Monique Jeffries (2024)

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Why did Monique Jeffries leave the show? ›

Although Wolf promised her Jeffries would develop more over time, Hurd grew frustrated with the lack of material for her character. The show's producers hesitated to keep her as Munch's full-time partner and considered eliminating the character from the show altogether.

As it turns out, actress Michelle Hurd left the show of her own accord. Feeling that her character wasn't being used properly, Michelle voiced her concerns, then left when she felt that show runners weren't showing enough faith in her as an actor or in Jeffries as a character.

The stress of the Special Victims Unit is too much for Cassidy, and he transfers to the Narcotics unit in the middle of the season. Cassidy later returns in the 13th-season finale working undercover for a pimp the SVU detectives are investigating.

The groundwork for Michelle Hurd's Detective Monique Jeffries' removal from the Special Victims Unit at the end of Season One was set here with her nearly being killed by a bomb explosion - she was running towards where the bomb was and was all too aware that if it had gone off just a few seconds later she would have ...

In the series, there was a storyline which revealed Monique admitting to a sexual encounter with someone who had been a rape case suspect. This had her relieved from active duty and transferred out of the Special Victims Unit, with her job taken over by Ice-T's Fin Tutuola.

A former narcotics detective, Fin joins the SVU squad in the season 2 premiere "Wrong Is Right", as a replacement for Monique Jeffries (Michelle Hurd). He is then paired with Det. John Munch (Richard Belzer). While in the Narcotics Division, Fin worked undercover regularly.

Giddish leaving the series after 12 seasons was a surprise with little to indicate she wanted to leave the role she clearly enjoyed. According to the report, the issues involved salary disputes and a decision to “freshen up” the series.

Detective Amanda Rollins left SVU in Season 24

In Season 24 of SVU, Rollins began substitute teaching criminology classes at Fordham University after Carisi tapped her for the job and, after the trauma of the safe house shooting, teaching significantly improved Rollins' mood.

Novak's run as SVU's full-time ADA ended in Season 9, Episode 19 ("Cold"). She was forced to leave the unit after she made some questionable decisions. After a police officer became the main suspect in an assault and murder case, Novak got into some legal mess.

Amaro recovered from his injuries but ultimately chose to retire from the SVU, knowing his reputation had led him to hit a professional wall within the NYPD. He moved to California to be closer to his kids, and Rollins revealed in Season 17 that he was joining the U.S. Park Police.

Who is Mariska Hargitay's real life husband? ›

Hargitay and her spouse, Peter Hermann, met on set, got married in 2004, and have welcomed three children to their family.

As a result, Benson breaks up with Tucker at the end of the episode "Chasing Theo". Even though their relationship does not work out, however, Benson is still saddened when Tucker commits suicide after being diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor.

Kelli Giddish's upcoming “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” exit was not her choice, nor was it a decision made by showrunner David Graziano, Variety has learned.

On November 7, 2021, Giddish married Beau Richards.

Briscoe died at some point between 2004 and 2005 (Orbach himself died on December 28, 2004). Although not addressed directly on the main series until 2008, his death was implied in 2005 and confirmed in 2007 on an episode of Law & Order: Criminal Intent.