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#Bensler forever! Christopher Meloni wished Law & Order: Special Victims Unit costar Mariska Hargitay a happy 59th birthday — and had a ton of fun doing it.

As one of the world’s most famous stars, it’s no surprise that Taylor Swift is worth a bob or two – but did you know her cat is also mega-rich? With “nepo babies” (aka celeb kids who are also finding fame) taking the world by storm, it seems only fitting that Tay’s own furry fam are included.The singer’s Scottish Fold moggy Olivia Benson – named after the popular Law & Order: SVU character – is apparently the world’s third-richest pet. From Diet Coke adverts to appearances on Taylor’s world tours, Olivia has built her own feline empire.Supposedly worth $97million, a recent report stated, “Olivia has found success outside of the world of Instagram influencing, earning her fortune starring alongside her owner in several music videos, creating her own merchandise line, and cameos in big-budget ads.”Loved by Swifties across the world, Olivia ranked above other famous pets, such as Oprah’s dogs and the late Karl Lagerfeld’s cat Choupette.

looong wait—24 years to be exact—fans of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit are finally seeing their Bensler dreams come true. The addictive crime drama is a household name that's spanned 24 seasons, each one as riveting as the last.

Taylor Swift’s cat is sitting pretty!

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit said farewell Thursday to Kelli Giddish in the kindest way possible: it threw her character a surprise wedding and then found her a new job that didn’t involve catching creeps.

is saying goodbye to Detective Amanda Rollins.On November 17, the procedural law enforcement series shared an emotional teaser for the fall finale of season 24, which airs on December 8 and will mark actor Kelli Giddish's final appearance as a series regular after 12 seasons. “I'm leaving the SVU,” Rollins can be heard saying in the trailer after a flashback to her introduction from season 13, which aired in 2011. (Fun fact: Giddish's actual first guest appearance occurred in 2007 when the actor played another character in the season 8 episode, “Outsider.”)Of course, nothing takes the sting out of a beloved character's exit better than a wedding! During one moment from the 15-second teaser, Rollins is wearing a white dress and carrying a bouquet.

Christopher Meloni spent years portraying one of the most desirable detectives on television screens as NYPD hot-shot Elliot Stabler on "Law & Order: SVU." He admitted his new status as a "Zaddy" has been fun to navigate, especially one year into starring in his own spinoff, "Organized Crime." "It's a second act to a certain degree," he told People magazine of the rise of his sex symbol situation. "It's a gas.

crossover event, uniting all three NBC series, Mehcad Brooks will make his debut as Det. Jalen Shaw. The 41-year-old actor, who previously appeared on a 2011 episode of, is ’s newest addition, replacing Anthony Anderson, who left the revival after one season. “It’s a dream come true in so many ways,” Brooks tells ET’s Rachel Smith about joining the franchise full time.

Actress Mariska Hargitay joked about being her longtime "Law & Order" co-star Chris Meloni's "second wife" on Monday at the red carpet for the beloved show's 24th season. Mariska Hargitay stars as Detective Olivia Benson on "Law & Order: SVU" (Will Hart/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images via Getty Images) "I mean, I don't think I'll be marrying him any time soon, but I am kind of like his second wife," she told People. "Wife, therapist, bestie, sister, mother." The jokes came in response to Hargitay being accidentally listed as Meloni's wife on the actor's Wikipedia page.

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.

New York City, including Mariska Hargitay and Christopher Meloni. Hargitay, 58, and Meloni, 61, reunited on the red carpet at the premiere event, held at Capitale in New York City. The unprecedented three-hour TV event - featuring the returning flagship series Law & Order, the long-running Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and Law & Order: Organized Crime - will debut Thursday, September 22 from 8 PM to 11 PM on NBC.

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.

From on-screen chemistry to on-stage romance! Co-stars Mariska Hargitay and Christopher Meloni from and brought the heat to the 74th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards. The actors were hilariously announced to the stage, saying, «Here are two cops no one wants to see defunded. Here are Christopher Meloni and Mariska Hargitay.» «Well, Mariska, we did it,» Meloni said.

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.

Dick Wolf universe. Sean Jablonski is stepping in as the new showrunner on “Law & Order: Organized Crime” for the upcoming third season, Variety has learned. Jablonski becomes the fourth showrunner on the series, replacing Bryan Goluboff, who was announced as the Season 3 showrunner in May. Barry O’Brien had been named interim showrunner in February following the exit of Ilene Chaiken. “Law & Order: Organized Crime,” produced by Universal Television in association with Wolf Entertainment, revolves around the character of Elliot Stabler, played by Christopher Meloni, who starred on “SVU” for 12 seasons, and then returned to the “Law & Order” universe in 2021. Because of Stabler’s longstanding relationship with “SVU’s” Olivia Benson (Mariska Hargitay) — something fans have obsessed over for years now — those two shows have frequently intersected since “Organized Crime” premiered.

Michaela Zee editor For the first time in the history of Dick Wolf’s “Law & Order” franchise, all three dramas are uniting for a special premiere event on Sept. 22 from 8-11 p.m. ET on NBC. The historic “Law & Order” crossover, which will kick off NBC’s 2022-23 TV season, intertwines the storylines of “Law & Order,” “Law & Order: SVU” and “Law & Order: Organized Crime.” Following the murder of a mysterious young girl, Detective Frank Cosgrove (Jeffrey Donovan) and Detective Jalen Shaw (Mehcad Brooks) team up to track down her killer. Captain Olivia Benson (Mariska Hargitay), Detective Elliot Stabler (Christopher Meloni) and district attorney Jack McCoy (Sam Waterston) also join forces to help solve the homicide case.

announced that the new seasons of “Law & Order,” “Law & Order: SVU” and “Law & Order: Organized Crime” will kick off with a three-show crossover. The three-hour story unfolds as follows: “a mysterious young girl is shot in cold blood and Det. Frank Cosgrove (Jeffrey Donovan) teams up with Det.

The “Law & Order” multiverse is taking shape. NBC announced Wednesday that all three “Law & Order” franchises will unite for the first time ever in an epic three-hour crossover in September.

Emily Longeretta “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” is losing a detective. Kelli Giddish, who portrays Amanda Rollins on the NBC drama, will depart during the upcoming 24th season. She will be in at least the premiere episode. Exact details regarding her exit were not provided by the network. In a statement from Giddish provided by NBC, she wrote: “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.’ Playing Rollins has been one of the greatest joys and privileges of my life. I’ve been so fortunate to be a part of the ‘Law & Order’ family for the last 12 years. There is simply no other character on TV like Rollins. She’s grown and changed, and I have as well. I started on this show when I was in my late 20s and I’m grateful I got to spend so many of my adult years with Rollins in my life.”

Benson. Stabler. McCoy. For the first time ever, the “Law & Order” favourites will unite to solve one heinous crime.

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.

For the first time in the history of the Law & Order franchise, all three of Dick Wolf’s dramas on NBC will come together for a special crossover event to help the network kick off its 2022-23 TV season.

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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit is about to take on a hot topic.

The Amber Heard-Johnny Depp defamation trial made headlines throughout the world, and now it’s coming to the new season of “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit”.

A crew member working on the New York set of Law & Order: Organized Crime died after being shot in his car on Tuesday, July 19.

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Anthony Anderson will not be returning for Season 22 of NBC’s “Law and Order,” TheWrap has learned. Anderson had only signed up to play Det. Kevin Bernard, a role he originated on the network from 2008-2010, for one season.

Warren Leight is leaving Law & Order: SVU after serving as an executive producer and showrunner on the venerable NBC crime drama for the past three seasons. It was his second stint at the helm of the Wolf Entertainment series.

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