That was fast: Man who accosted Ariana Grande last week is serving time already in Singapore
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The law works quickly in Singapore, where last week an Australian man with a habit of disrupting events charged at Ariana Grande after jumping a barrier at the Asian premiere of “Wicked: For Good.”This week, he’s already serving his sentence for the offense.Johnson Wen, 26, was convicted Monday of being a public nuisance and sentenced to nine days in jail, the BBC reported.Videos from the Thursday incident show Wen jumping a barricade at Universal Studios Singapore and running at Grande, then putting his arms around her neck and shoulders while jumping up and down and flashing a big smile to the cameras.
He was separated from his shocked target by her co-star Cynthia Erivo and escorted off by security.Awards Sydney Sweeney, Ethan Hawke, Cynthia Erivo and Ryan Coogler were among those attending the Governors Awards, where honorary Oscars go to a handful of recipients.But that wasn’t all — Wen tried a second time to jump the barricades that lined the event’s yellow carpet but was pinned down by security, the BBC said.
He was arrested Friday.The Australian was in Singapore on a 90-day tourist visa and has been in custody since his arrest.
He was sentenced Monday after the prosecution requested a week behind bars on a charge that carries up to a three-month sentence, according to Singapore’s the Straits Times.“Dude this is is not okay,” one commenter had written Thursday on Wen’s Instagram post showing him charging onto the carpet and grabbing Grande.
“Look how badly you scared her! You put hands on her.I sincerely hope you [are] charged with something and banned from events.”The judge in Singapore apparently thought something similar when speaking with Wen at the trial.
Movies A man who grabbed Ariana Grande after jumping a barricade at the Singapore premiere of “Wicked: For Good” has been charged with being a public nuisance.Wen has disrupted sever...