Washington, Feb 13 : After Chris Brown's sister, his cousin Phylicia Thompson has also spoken in his defense, insisting that he might have been "provoked".

Chris Brown might be getting the flak for allegedly attacking Rihanna and making criminal threats, but his cousin insists that he is not a violent person.

Thomson says that Brown's upbringing has made him a civilized human being.

London, Feb 13 : American actor John Malkovich is all set to join actor Josh Brolin in `Jonah Hex', an upcoming movie based on a fictional comic character of the same name.

Washington, Feb 13 : Singers Beyonce Knowles and Jennifer Hudson have both bagged prizes at the 40th National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Image Awards in Los Angeles.

Beyonce, who opened the show with her song Halo, picked up the award for outstanding female artist and Oscar-winner Hudson won the outstanding new artist award, reports Contactmusic.

London, Feb 13 : In a jibe at her estranged husband Ronnie Wood, Jo has said that she won't be getting herself a toyboy. The Rolling Stone guitarist left wife Jo for 20-year-old Russian waitress Ekaterina Ivanova.

However, Jo insists that she wouldn't follow in her husband's footsteps and will stick to men of her age.

"I'm not going to do a Ronnie Wood. That young man was gorgeous but I'll stick to men my own age," the Sun quoted her, as saying.

Jo also said that she is set to give up clubbing too.

Washington, Feb 13 : Nicole Kidman and her husband Keith Urban have made a contribution of 500,000 dollars to charity the Red Cross in a bid to help their fellow Australians left homeless by raging bush fires.

More than 180 people have been killed in the inferno, which has destroyed more than 1,000 homes.

The couple appeared via satellite link during an Australian telethon to raise money for the country''s Red Cross.

Kidman and her musician husband said they were grieving `for the people who have been struck so devastatingly by this disaster'.

Washington, Feb 13 : Tori Spelling has blamed Hollywood for her well-publicized gaunt appearance, insisting she feels under constant pressure to stay skinny.

The star shocked fans by stepping out in Los Angeles this month sporting a new super-skinny, waif-like physique.

And Spelling admits she was driven to diet obsessively by Tinseltown''s trend to be slim.

"They scrutinize you so much. You try to be the person who says, ''Oh, I don''t care,'' but I feel the pressure," Usmagazine. com quoted her, as saying.