Australian man who grabbed Ariana Grande in Singapore is sentenced to nine days in prison

The Singaporean court sentenced an Australian man to nine days in prison on Monday for advancing towards the cinema star Ariana Grande during the Asian premiere of the movie ‘Wicked: For Good’ last week. Ariana and other celebrities were present at the screening when the man, identified in court documents as Johnson Wen, 26, jumped over a fence and ran towards the artist. Viral videos showed the moment when the assailant surprised Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo, a cast mate, ran to defend her. Wen, who is already suspected of disrupting other sports events and international shows, ‘showed a pattern of behavior that suggests he will do it again,’ said Judge Christopher Goh when delivering the sentence. Ariana Grande, 32, started her career on Broadway as a teenager before establishing a successful path as a pop star. In 2017, a concert by the singer was the target of a terrorist attack at the Manchester Arena, which left 22 dead, over a thousand injured, and resulted in post-traumatic stress disorder for her.