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 fan, made a last-minute decision that ended up paying off big time.  On Monday, March 20, Mariska Hargitay posted a photo of a woman wearing a T-shirt with her  character, Olivia Benson, and Elliot Stabler (Chris Meloni) to her Instagram Story. Hargitay didn’t post a caption or say anything, which left fans confused. The next day, Colson shared her experience in a TikTok video.«WHEN YOU ARE WEARING YOUR SHIRT & OLIVIA BENSON IS ON YOUR FLIGHT,» Colson wrote.She shared photos from the flight and screengrabs of text messages with friends set to Meghan Trainor's song, «Mother.»«Mariska is my mother,» Colson wrote at the end of her caption, along with the hashtags #svu and #dreamsdocometrue.Just casually hopping on your flight and bumping into Mariska Hargitay benson and Elliot Stabler shirt this is beyond iconic pic.twitter.com/8OamZAVEJ9Colson also spoke to about the experience, gushing, «The universe could not have made this happen more.»Colson, a 27-year-old singer-songwriter from Los Angeles, told the outlet she was leaving her house to catch her flight and felt uncomfortable in the shirt she was wearing and «put on something baggy» which just so happened to be her  shirt.«I almost didn't even wear it,» she noted.Colson told  she's been a  fan for «forever» and has «seen every episode probably 20 times.»«I started freaking out, and normally I would never go up to anybody,» she explained.

Kelli Giddish, who departed in December, will be returning for the season 24 finale, ET can confirm. She will also appear in the second to last episode of 's current season.The actress' character, former detective Amanda Rollins, got married to ADA Dominick Carisi (Peter Scanavino) in her last appearance on , and expressed a desire to start a family.

Bradley Whitford made his second appearance on. This time, however, star was playing a very different character: Pence Humphreys, a neurologist with early onset dementia who confesses to a murder in a rare departure for the series, with the episode directed by star Mariska Hargitay showing flashbacks of his life and how his memories have been muddled in the years since.Familiar with his work, Olivia Benson (Hargitay) is immediately suspicious of his confession and lends a hand in the investigation only to learn that, in the end, the professor was not responsible for the rape and murder of his wife, Winnie (Nancy Travis).

Mariska Hargitay is remembering her co-star, Richard Belzer.The beloved actor and comedian died Feb. 19 at the age of 78 at his home in southwest France. He was first introduced as Detective John Munch on the 1990s drama, before transitioning to in the same role until his last appearance in 2016.Hargitay appeared on Thursday's to pay tribute to Belzer, remembering him as «a heart and soul.»Mariska Hargitay and Richard Belzer in season 15 of 'Law & Order: SVU.'«He was family and taught me so much about taking risks and creativity and trust.

 co-stars are paying tribute to the late actor and comedian following his death Sunday. Belzer, who famously played Detective John Munch on the long-running series, died early Sunday at his home in Bozouls in southwest France. He was 78. A cause of death for the actor is not yet known.Former  writer Bill Scheft confirmed Belzer's death to .

 star and acclaimed comedian, has died. According to multiple reports, Belzer died early Sunday at his home in Bozouls in southwest France. He was 78. A cause of death for the actor is not yet known.Belzer stared as the beloved Detective John Munch on 1993's  before taking the role to where it perhaps became most notable, .

Ice-T. Nearly 40 years later, Mariska Hargitay has now revealed she has a fresher nickname for him, if not a cooler one.The revelation came to light on Thursday at Ice-T's Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony.

Ice-T is dropping some serious gems! In his new podcast,  in partnership with iHeartPodcasts, the 64-year-old veteran entertainer is coming to listeners every weekday, with a new piece of advice — inspired by his Twitter account.«Every day I give out something called an ice-cold fact or a daily game,» he tells ET about the inspiration behind his latest venture. «And it's just things that I've learned or quotes that I use from my life. A lot of them come from me, a lot of them come from other people I respect.

Mariska Hargitay is gearing up for her 24th season of , but it'll be a bittersweet one as she prepares to say goodbye to co-star Kelli Giddish. Giddish announced her exit from the NBC procedural in August, confirming that she would be leaving as a full-time cast member during the upcoming season. The actress joined as Detective Amanda Rollins at the start of season 13 alongside Danny Pino following Chris Meloni’s unexpected departure at the end of season 12.

Ice-T is all for Detective Olivia Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and Detective Elliot Stabler (Christopher Meloni) to finally get together. While attending the season premiere event of at Capitale in New York City, the 64-year-old actor and rapper, who has played Detective Fin Tutuola alongside Detective Benson almost since the beginning of , opened up to ET's Rachel Smith about the constant will-they-won't-they between Benson and Stabler.«I don't see why not,» he tells ET of the friends finally getting together.Though Stabler was previously married to his wife, Kathy, she died when Meloni returned to the franchise with his new spin-off, . «I thought it was kind of odd earlier because Chris was married, but then Chris' wife died,» Ice-T says of a potential Stabler/Benson romance.

homecoming for Christopher Meloni and Mariska Hargitay at the Emmys! The duo walked the carpet on Monday night ahead of the 74th Primetime Emmy Awards, where they marveled over being part of TV history for more than two decades. Meloni and Hargitay shared the screen together for more than a decade on before Meloni parted ways.

, Kelli Giddish is leaving the long-running NBC crime procedural. The actress, who has played Det. Amanda Rollins since 2011, took to Instagram to confirm that season 24 will be her last as a full-time cast member. “I wanted to address the chatter I’ve seen online and let everyone know that this will, indeed, be my last season on ‘Law & Order: SVU,’” Giddish wrote.

franchise will make history when all three series return in the fall. NBC has officially announced that the casts of each spin-off –, and – will come together for a three-hour special event, kicking off the new seasons of each criminal procedural. Capt.

Christopher Meloni really put himself out there for a new fitness ad. Literally.The 61-year-old actor stars in a new campaign for Peloton's fitness app.

fans are about to be treated to an unexpected reunion between Pablo Schreiber and Raúl Esparza. The two alumni will come face to face in court during the final episode of, Hulu’s true-crime series about the killing of Betty Gore starring Jessica Biel as accused ax murderer Candy Montgomery and Melanie Lynskey as her victim.

“zaddy” known for playing NYPD Detective Elliot Stabler for the first 12 seasons of the hit NBC legal drama — has sold his allegedly haunted Hollywood Hills home to Rawson Marshall Thurber, the director of 2021’s “Red Notice” action flick as well as 2004’s “Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story.” Thurber, 47, paid $5.9 million for the five-bedroom, seven-bathroom house in an off-market deal, Dirt reported. Built in 1916, the gated half-acre property boasts a separate guest house, center hall, living room fireplace, pool and an otherworldly tenant: The ghost of actor Ozzie Nelson. Nelson — who is best known for co-starring in the sitcom “The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet” with his wife Harriet from 1952 to 1966 — died of liver cancer in the house in 1975, aged 68.

to TMZ on Monday.“As Ned would say, he was attacked by two very rare assassins — cholangiocarcinoma [bile duct cancer] and ocular melanoma. Over the course of two years, he bravely fought the cancers in private while continuing to work in show business to ensure that his medical coverage paid for himself and his family,” Patricia told the news outlet.His rep Jeremy Leiner announced that he died Sunday at his home in New York.Eisenberg is best known for portraying defense lawyer Roger Kressler in “Law & Order” (1997 to 2009) and “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” (1999 to 2019) and most recently played Detective Hauser in the 2021 HBO series “Mare of Easttown.”The prolific actor was born and raised in New York City and studied acting at Fiorello H.

Mariska Hargitay and Christopher Meloni’s onscreen reunion, the two stars couldn’t stop gushing about working together again. While attending the New York City premiere for season 21, which returns to NBC on Feb.

and are crossing over as the franchise celebrates the holidays. But Danielle Moné Truitt, who plays Sergeant Ayanna Bell, jokes with ET that she hopes «yours will be better than ours.”  Starting at 9 p.m.

Mariska Hargitay) and Elliot Stabler (Chris Meloni). In the latest promo for an all-new crossover event between and, the two characters appear to hold hands as they ride in a car together.

at the end of season 16, Danny Pino is back, reprising his role as Nick Amaro for the series’ 500th episode, which sees the former detective turning to Olivia Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and the SVU team for help clearing a convicted man’s name. Speaking to ET, Pino opened up about his return to the franchise, what he thinks about Amaro’s off-screen evolution, and if this will open the door for more episodes or appearances down the road.

Mariska Hargitay, who plays Olivia Benson on, and Chris Meloni, who recently returned to the franchise as Elliot Stabler on, know that fans are eager for the two former partners to ignite their romance onscreen. But Meloni played coy about whether or not that will happen when both shows return to NBC in September. “I think it’s going to be a collaborative effort between both showrunners and Mariska and I to figure it all out.

’s historic 23rd season followed by the return of with its second installment. Ahead of the big night, NBC released a dramatic new teaser for ’s back-to-back episodes, which shows Olivia Benson’s (Mariska Hargitay) life in danger. Picking up after the events of the action-packed season 22 finale, a congressman played by Ben Rappaport is identified as a suspect in the sex-for-housing case. “Congressman Howard, you’re a sexual predator.