Mariska Hargitay Breaks Silence on Controversial Exit of ‘Law and Order: SVU’ Co-Star

Mariska Hargitay got frank in a new interview with Variety about the controversial exit of her Law & Order: SVU co-star, Kelly Giddish, from the popular procedural.

Giddish was written off the show midway through season 24, a decision made by franchise creator Dick Wolf. She had portrayed fan-favorite Detective Amanda Rollins on SVU for 12 years, and her exit was met with dismay from SVU fans and crew alike.

Hargitay, who’s an executive producer on SVU and one of the series’ original stars...