Fire engulfs Nascar driver's car as he blames "crappy ass parts" for inferno

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief KC Global Media, which operates a string of channels across Asia including AXN, anime channel Animax, South Korea’s ONE and Japanese entertainment channel GEM, has unveiled its first script development of a sci-fi live action series, “Jonesy.” The show is a sci-fi fantasy thriller action-comedy series set in the year 2029, with eight episodes of 15-20 minutes each. Production will be with Singapore-based production agency, Monochromatic Pictures, while development is supported through the Capability Partnership Programme (CPP) operated by the country’s Infocomm Media Development Authority. The show sees an internet crazy shut-in man driven to extremes by violent weather systems which carry with them supernatural beasts intent on devouring humankind. With his imaginary friend, the man learns to navigate the new world alone, confront his fears, battle colorful foes, and become humanity’s new hope when he kills one of the monsters during a livestream.

K.J. Yossman Jennifer Lawrence will participate in the BFI’s series of Screen Talks at the London Film Festival next month.

George Clooney said he enjoyed filming his new movie with Julia Roberts, but joked he got tired of her showing up on his Australian doorstep every day.The 61-year-old actor opened up about working again with Julia, 51, while promoting their new movie Ticket To Paradise on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on CBS.'It was fun for us to go shoot it. Julia is a good friend,' George said.

Kelly Ripa revealed that the chapters about her late co-host Regis Philbin in her new book Live Wire were the 'hardest' to write while promoting it Thursday on a talk show.The 51-year-old daytime talk show host, while wearing a short black-and=white polka dot dress, discussed Regis, who died at age 88 in 2020, while appearing on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen on Bravo. Andy, 54, said he was blown away over details in the book about her contract restrictions when she first joined the live morning show with then host Regis in 2001. New book: Kelly Ripa revealed that the chapters about her late co-host Regis Philbin in her new book Live Wire were the 'hardest' to write while promoting it Thursday on a talk show'You couldn't bring your own hair and make up team, ' Andy said. There was no budget for wardrobe.

David Beckham is reported to have “lost his temper” with his son Brooklyn, 23, amid the so-called ongoing fallout between his new wife Nicola Peltz and his mum Victoria. Reports of the alleged feud between the pair began circulating not long after Nicola, 27, and Brooklyn tied the knot in April this year.There have been several contributing factors to the tension – including Nicola reportedly feeling more of the limelight was on her mother-in-law Victoria on their wedding day. Nicola later claimed in a chat with Grazia USA that she had to choose a new wedding dress after initially wanting to wear a creation by Victoria’s saloon.

Married At First Sight UK's Paul C Brunson has slammed "disappointed" viewers of the show as he revealed the reason behind allowing Matt Murray and Whitney Hughes to continue after they cheated on their marriage partners. Dating expert Paul, who is also an advisor on Celebs Go Dating, took to his Instagram stories to reveal that he had received "more hate and threats than I've ever received in my entire career", in one night, due to the decision.

Susanna Reid, 52, has presented on Good Morning Britain since 2015 alongside Ben Shephard and Kate Garraway, but formerly worked alongside Piers Morgan before he left ITV last year.She is no stranger to criticism from opinionated viewers, but was left baffled as she and Piers were slammed for "gobby virtue signalling" on the show yesterday, despite the latter's departure to TalkTV, while she took to Twitter to further call out the government for their "misleading" £2,500 energy cap figure.Susanna sent a Twitter message after the show, in view of her 889,300 followers, to further her on-air conversation with Martin Lewis.She wrote: "I was with a photographer who rang his energy company in despair as his bill was going from £3k to £5k."'I asked why it wasn’t capped at £2500 like we’d been told'."This is why the govt trotting out the £2500 figure is misleading.The cap is per UNIT of energy NOT per bill."In a now-deleted tweet, a viewer seemed to have criticised the presenter for not understanding how the energy bill cap works.Susanna replied: "I understand very well how it works.The photographer I was with did not."The opinionated viewer Ankertil hit back: "I don't watch the show but her n Morgan are both gobby virtue signalling plant pots."A flabbergasted Susanna hinted at the viewer's error in not realising Piers had quit the show some time ago, as she simply sighed: "Where to start...?"She then shared a short GIF of herself looking unamused with her eyes wide open, showing her shock and exasperation over the GMB criticism.Susanna went on to reply to several other Twitter users, who even began to criticise her use of quotation marks in her original tweet.GXBlue1 said: "Are you really this dim Susanna? You should do some

Victoria Beckham had left fans fearful of a break-up when her tattoo tribute to husband David was seemingly removed from her wrist in a recent Instagram video shared by the star, leaving it conspicuously bare. In classic Beckham style, she remained silent in the face of the rumours, but the fashion designer has now shared a message from David that will ease any worries over the famous couple.The former Spice Girl silenced any rumours of a split when she posted David's affectionate note, wishing her latest collection to be a big success at Paris Fashion Week, alongside a huge array of flowers."Dear Victoria, can't wait to see all your hard work pay off!" he'd penned in the hand-written card."I know the show will be amazing, so proud of you! Lots of love, David.

An MSP has called on residents to take on board life saving gas safety advice during an awareness week.

Alister Jack has claimed the biggest tax cuts in the United Kingdom since 1972, funded by £72 billion a year in borrowing, are "small".

SEVENTEEN’s Seungkwan has teamed up with Spotify Singles to release his rendition of Harry Styles’ ‘As It Was’.Released exclusively through Spotify earlier today (September 30), the idol’s laid-back cover of the 2022 hit is the latest addition to the streaming platform’s K-Pop ON! project. “Nothin’ to say / When everything gets in the way / Seems you cannot be replaced / And I’m the one who will stay,” Seungkwan croons in the track.Apart from the single, Seungkwan has also released a “special film” treatment accompanying the track and sat down with Spotify for an exclusive interview.

Jane’s Addiction guitarist Dave Navarro will sit out the band’s forthcoming tour with Smashing Pumpkins, as the musician is continuing to suffer from the effects of long COVID.In a message to fans posted on the band’s social media, Navarro confirmed he will not be performing on the tour, as he is still experiencing a “continued battle” with long COVID he has been fighting since December of last year.The guitarist said that while he had hoped for a full recovery by the time the tour started in Dallas this weekend, he is still “very fatigued” and, as such, “will not be able to join this leg”.Navarro added that he was particularly “gutted” about not being able to take part in the tour as original bassist Eric Avery has returned to the fold and the tour would have seen the band’s original lineup reunite. “That will have to wait until I am recovered,” Navarro said.Filling in for Navarro will be Queens of the Stone Age guitarist Troy Van Leeuwen, whose other projects have included Failure and A Perfect Circle.

Neil Young has announced ‘World Record’, a new album the singer created with his band Crazy Horse.The 10-song album will be released on November 18, and was produced by Rick Rubin at his Shangri-La studios in Malibu. The same studio was previously used by Young to record his 2016 album, ‘Peace Trail’.

Tori Kelly has posted her moving rendition of ‘Typa Girl’, a cut from BLACKPINK’s sophomore album ‘Born Pink’.In a TikTok clip posted to her official account earlier this week, the vocalist performed ‘Typa Girl’ with her acoustic guitar playing as accompaniment.

Netflix has announced the cast for its forthcoming K-drama, Dak Gang Jeong (literal title).According to a report by South Korean media outlet Asian Economy, the streaming platform’s newest Korean series is set to star Kim Yoo-jung (Lovers of the Red Sky), Ahn Jae-hong (Be Melodramatic) and Ryu Seung-ryong (Jirisan).ASTRO’s Cha Eun-woo was reportedly in talks to join the cast, but no decision has been reached regarding this offer at the time of publication.Based on a webtoon named after a Korean chicken dish, Dak Gang Jeong is a comedy surrounding a machine that turns people into fried chicken. Kim is set to play Min Ah, a girl who is turned into fried chicken after mistaking the machine for one that helps people with fatigue.Ryu will be playing Choi Sun-man, a father who will do anything to reverse the machine’s effects on his daughter; while Ahn will be playing Go Baek-joon, an intern with a crush on Min Ah.Dak Gang Jeong will be helmed by Lee Byung-hun, who has previously worked with several members of the cast—namely Ryu on the 2019 film Extreme Job and Ahn on 2019 K-drama Be Melodramatic.

LCD Soundsystem have released ‘New Body Rhumba’, the band’s first new song in five years.The song was created for the soundtrack of White Noise, an upcoming film directed by Noah Baumbach. The Netflix title — which stars Adam Diver and Greta Gerwig — is a film adaptation of the Don DeLillo novel of the same name, and will feature music composed by Danny Elfman.The seven-minute ‘New Body Rhumba’ sees LCD Soundsystem enlist a shouty backing choir alongside the vocals of frontman James Murphy.

Arctic Monkeys were the latest musical guests on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, where the band brought ‘Body Paint’ – the latest preview of their forthcoming seventh studio album ‘The Car’.The band’s Fallon appearance was filmed while the band were in New York to play an intimate “phone-free” concert at the 3,000-capacity Kings Theatre in Brooklyn.Alex Turner and co’s live rendition elevates all the glitzy, slow-burning slickness of the studio version – which arrived on Thursday (September 29), following lead single ‘There’d Better Be a Mirrorball’ in August. Watch below:In a four-star review of ‘Body Paint’, NME described the second preview of ‘The Car’ as “an ambitious, swaggering rock ballad” that proves “the band have no issue creating something otherworldly, even when the subject matter is far closer to earth.”‘The Car’, which will follow on from the band’s 2018 album ‘Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino’, is set to arrive on October 21 via Domino.