SINGAPORE, Feb. 1 -- A street performer who briefly became a cult hit online for channelling Bruce Lee in the back lanes of Geylang has now received a far less glamorous spotlight - a jail sentence.

According to Shin Min Daily News, 59-year-old Chinese national Li Hongwei (transliteration) was jailed for six months and two weeks and fined S$2,000 (RM6,200) after admitting to a charge under the Guns, Explosives and Weapons Control Act (GEWA).

Two other charges - involving a kunai with five spearheads and a knuckle sleeve - were taken into consideration.

Li shot to momentary fame last September after a video surfaced showing him dressed in a bright yellow jumpsuit and twirling nunchucks while balancing on two bollards in Geylang.

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