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New York Post
12 hours ago
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‘Law & Order' star Christopher Meloni says he's ‘f—ing trying' to get Stabler to hook up with Benson
The verdict is in: Christopher Meloni knows what the fans want. The 'Law & Order: Organized Crime' star, 64, revealed that he has been trying to get his character, Detective Elliot Stabler, to hook up with his former partner, Captain Olivia Benson (Mariska Hargitay). Viewers have wanted these two to get together since they first starred side by side on 'Law & Order: Special Victims Unit' in 1999. Although Stabler left the squad in 2011, he came back to the Big Apple to battle organized crime in 2021. Advertisement 10 Christopher Meloni, Mariska Hargitay in 'SVU.' ©NBC/Courtesy Everett Collection 10 Christopher Meloni as Detective Stabler and Mariska Hargitay as Captain Benson. ©NBC/Courtesy Everett Collection Of course, in the Dick Wolf universe, the audience has seen quite a few crossover episodes since Meloni's return. Advertisement On Monday, a fan wrote on X, '@Chris_Meloni for f–k sake, kiss her already!' to which the star responded, 'I'm f–king trying.' The pair has stayed loyal friends over the decades, and at one point, Benson and Stabler even came close to coupling up. 10 A still from 'Law & Order: SVU.' ©NBC/Courtesy Everett Collection For Hargitay's part, she's enjoying the will-they-won't-they narrative. Advertisement 'Maybe on the last episode,' the 61-year-old said while on the 'Call Her Daddy' podcast in June. 'I think that's when they should be together… if it's right. We'll see when we get there.' Hargitay believes the Manhattan officers are 'soulmates, in a way.' 10 Mariska Hargitay and Christopher Meloni in a scene of 'Law & Order: SVU.' ©NBC/Courtesy Everett Collection The 'My Mom Jayne' director added, 'But let's see where the story takes us, you know?' Advertisement In Season 24 of 'SVU,' Benson and Stabler almost shared a kiss, but she pulled away. 'We were attempting something,' Meloni said about the moment in April during a TVLine Spotlight conversation. 'I don't think it worked. But I'm not going to tell you why it didn't work, because you all have your opinion.' 10 Mariska Hargitay as Capt. Olivia Benson, Christopher Meloni as Det. Elliot Stabler on 'Law & Order: Organized Crime.' Virginia Sherwood/PEACOCK He added, 'I know what transpired.' 'I don't go, 'That's what's going to go on TV. That's what we're going to air.' We don't have that power. We do the best we can to be honest with the scenes we're given,' Meloni elaborated. He also tries to 'make it honest, not make it bait.' 10 Mariska Hargitay and Christopher Meloni on stage during the 74th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards. Chris Haston/NBC 'If we do bait, at least for me, I always do it with a wink. I think it's good-natured, but maybe you guys are over that, and that's valid,' the actor explained. Advertisement 'But you give us too much credit for the power that we might have,' he stressed, 'will-they-won't-they and all that stuff.' Harigtay had previously dished on what went down. 10 Mariska Hargitay and Christopher Meloni on stage during the 74th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards. Getty Images for Tribeca Festival 'To be honest with you, Chris and I thought it should go one way and the powers that be didn't, so it got changed at the last minute, that near kiss,' she revealed to Variety in May 2024. 'Obviously [creator] Dick [Wolf] gets final say. It's his show and he didn't want that.' Advertisement During an EW interview last year, 'SVU' star Ice-T asked Hargitay: 'Y'all haven't hooked up yet at all? Close, right? Almost a kiss?' She teased back, 'No, just two times in Season 4!… No. We have not hooked up.' 10 Sherman Williams and Christopher Meloni attend The Headstrong Project Annual Gala 2024. Getty Images for The Headstrong Project Off-air, Hargitay and Meloni are thick as thieves. Advertisement 'We are just connected,' she said on 'Call Her Daddy.' 'We are so close. It's like we've been through the battle together. We know each other so well. We love each other so much. We respect each other so much.' 'We are so comfortable with each other, we deeply trust each other … Whatever he needs, I will always be there for him, and that's mutual,' Hargitay gushed. 'And we have grown together, we've known each other 27 years.' 10 Peter Hermann and Mariska Hargitay pose with their children. Getty Images The actors also have close bonds with one another's kids. Advertisement The 'Happy' actor has been married to production designer Sherman Meloni since 1995, and the pair shares kids Sophia, 24, and Dante, 21. Hargitay is Sophia's godmother. The NBC star tied the knot with Peter Hermann in 2004. They are parents to August, 18, Amaya, 14, and Andrew, 13. The couple adopted their two youngest children in 2011. 10 Sherman Williams, Christopher Meloni, Dante Amadeo Meloni and Sophia Eva Pietra Meloni. Getty Images In 2023, Sophia shared a touching post for her famous godmother's birthday on Instagram. 'Waving my wand to summon all things sparkly, shiny, beautiful and grand for my fairy godmamma today,' she wrote. 'Law & Order: Organized Crime' recently wrapped its fifth season on Peacock, while 'SVU' will be back on NBC for Season 27 on Sept. 25.
Yahoo
6 days ago
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- Yahoo
'SVU' Fans Say They've "Waited All Day" for Mariska Hargitay's Major Season 27 Update
Law & Order: SVU was renewed for season 27 in early 2025. Mariska Hargitay revealed the NBC show is now in production for season 27. See how fans reacted to the news about Law & Order: SVU filming new episodes. Who's ready to get back in step with Olivia Benson and the rest of the folks on Law & Order: SVU? The hit NBC drama got renewed for an incredible season 27 back in May, and fans are eager to see Mariska Hargitay back on their TV screens once again. Well, it seems like viewers are one step closer to this, as the actress revealed an exciting update about the upcoming installment on Instagram. Posting a video of herself dressed as Captain Benson on set, Mariska announced that Law & Order: SVU was officially in production for season 27. What's more, all of the cast and crew were back and ready to start filming new episodes, given how her BTS snippet came from inside the famed SVU offices on the show. "Guess what, people? I'm back," Mariska stated in the clip posted on July 23. "First day back at SVU and we're about to rehearse. I'm giving you a little sneak peek." As soon as fans caught wind of Mariska's thrilling update about the new season of SVU, they couldn't hold back their elation that new episodes would be here before they knew it. "TWENTY SEVEN. Truly EPIC. 🙌🏼," one person wrote in the comments. "Waited all day for a 'lil sneak peek! Thank you mothaaa!! 💋," another exclaimed. "She's back! Stronger, louder, and more fabulous. Let's do this!!! Benson forever!" a different follower added. Even though there isn't yet a premiere date set by NBC for Law & Order: SVU season 27, this is still a major update! And given how there are some big changes for the season, this is something we can get excited about. Along with the news of SVU coming back for season 27, fans can also expect to be back in a full-time capacity as Detective Amanda Rollins after exiting back in December 2022. And who knows? Maybe this season will give folks a chance to see Christopher Meloni pop up as Elliot Stabler once again, too... No matter the case, we're so looking forward to this! You Might Also Like 67 Best Gifts for Women That'll Make Her Smile The Best Pillows for Every Type of Sleeper Solve the daily Crossword
Yahoo
20-07-2025
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Mariska Hargitay Jokes Only ‘Younger People' Didn't Know Her Mom Was Jayne Mansfield
NEED TO KNOW Mariska Hargitay joked that only "younger people" didn't know her mom was Jayne Mansfield during a Q&A following a special screening of her documentary My Mom Jayne on July 17 Mansfield, who died in 1967 at age 34, was a Hollywood icon who starred in films including Promises! Promises! and Too Hot to Handle In My Mom Jayne, which marked Mariska's feature film directorial debut, she examines her mother's life — and reveals a shocking family secretMariska Hargitay's mother, Jayne Mansfield, may be a Hollywood icon — but her fan base runs a bit older. While taking part in a Q&A hosted by HamptonsFilm on Thursday, July 17, Mariska, 61, joked about how not everyone knew that Mansfield was her mom when her revealing documentary, My Mom Jayne, premiered earlier this year. After panel host Molly Jong-Fast noted that "a lot of people had no idea that [Mansfield] was your mom" despite the fact that she's "really, really famous," Mariska replied, "Only younger people don't know. The kids don't know." The discussion followed a special screening of My Mom Jayne at Guild Hall in East Hampton. The documentary, which marked Mariska's feature film directorial debut, premiered at the Cannes Film Festival on May 17 ahead of its debut on HBO and Max on June 27. In a press release announcing the documentary, Mariska said, 'This movie is a labor of love and longing. It's a search for the mother I never knew, an integration of a part of myself I'd never owned, and a reclaiming of my mother's story and my own truth." Mansfield — who rose to fame as a Playboy model and an actress, known for such films as Too Hot to Handle and Promises! Promises! — died at age 34 in a car crash in 1967. Mariska, who was 3 at the time, and her two older brothers were in the car and survived the accident. "I've spent my whole life distancing myself from my mother, Jayne Mansfield, the sex symbol," Mariska says in the film's trailer. "Her career made me want to do it differently, but I want to understand her now." "I don't have any memories of her," she adds. In the documentary, Mariska also revealed a shocking family secret that she kept for 30 years. She explained that her biological father is not Mickey Hargitay, the man who raised her, but rather a former Las Vegas entertainer named Nelson Sardelli. She told Vanity Fair that she first learned about Sardelli when she was 25 and then went to see him perform in Atlantic City, N.J., when she was 30. While Sardelli had an emotional reaction to their meeting, telling her, 'I've been waiting 30 years for this moment" — Mariska grappled with "knowing I'm living a lie my entire life." During her discussion with Jong-Fast on Thursday, Mariska shared that she spent Father's Day with Sardelli, 90, this year. Never miss a story — sign up for to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. "It was so magical," she recalled. "He apologized and he said, 'Thank you for forgiving me.' And I said, 'Thank you for making the choice that you made.' " "So it's like everyone was right in the end, but I grew up not knowing that," she added. The panel discussion was part of HamptonsFilm's Summer Docs Screening Series. On Aug. 29, Middletown directors Amanda McBaine and Jesse Moss and film subject Jeff Dutemple will join Hamptons International Film Festival (HIFF) co-chair Alec Baldwin and artistic director David Nugent in conversation. Richard Gladstein, the new executive director of HamptonsFilms and HIFF, told PEOPLE: "We have a nice platform from which to show our films. And why do films want to come to film festivals? You create buzz and word of mouth about your film. That's what happens at film festivals. You discover films and filmmakers." Read the original article on People
Yahoo
19-07-2025
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Mariska Hargitay reveals biological dad apologized while spending Father's Day together
"He said, 'Thank you for forgiving me.' And I said, 'Thank you for making the choice that you made.'"Key points Mariska Hargitay revealed that she spent Father's Day with her biological father, Nelson Sardelli. The actress, who was raised by her mother's husband, said that Sardelli apologized to her during their time together. Hargitay announced her father's true identity earlier this year, ahead of her documentary My Mom Hargitay is discussing her relationship with her biological father The Law & Order: Special Victims Unit star reflected on her complicated family dynamic during a Q&A following a screening of her documentary, My Mom Jayne, which revealed that her biological dad is not Mickey Hargitay but instead Nelson Sardelli, the ex-lover of her mother, Jayne Mansfield. During her appearance at HamptonsFilm's SummerDocs series in East Hampton, N.Y., on Thursday, Hargitay revealed that she spent Father's Day with Sardelli this year. "It was so magical," she said (via PEOPLE). "He apologized and he said, 'Thank you for forgiving me.' And I said, 'Thank you for making the choice that you made.'" She continued, "So it's like everyone was right in the end, but I grew up not knowing that." Hargitay knew her true parenthood with certainty by the time she was 30, but did not discuss the matter publicly out of respect for Mickey Hargitay, who raised her. She eventually decided to share the truth in her documentary, which debuted at the Cannes Film Festival in May. "It's a matter of sitting with it for so long and acquiring some wisdom and loosening my grip on thinking that it had to be this secret," Hargitay told Entertainment Weekly. "I realized that the truth is ultimately what sets us free, and I had kept my goal to be loyal to my father long enough." Hargitay said that making the documentary offered new insights into the nuances and complex emotions of her family history. "It became this living, breathing story, and I wanted to understand each person and the choices that they made because I didn't have the whole picture," she explained. "When I learned the whole story from more of a bird's eye view, I said, 'It's such a beautiful family story.'" The actress also told EW that she was "so scared and so angry" that her father's true identity would become public over a decade ago. "I was so fearful to have to confront it before I was ready to," she said. "Thank God it never went anywhere. It's been a real gift to me to be able to tell it in my time when I was ready."At the Q&A, Hargitay further reflected on her decision to discuss her true parentage in the doc. "So many people carry things that they don't need to," she said. "I think the only way out is through." The process of making the film offered Hargitay new perspectives on her parents. "Once I understood why, there was magic on the other side, and there was love on the other side," she said. "I spent my life feeling unworthy, not wanted, not claimed, not good enough, abandoned. And then I realized, 'Oh, no, sweetie, you were chosen six ways from Sunday.'" My Mom Jayne is now streaming on HBO Max. Read the original article on Entertainment Weekly Solve the daily Crossword
Daily Mail
19-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Mariska Hargitay shares how she made peace with biological dad Nelson Sardelli after paternity bombshell
Mariska Hargitay revealed she recently had a sweet conversation with her biological father Nelson Sardelli. In her acclaimed documentary My Mom Jayne, the 61-year-old actress revealed the decades-old family secret that the man who raised her, Mickey Hargitay, was not her real dad. During a documentary screening at HamptonsFilm's SummerDocs on Thursday, she hosted a Q&A session in which she detailed a special Father's Day exchange she had with Sardelli, 90. She described the experience as 'magical,' telling the audience, 'He apologized and he said, "Thank you for forgiving me." And I said, "Thank you for making the choice that you made."' Mariska spoke candidly about coming to terms with her family's secret about who her biological father is. According to an account from Just Jared, she reflected, 'I spent my life feeling unworthy, not wanted, not claimed, not good enough, abandoned. 'And then I realized, "Oh, no, sweetie, you were chosen six ways from Sunday."' In the riveting documentary, Sardelli explained that he believed leaving Mariska to be raised by Hungarian bodybuilder Mickey was in her best interest. As an adult, Mariska has made peace with her family dynamic. Her siblings include sisters Tina Hargitay, 76, Jayne Marie Mansfield, 74, Mickey Hargitay Jr., 66, Zoltan Hargitay, 64, and Tony Cimber, 59. After his final split from Mansfield, Hargitay married Ellen Siano in 1967. 'Now I feel like I have two mothers, I have two fathers,' Mariska said at the screening. 'I think the reason I made this movie now is because I was ready to make it now,' the Law & Order: SVU star told Stephen Colbert of her decision to produce the documentary 58 years after her mom's tragic death. Appearing on the now-cancelled late night show in June, she said, 'In a way I feel like I've been preparing my entire life to make it.' In June Hargitay paid tribute to her late mother, who died in a car accident in 1967, by wearing a similar look worn by the movie star at the Cannes Film Festival in 1958. In her acclaimed documentary My Mom Jayne, the 61-year-old actress revealed the decades-old family secret that the man who raised her, Mickey Hargitay, was not her real dad She went on to say that she discovered boxes of fan letters pertaining to her mom during the covid-19 pandemic. 'I had the time to sit with each letter and people had sent me things that were truly a gift,' Hargitay said of finding the trove of personal stories and playbills. 'So, I said, "I think I wanna dig in here,"' she added about feeling inspired to create the film. Mariska had previously spoken about her mom during her own appearance at the Cannes Film Festival this year, telling Deadline: 'The photos of her, in Cannes in particular, were always so meaningful to me because of how free and happy and in love she was with my father.' She said the striking black and white images 'seared this emotional place' in her mind.
