Washington DC, Nov. 21 -- Actress Cynthia Erivo acted swiftly to protect singer Ariana Grande when a man attempted to grab her on the red carpet during the 'Wicked: For Good' premiere in Singapore, according to Variety.

Erivo, speaking for the first time about the incident on the "Today" show, said, "I wasn't really thinking. I just wanted to make sure my friend was safe. I'm sure he didn't mean us harm, but you never know with those things. That was my first instinct."

The man, identified as 26-year-old Johnson Wen from Australia, was later found guilty of being a public nuisance in a Singapore court and sentenced to nine days in prison. Court proceedings revealed that Wen tried to intrude on the red carpet twice -- first by rushing at...