Ice-T is explaining the lack of Fin on Season 27 of “ Law & Order: Special Victims Unit .” After Mariska Hargitay, Ice-T has been on the Dick Wolf series the longest, joining the show in Season 2 in 2000. However, he’s only appeared in four of the eight episodes this year.

“It’s just basically business. They brought Kelli back. At the end of the day, they couldn’t keep both of us on both times, as far as budget-wise,” Ice-T said during a recent interview with TMZ , referring to Kelli Giddish, who portrayed detective Amanda Rollins from seasons 13 to 24, when she was written off. She returned full-time for Season 27 , something that Hargitay fought for.

“They said, ‘Ice, we’ll have you come in and out this year.’ Everybody wanted Kelli back. We have new cops. I am not leaving the s

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