Who Is Kelli Giddish? 5 Things to Know About the ‘Law and Order: SVU’ Star: Her Husband, Children and More

Fans of “Law & Order” will be tripling down for a new season-premiere crossover event that links the original “Law & Order” with spinoffs “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” and “Law & Order: Organized Crime”.

All three “Law & Order” NYPD squads team up to take down sex traffickers who are also domestic terrorists in the franchise’s first-ever three-way crossover event, with NBC dropping the trailer for Sept. 22’s three-hour premiere during the Emmys.

After the intensity and suspense of tonight’s Emmy broadcast, the winners, nominees and presenters gathered afterward to blow off some steam. From the Governors Ball to fetes thrown by HBO and Apple, many of the night’s biggest names were there — except for, of course, Jerrod Carmichael, who took his Emmy and his fur coat and went home.

A night to remember! Hollywood’s biggest stars came together to celebrate TV at the 2022 Emmys in Los Angeles’ Microsoft Theater on Monday, September 12, bringing the laughs and more.

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.

John Oliver took aim at the “Law & Order” franchise during Sunday night’s edition of “Last Week Tonight”, and he didn’t pull any punches.

The Law & Order television franchise is “commercial” for a “defective product,” said John Oliver on Sunday’s Last Week Tonight, capping a lengthy rant about the Dick Wolf cop shows that Oliver argued present an unrealistic and misleading depiction of law enforcement.

“Last Week Tonight.”Oliver noted how Wolf, 75, has a “close, behind-the-scenes relationship with the NYPD, employing officers as consultants and boasting about the access he had.”He then revealed a past interview with an anonymous “Law & Order” writer, who claimed if the series depicted police in a more realistic, critical way, then the NYPD would make it very “difficult” to continue filming in the Big Apple.The chat show host went on to describe that because Wolf’s franchise works closely with the cops, there is much accuracy in how the law is portrayed. Details such as “specific laws, jargon and crime scene procedures” are illustrated properly, Oliver said.“But crucially it also makes a lot of choices that significantly distort the big picture of police,” he said, adding that the right offender is usually arrested midway through the episode — and justice is done by the end.

Ali Wentworth was feeling nostalgic on Friday when she took a walk down memory lane with her BFF, Mariska Hargitay. The TV star, author and podcaster took to Instagram with a throwback photo featuring her longtime friend.MORE: Mariska Hargitay wows in stunning throwback wedding photo In the image, the Law & Order: SUV star and Ali were in a swimming pool, enjoying time with their children, who were only little at the time. #WATCH: Ali Wentwoth surprises BFF Mariska Hargitay on her birthday Both women wore rubber rings around them as they cradled one of their children in front of them. The wife of GMA's George Stephanopoulos, captioned the photo: "#TBT a summer of Mamas and our babies," and fans loved the image. MORE: See the cast of Law & Order: SVU and their real-life partnersMORE: Law & Order has major crossover episode with spinoff shows planned - and fans will be thrilled"This is soooo cute," wrote one, while a second added: "So beautiful," and a third tagged Ali's daughter, Elliott, and typed: "OMG".A post shared by Ali Wentworth (@therealaliwentworth)Mariska and Ali soaked up the sun in the throwback image Ali has two grown children and Mariska and her husband, Younger's Peter Hermann, have three kids. They welcomed their first child together, a son named August, in 2006.

Warren Leight stepped down as “SVU” showrunner at the end of last season, David Graziano took over the role for the series’ 24th season in June. NBC also announced that the upcoming season will be the final one for Kelli Giddish, who plays Detective Amanda Rollins.Meanwhile, another Wolf Entertainment series, “Chicago P.D.,” is bidding farewell to original cast member Jesse Lee Soffer, who will leave the series in the upcoming 10th season.

A post shared by Tracy Spiridakos (@spiridakos)The news of Soffer’s departure broke Monday, with the actor sharing his thanks with the longtime fans of the show, who’ve followed his story line since the series debuted in 2014.“This is sad but true. Just want all the fans to know how grateful I am,” Soffer tweeted Monday. “You guys are why we do it! It has been an honor.

The Chicago P.D. world won’t be the same. Tracy Spiridakos is weighing in on costar Jesse Lee Soffer‘s impending exit from the series.

Jesse Lee Soffer is leaving, with the upcoming 10th season marking his last as Det. Jay Halstead.

Another big change in the Dick Wolf-verse: Deadline has confirmed that Jesse Lee Soffer, who plays Det. Jay Halstead, is leaving NBC’s Chicago P.D.

Jesse Lee Soffer has announced that he is leaving Chicago PD after the upcoming 10th season.

It was announced this week that one of Law & Order: SVU‘s most-loved stars will be leaving the show after the upcoming season.

Emily Longeretta Kelli Giddish’s upcoming “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” exit was not her choice, nor was it a decision made by showrunner David Graziano, Variety has learned. According to multiple sources, the “SVU” shake-up was a call made from above, with one insider noting that the company is always looking to keep the show as up to date and current as possible. Mariska Hargitay, who is both the star and an executive producer on the Dick Wolf drama, as well as at least one other producer pushed to keep Giddish on the procedural, but the decision had already been made. Additionally, salary negotiations and her future on the show were part of the conversation and, ultimately, a compromise couldn’t be made.

Kelly Giddish is saying goodbye to "Law & Order: SVU" after more than a decade. The actress, who plays Detective Amanda Rollins on the NBC series, confirmed that the 24th season will be her last. She made her debut in 2007.

Onward and upward! Law & Order: SVU star Kelli Giddish revealed her time on the long-running crime series has come to an end after portraying Detective Amanda Rollins for over a decade.