Is Ice-T's Sergeant Odafin "Fin" Tutuola leaving the 'Special Victims Unit' squad? Fans are concerned after a 'Law & Order: SVU' Season 24 episode.
Over 24 seasons and 33 years on the air, Law & Order is undeniably one of the fashionable television franchises of all time. Its most beloved spinoff, Law & Order: SVU, has come to increase a loyal fanbase with common cast contributors who've become family names over the process the numerous years they’ve been on the show.
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Throughout its multi-year run on NBC, Law & Order: SVU has come to be identified for its long and ambitious record of guest stars that include everybody from Serena Williams to Jeremy Irons.
But while some actors have come and long gone, others were part of the SVU circle of relatives since day one. Now, enthusiasts are distressed about circulating rumors that Ice-T may well be leaving after a Season 24 episode promo teases of his go out.
So, is Ice-T really leaving Law & Order: SVU?
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Is Ice-T leaving 'Law & Order: SVU'? A Season 24 episode promo hints that his time might be up.
Ice-T joined the massively popular Law & Order: SVU in 2000, simply in time for the show’s 2d season. The rapper plays Detective Odafin “Fin" Tutuola, who became Detective Munch’s (Richard Belzer) partner after Michelle Hurd’s character, Monique Jeffries, left the collection.
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When he first joined Law & Order: SVU, Ice-T was only slated to appear in four episodes. However, while filming, he quickly developed a close bond with the rest of the cast and his character was made into a series regular.
Now, 20 years later, Sergeant Tutuola has risen through the ranks and is one of the last of the old guard characters of the show, along with Mariska Hargitay’s Captain Olivia Benson and Christopher Meloni's recently returned Detective Elliot Stabler.
However, recent developments on SVU have a lot of fans worried about Fin’s future with the SVU department. The promo for Season 24, Episode 14, titled "Dutch Tears," features a celebration of Sergeant Tutuola's 20 years with SVU and an emotional hug from Benson, as she says, "I'm so, so proud of you." Then, Fin comes up against a gunman with a 20-year vendetta in his own home... Emotional gratitude followed by violence? All signs point to danger.
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Ice-T has assured us all that he isn't leaving 'Law & Order: SVU' any time soon.
Toward the end of Season 21, Fin was also involved in a shooting, for which he is later named in a wrongful death suit filed by the shooting victim’s wife. Season 22’s "Ballad of Dwight and Irena" saw Sergeant Tutuola recount the incident in a deposition, but he was fully cleared of the shooting and continued his role in the NYPD.
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Because Ice-T is a pretty busy guy, fans are always speculating that he could be leaving the series to focus on other projects. But in August 2022, he clarified on Twitter, "FYI. People suppose I’m leaving SVU each time I do one thing else. Do they now not understand I’ve got 20 jobs! Simultaneously." Since he joined the cast of SVU in 2000, he's done several voice acting gigs, appeared in many films, toured, and done several television guest spots.
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In fact, there's no way that Episode 14 is Ice-T's final SVU episode, because on Jan. 30, he shared a photo from the set while filming Episode 16. On top of that, in an October 2022 interview with Smashing Interviews, he said, "I made a observation that I’ll be there till Mariska leaves. I believe the show is Mariska’s display. I don’t suppose Mariska may also be changed, and luckily, she’s still out buying s--t. So so long as she assists in keeping spending cash, I feel I’ve were given a job."
So for now, it seems like Ice-T is protected.
Law & Order: SVU airs each Thursday at 9 p.m. EST on NBC.
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