A rare bald songbird has been found in a remote area of Laos, the first bird of its kind found in Asia in more than 100 years.

Dubbed the "Bare-faced Bulbul," the thrush-sized bird has no feathers on its face and part of its head. It is greenish-olive with a light-colored breast, while the bird's face is pink with bluish skin around its eyes.

A 45-year-old woman has been arrested for battery with a sex toy.

Kimberly Lynn Calvert began yelling at her boyfriend, John Gonzales, with whom she had been living for five months while drunk, and poked him in the groin "multiple times" Wednesday night, police said.

Christian Bale "freaked out" his daughter by keeping his accent for "Public Enemies" off set. The British actor plays U.S. FBI officer Melvin Purvis in the 1930s gangster film and in preparing for his role kept a strong southern U.S. accent throughout filming.

The film's director, Michael Bay, said: "Melvin Purvis was really a southern gentleman. So Christian kept the accent for 24 hours a day. It freaked out his young daughter. She said: 'Daddy doesn't talk like that!' he replied: 'Well, ah'm sorry, mah dear, but daddy's studying for a part, and ah'll be speaking like this for the next four months.'"

Courtney Love trashed a hotel room with pink dye then left without paying. The former Hole singer - who is preparing to launch her own clothes line - reportedly fled from Los Angeles' Chateau Marmont hotel after staining her luxurious suite with fabric dye.

A source told Life and Style magazine: "At the last minute, she decided she had to dye a load of fabric for her new fashion line before flying to London for the Elle Style Awards. She splashed pink dye everywhere - all over the kitchen and the floors! Once she realized what a mess she'd made, she called hotel staff to clean up after her. They took one look at it and returned with two huge bottles of bleach."

Pink claims her dog has calmed down since she stopped calling him F**ker. The "So What" singer was forced to change her pet's obscene name to Fred when her dad took charge of the animal.

Pink is quoted as saying: "My dog was called F***er. My dad adopted him and changed his name to Fred. He is a much happier dog now. He still responds to both names but he's happier."