An Australian man has been jailed for nine days in Singapore after an incident on the red carpet where he grabbed actress Ariana Grande.

Johnson Wen, 26, jumped a barrier, dodged security guards and rushed the red carpet of the Wicked: For Good premiere in Singapore last week in an incident that clearly rattled Grande, while co-star Cynthia Erivo acted quickly to try and protect her.

Wen pleaded guilty to a single charge of being a public nuisance and was sentenced to nine days in a Singapore jail, according to international media reports.

Singapore District Judge Christopher Goh delivered a rebuke of the young man, who has previously been sentenced on Australian soil for being a public nuisance.

Judge Goh said the act appeared to be "premeditated" and said his pattern of the behaviour

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