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Ice-T Says Reduced Law & Order: SVU Role Wasn't His Choice
- On Nov. 24, Ice-T confirmed to TMZ he has appeared in only four of the eight Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Season 27 episodes aired this year.
- Producers explained the change by pointing to budgetary limits after Kelli Giddish returned full-time for Season 27 and Aimé Donna Kelly was promoted to series regular.
- A veteran of the series, Ice-T has played Odafin 'Fin' Tutuola since Season 2 , originally contracted for four episodes and now second longest-serving regular behind Mariska Hargitay.
- Budget measures have resulted in Wolf/Universal TV reducing 'minimum guarantees', leading Ice-T's role reduction to exceed the typical 2-4 episodes, though he and Kelli Giddish appear in over half of the 22 episodes.
- Ice-T said he'll be 'sprinkled' through this season, is not leaving the show, appreciates fans' reaction, and is using the lighter schedule to work on new music while aiming for Season 28.
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Ice-T says his 'Law & Order: SVU' screen time got reduced to fund Kelli Giddish's return
"I'm kind of glad the fans are upset, because what if I was missing and nobody cared?" the actor and rapper reasoned.Ralph Bavaro/NBC Kelli Giddish and Ice-T on 'Law & Order: SVU' If you're watching Law & Order: Special Victims Unit season 27, you may be wondering, where is Fin? The actor who's played the tough yet tender Sgt. Fin Tutuola since season 2 of the long-running procedural, Ice-T, has an answer."It's just basically business," he told …
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