"The Masked Singer's Knight Is a 'Star Trek' Legend: The Costume Was 'Absolute Horror'

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Spoiler alert! The Masked Singer is back, and one of the most beloved TV legends of all time was unveiled as the Knight in the Season 8 premiere. HollywoodLife has spoken EXCLUSIVELY from the one and only William Shatner on why he wanted to do the show right now.

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"Well, it's a very popular show, and there's a lot going on. I thought it would give me the opportunity to do the show. It's a fun show, worth doing on its own, but it also gives me the opportunity to talk to you and tell you that I have a book coming out, a series that I call The UnXplained< /em>. There's a new season coming out. There's a watch I designed coming out, two documentaries, another album, so it's an opportunity to mention that a lot of things I'm doing are coming out in a month or two. The show is a wonderful springboard to give you an example of the fun we can have with things that happen,” William said.