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Law & Order: SVU is losing another one of its detectives. Kelli Giddish is departing the series after 12 years as Detective Amanda Rollins. She will depart during the first half of season 24.
Also starring Mariska Hargitay, Ice-T, and Peter Scanavino, the series follows the detectives of the elite Special Victim Unit of the NYPD. Giddish said the following about her departure from the NBC series:
Warren Leight, the recently departed showrunner of Law & Order: SVU, shared his reaction about Giddish’s departure from the crime drama, per Deadline:
“Writing for Kelli Giddish was an unmitigated joy. She has always had perfect pitch, from first read-through to final take. I thank her for defining Rollins. Godspeed, Kelli.”
SVU’s current showrunner, David Graziano, also spoke about her exit after fans reacted to the news on social media:
“You might take a moment to entertain the idea that things are more complex than they appear in a world of emojis and tweets. All I’ll say is Kelli has handled this with the most incredibly classy comportment. She is, without a doubt, one of the finest industry professionals I’ve come across in my 24 years of writing for television. I’m saddened by her looming exit. It’ll be my lucky day if I ever get to write for her again.”
Giddish leaving the long-running series was seemingly not her choice, nor was it Graziano’s. Variety reports that, according to multiple sources, the decision came from above following contract negotiations. Star and executive producer Hargitay, as well as at least one producer, pushed for Giddish to stay, but the decision had already been made.
Law & Order: SVU returns for its 24th season on September 22nd.
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