Chris Brown’s cousin defends the singer

Chris Brown’s cousin has come out in aid of the R&B star insisting he must have been provoked to reportedly lash out at girlfriend Rihanna in a Sunday morning fight. Phylicia Thompson has become the newest member of the star’s family to defend the singer after he was charged with making criminal threats over the alleged attack. The cousin tells U.S. TV news show Extra, "It had to be something to provoke him for Chris to do it (sic). He wouldn’t have done it just to be having fun.

"Yes, he’s done something wrong, because he put his hands on her (Rihanna), but you don’t know what happened. He had to be provoked to do it.

"Everybody loved Chris… This comes as a surprise to me."   – Sampurn Media