Why Kate Middleton's 'Time to Shine' Is Finally Here - Showbiz Cheat Sheet

Kate Middleton has been a fixture in the royal family for years now, and she has millions of fans around the world. She made history as one of the first commoners to ever marry a future ruling monarch and to say that she easily transitioned into her role as the Duchess of Cambridge is an understatement.

However, since the news of Megxit broke earlier this year, we haven’t been hearing all that much about Kate. It used to be that photos and news stories would be popping up on a daily basis, but in recent weeks, it seems that it is all about Meghan and Harry.

While we don’t really know exactly what goes on behind palace doors every day, we can only imagine that Kate is dealing with the same shock regarding Meghan and Harry’s split from the royal family as everyone else is.

Recently, more details of Megxit have been emerging, and everyone is getting a better idea of what will happen in the future. This is why Kate Middleton’s “time to shine” is finally here.

Kate’s role in the royal family

Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge | Pool/Samir Hussein/WireImage

Kate is one of the very few people in the world who is truly getting to live a real-life fairy tale. She went from living a typical life with her family in the village of Bucklebury, England to marrying Prince William and becoming the future queen of Great Britain.

So, what exactly is Kate’s role within the royal family? Well, according to Express, the Duchess of Cambridge has plenty of responsibility. Along with William, she carries out engagements on behalf of Queen Elizabeth, and she does whatever she possibly can to serve the people of England and represent the country.

We are used to seeing Kate at many high profile events, and she does extensive charity work as well. Looks like Kate is one of the busiest royals there is!

How Megxit has an impact on Kate

Even though Megxit refers to Meghan and Harry stepping down from their roles as senior royals, that doesn’t mean that Kate isn’t feeling the effects.

Megxit definitely has an impact on her, and according to Insider, the relationship between the Sussexes and the Cambridges is certainly going to be different. Kate will be one of the members of the family who is left picking up the pieces of Megxit, as her schedule will most likely become busier than it already is.

She will have to take on even more royal duties now that Meghan and Harry won’t be acting as senior royals any longer, meaning that her professional, as well as her personal relationship with the Sussexes, will be changing drastically.

Why Kate Middleton’s ‘time to shine’ is finally here

We know that Megxit is definitely going to have an impact on Kate, so let’s talk about how it is finally her “time to shine”. According to Insider, she will now have the chance to prove herself as the future queen even more so than she has done in the past.

A royal expert says that Kate will now be “stepping up” her role as a senior royal and that everyone can begin seeing her in a new light. So far, Kate has done an excellent job as the Duchess of Cambridge, and as we know, there has been a certain amount of negativity and scandal surrounding the royal family lately.

Kate will be able to “shine” as she takes on more royal duties and portrays herself in the most positive way that she can. In the upcoming months, it looks like the Duchess of Cambridge will be in the spotlight more than ever before, and if anyone can do it, we know that Kate can.

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'Sonic the Hedgehog' star Jim Carrey addresses initial trailer backlash: It 'turned out to be a great thing' - Fox News

LOS ANGELES – When the first trailer for "Sonic the Hedgehog" dropped last year, it immediately became clear that the studio had more work to do.

Fans took to social media to criticize the trailer, slamming the CGI work done to create a live-action version of the classic video game character.

Shortly after the trailer's release, the film's director, Jeff Fowler, promised that the film's graphics would be touched up.

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Now, with the film being released Friday, the cast has responded to the initial backlash in an exclusive interview with Fox News.

Jim Carrey, who stars as Dr. Ivo Robotnik, said that the backlash "turned out to be a great thing."

"It turned out to be a co-op where everybody was in on the creation," said Carrey, 58. "I think everybody felt good about it ultimately because [director] Jeff Fowler [had] no ego involved at all. He just went, 'These people grew up with it, and it's important to them that we get it right.' And I think it was just a much better movie because of it."

The "Bruce Almighty" star also said that he doesn't create characters "based on what people are saying," but that he also felt elements of the film weren't "quite in the pocket" until being reworked.

"It was my concern, as well," he admitted. "It turned out fantastic."

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James Marsden felt that fans getting riled up about the character they loved was a good thing.

"I got to sort of watch all that unfold and it put a massive smile on my face because I was like, that is the fan base, that is the passionate fan base who care and wanted to be right and wanted to feel good," he said about the initial criticism. "... You want to make everybody happy and get it right."

The actor, 46, called the negative reaction "a barometer for the intensity and the passion of the fans."

Ben Schwartz, the voice of the titular speedster, also said the backlash signified the unwavering popularity of the character.

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"We had no idea if anybody even cared about the property," said Schwartz, 38. "When that trailer came out, the idea that all of these people were so passionate and cared so much and had ideas was this huge rush to us because like, 'Oh, we have something special here. We can make this so special' and stuff like that. So it was almost like an energetic boost for us to be like, 'Okay, we're on a nice little course now, let's figure this out.'"

"Sonic the Hedgehog" is playing in theaters now.

Fox News' Liza Aristzabal contributed to this report.

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'Sonic the Hedgehog' has problems that better teeth can't fix - CNN

Clearly designed for kids -- with the added bonus of potentially appealing to parents familiar with the nearly 30-year-old Sega game -- the premise is about as simple as it gets. Yet while it's the kind of inoffensive movie that will likely divert younger children over a holiday weekend -- so kudos for the timing -- shrewder adults will politely let some other mom or dad be the one saddled with squiring them.

The best thing that "Sonic" has going for it, by leaps and bounds, is the infusion of manic energy that it receives from an unleashed Jim Carrey as the villain, Dr. Robotnik, basically a mad scientist out to capture or kill the little alien.

Everything else, though, is a rather tedious slog in what becomes a road movie, as the lonely Sonic (voiced by comic Ben Schwartz) befriends the local sheriff (James Marsden), dragging him along on a cross-country trek from tiny Green Hills, Montana to San Francisco.

Sonic, you see, has taken refuge on Earth, watching but keeping his distance from its denizens. When the government becomes alerted to his presence, they set Robotnik on his tail, giving Carrey license to slip into his "The Mask" mode, twirling moustache and all.

Even as undemanding kids fare, the formula represents a thin concoction, with the most amusing gag -- in which the superfast Sonic manipulates those around him while they appear to stand still -- essentially pilfered from the later X-Men movies, where the Quicksilver character does much the same.

Marsden gamely plays off the blue CGI blur opposite him, while his character learns a valuable lesson about what's really important in life. But even with plenty of callbacks to the game, director Jeff Fowler (making his feature debut) and writers Patrick Casey and Josh Miller labor to gin up enough material -- including, of all things, a bar fight -- to stretch the bare-boned plot to something approximating a movie.

The bottom line is not every piece of intellectual property really has the heft to merit such big-screen treatment, and if there was a way to build a viable cinematic franchise around the game, this doesn't feel like it.

Sonic the Hedgehog might move like a bolt of lightning once his feet start flying, but even with the orthodontia done to correct his chompers, the movie bearing his name still goes nowhere, fast.

"Sonic the Hedgehog" premieres Feb. 14 in the US. It's rated PG.

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'Masked Singer' kicks off legendary singer in surprise elimination - CNN

Monster performed a rendition of Lesley Gore's "You Don't Own Me," and her hairstylist gave a clue as to who was behind the mask, calling her a "spiritual mom" who hasn't always been portrayed the right way in public.

"Miss Monster has been through a lot, and she hasn't always been seen in the press for who she really is," her hairstylist said.

The panel made guesses like Mary J. Blige, Dolly Parton, Dionne Warwick, Gloria Gaynor and Queen Latifah, but Miss Monster was ultimately revealed to be Chaka Khan, whose hits include "Ain't Nobody," "I'm Every Woman" and "I Feel for You."

The singer was voted off, but Khan called her time on the show liberating "because I could do what I wanted" while sporting a mask.

"It was great fun, and it was very different. I'm glad that I had a nice little stay and we did well," she said.

Panelist Nicole Scherzinger tweeted that she couldn't believe such a legend had taken the stage.

As for the other masked singers, Turtle sang "There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back" by Shawn Mendes, White Tiger sang Queen's "We Will Rock You," and Kangaroo sang Rihanna's "Diamonds."

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Snoop Dogg Makes Public Apology To Gayle King | Morning Joe | MSNBC - MSNBC

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Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner are expecting their 1st child - Today.com

Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner are about to become parents!

The Jonas Brothers singer, 30, and the "Game of Thrones" star, 23, are expecting their first child, according to E! News.

Sophie Turner and Joe Jonas are parents-to-be!Valerie Macon / Getty Images

The newlyweds tied the knot twice in 2019. They first got hitched in early May in a surprise wedding ceremony in Las Vegas after the Billboard Music Awards. The couple said "I do" at Chapel L’Amour inside A Little White Wedding Chapel — and in true Vegas fashion, an Elvis impersonator performed the ceremony.

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Jonas' musical brothers, Nick and Kevin, acted as his groomsmen.

The second time the couple wed, it was a far more traditional affair. The pair walked down the aisle in late June in an elegant ceremony at Chateau de Tourreau in the south of France, surrounded by their family and friends.

Turner and Jonas got engaged in October 2017 and celebrated by posting matching photos captioned “She said yes” and “I said yes” on their respective Instagram pages.

The couple began dating in 2016 but waited until January 2017 to go public with their love. Since then, they've shared frequent photos from their happy life together on social media.

And now they're starting a family! Congratulations, Sophie and Joe!

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Gina Vivinetto is a contributor for TODAY.com

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Snoop Dogg apologizes to Gayle King after slamming her Kobe Bryant interview - Fox News

Snoop Dogg has apologized to Gayle King.

The rapper took to Instagram on Wednesday to share a video apology, and to invite the journalist to "sit down and talk" with him following his criticism of her asking WNBA star Lisa Leslie about Kobe Bryant's sexual assault case.

"Top of the morning! Big Snoop Dogg coming at you live and direct with a message," the 48-year-old rapper said in the video. "Two wrongs don't make no right. When you're wrong, you gotta fix it."

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He then directly addressed King.

"So with that being said: Gayle King, I publicly tore you down by coming at you in a derogatory manner based off of emotions... Me being angry at questions that you asked," said Snoop Dogg. "[I] Overreacted. Should have handled it way different than that. I was raised better than that. So I would like to apologize to you publicly for the language that I used and calling you out of your name and just being disrespectful."

He continued: "I didn't mean for it to be like that. I was just expressing myself for a friend that wasn't here to defend himself. A lot of people look up to me and they love me and they appreciate me, so I want to let them know that anytime you mess up, it's OK to fix it, it's OK to man up and say that you're wrong. I apologize. Hopefully, we can sit down and talk privately. Have a good day."

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The caption of the video read: "Had a talk with my momma thank u mamma. 2 wrongs don’t make it right time to heal. @gayleking Peace n love Praying for u and your family as well as Vanessa and the kids."

The controversy began after video emerged of King asking Leslie during a "CBS This Morning" interview: “It’s been said that [Bryant's] legacy is complicated because of a sexual assault charge, which was dismissed in 2003, 2004. Is it complicated for you as a woman, as a WNBA player?”

Gayle King was criticized by rapper Snoop Dogg, who posted a profanity-filled video attacking the anchor.

The case was dismissed after Bryant’s 19-year-old accuser refused to testify on Sept. 1, 2004. He later released a public apology acknowledging while he believed the pair had consensual sex, he understands that was not the way she viewed the incident, Yahoo reported. She later brought civil charges against the Lakers star, which was settled out of court for an undisclosed sum.

In an Instagram video posted after King's interview, Snoop Dogg, a longtime friend of the deceased basketball star, said “We expect more from you Gayle. Respect the family and back off, b----, before we come get you.”

Snoop insisted that his comment was not a threat.

“Here’s a message for the people that need to know,” he said in another video clip posted to Instagram. “I’m a non-violent person. When I said what I said, I spoke for the people who felt like Gayle was very disrespectful towards Kobe Bryant and his family.”

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“Now, with that being said, do I look like I would want any harm to come to a 70-year-old woman? I was raised way better than that. I don’t want to harm to come to her and I didn’t threaten her. All I did was said, ‘Check it out: you outta pocket for what you’re doing and we’re watching you. Have a little bit more respect for Vanessa, her babies, and Kobe Bryant’s legacy,'” he said.

Fox News' Jack Durschlag contributed to this report.

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