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Mariska Hargitay is the heart and soul of “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit,” as well as an executive producer. But the leading lady says even she doesn't have full say on what happens on the show. In a feature story with Variety, Hargitay revealed she fought — and continues to fight — for Kelli Giddish to return to the long-running procedural drama. However, “SVU” creator Dick Wolf has the final call. Giddish, who portrayed Det.
” Giddish, who starred in “SVU” for 11 seasons, announced that she was leaving the show in an Instagram post in August 2022. In her last appearance as Rollins, she married Assistant District Attorney Dominick “Sonny” Carisi and then left the unit to team at Fordham University. She returned in the Season 24 finale to tell her former coworkers that she was pregnant. The on-screen news coincided with Giddish’s real-life pregnancy.
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