has been jailed. Instagram/Today Show
Singapore District Judge Christopher Goh told Wen, who has crashed other celebrity events, that his "act was premeditated" and "showed a pattern of behaviour, which suggests that you will do it again," according to The Daily Mail.
The maximum penalty Wen faced was three months' jail, a fine of $1,500, or both.
Footage of the moment last week went viral, showing the content creator – known online as Pyjama Man – lunging at Grande and putting his arm around her as she struggled to get away.
She was walking beside her co-star Cynthia Erivo, 38, at the time, who bravely jumped in front of Grande when she saw the man running towards them.
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Cynthia Erivo stepped in, jumping in front of Ariana Grande during the scary moment. Nine
Wen, who has become infamous for crashing events to rush or accost celebrities until security gets involved, was arrested hours later and charged with "being a public nuisance".
The stunt from Wen has been widely criticised in Singapore and around the world.
He later posted on Instagram that he was "free after being arrested".
Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo co-star in the film together. Getty
Erivo recently spoke for the first time about the shocking red carpet moment that involved Grande last week.
The Tony winner admitted she and her co-star have been going "through some s--t" together during a Screen Actors Guild screening over the weekend, per Entertainment Weekly.
While she did not specify which event she was talking about, she hinted at the moment involving Wen.
"I mean, f--k, even this last week," Erivo said. "Let's be honest, for f--k's sakes. We've had to really deal with some stuff.
"This movies has allowed us to really grow as people, as friends, as sisters, as artists, as actresses."
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