Law & Order: SVU is currently in the early days of its winter hiatus after the late November fall finale in the 2025 TV schedule , which had all hands on deck... mostly. Fin was nowhere to be seen, and while the in-universe explanation is that he's still processing his ordeal from the Season 27 premiere , Ice-T has revealed the real-life reason why he's been scarce this fall. The reason isn't altogether shocking, but I'd say that it's a bummer for longtime fans in light of new cast members joining while the one and only Odafin Tutuola has been absent.

Having not appeared in the last two episodes of the fall season, Ice-T spoke with TMZ about why he hasn't been around as much on SVU alongside Mariska Hargitay despite holding the record as the second longest-running cast member

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