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Carrie Underwood and Brad Paisley put on some Star Wars costumes to kick off the 2015 CMA Awards held at the Bridgestone Arena on Wednesday (November 4) in Nashville, Tenn.

The show started with a Star Wars style scroll on the screen saying, “Episode XLIX (or, um… 49). It is country music’s biggest night! Princess Carrie Fisher, also know as Carrie Underwood, has just been informed that the show’s whole big ‘Star Wars’ opening sketch was scrapped. Princess Carrie rushes down the backstage hallway in search of her co-host, a notorious scoundrel known across the universe as Guitar Solo.”

Other country music stars making appearance in the sketch included Little Big Town, Luke Bryan as Darth Vader, and Darius Rucker as a Stormtrooper.

At the end of the opening monologue, Star Trek star William Shatner popped out on stage in a Stormtrooper outfit!

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William Shatner is understandably still grieving the loss of his good friend and former Star Trek co-star Leonard Nimoy.

But because the 83-year-old actor had a prior charity commitment and can’t attend the funeral, he’s received some backlash, particularly in the form of a New York Daily News front page story.

William took to Twitter to clarify why he couldn’t go, and take the time to remember his late friend.

“I am currently in FL as I agreed to appear at the Red Cross Ball tonight. Leonard‘s funeral is tomorrow. I can’t make it back in time,” William tweeted. “I feel really awful. Here I am doing charity work and one of my dearest friends is being buried.”

He added, “So maybe tomorrow we come together here and celebrate his life. So let’s spend some time tomorrow celebrating Leonard’s life and remembering the man. Until tomorrow! #LLAP”

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William Shatner has released a statement following the death of his longtime friend and colleague Leonard Nimoy.

The two actors starred together on the beloved series Star Trek in the 1960s as Captain Kirk and Mr. Spock.

“I loved him like a brother. We will all miss his humor, his talent, and his capacity to love,” William said in a statement to JustJared.com.

William and Leonard have continued to promote the series over the years, attending many conventions and celebrations of the franchise together.

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Nikki Reed accepts flowers after saddling up for her role in The Sunday Horse on Saturday afternoon (June 28) in Atlanta, Ga.

The 26-year-old actress was joined on set by her co-stars Ryan Merriman, Ving Rhames, and William Shatner.

“And that’s a wrap on the legendary Bill Shatner!” she later tweeted. “It has been more than an honor, and the time we’ve spent together has impacted me in ways unimaginable. Thank you for everything you brought to this film, but most of all for our long chats, your kindness and friendship.”

The Sunday Horse synopsis: After a near-fatal accident, on a horse the experts thought was nothing special, a determined rider from the wrong side of the tracks defies all the odds to pursue her dreams of winning a national jumping championship.

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Seth MacFarlane hits the stage for his opening monologue at the 2013 Academy Awards held at the Dolby Theatre on Sunday (February 24) in Hollywood.

The 39-year-old Family Guy creator started off his monologue cracking some jokes before William Shatner showed up on a screen as Star Trek‘s James T. Kirk and showed him some clips from the future to advise him to change up his performance.

Seth ended up bringing out Channing Tatum and Charlize Theron to perform a dance number and Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Daniel Radcliffe to sing a song together.

Sally Field also made an appearance while Seth played her classic character, The Flying Nun! Watch it all go down in the video below.

15+ pictures inside of Seth MacFarlane performing at the 2013 Oscars… More Here! »

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