The late summer months are usually the time when the stars of the law and order The franchise is too busy filming new seasons to be spotted far from New York City, but that wasn’t the case this year thanks to the 2024 Olympics in Paris. Both Christopher Meloni and Mariska Hargitay crossed the pond to cheer on Team USA, which included everything from hanging out with Snoop Dogg to meeting emotional medalists.
I was lucky enough to speak with the Law & Order: Organized Crime The Season 5 star about his other summer project, so keep scrolling to see two gymnasts who have an extremely relatable reaction to Mariska Hargitay and what Chris Meloni thinks about meeting SVU Fans in France.
Jordan Chiles and Suni Lee met the SVU star
After her 25th season as Olivia Benson in Law and Order: SVUMariska Hargitay took a break from filming Season 26 to cheer on Team USA. After thanking Ice-T in a caption for “holding down the fort” while she was away, she posed for a photo with Snoop Dogg with the men’s rowing team and their gold medals and shared a sweet photo of her daughter with gymnasts Suni Lee and Jordan Chiles.
While both medalists were calm as they posed for a photo with Mariska Hargitay’s daughter, they were still in the “freaking out” phase after meeting the SVU Legend in a cute video posted by Peacock. Check it out:
Anyone who watched the gymnastics competitions on NBC or via streaming with a Peacock Premium subscription could see how happy the two gymnasts were when they won their individual and team medals. But it’s fun to see them so happy about something else entirely. Hargitay also had a surprise for someone else: Jordan Chiles’ sister. Check it out for yourself:
While we have footage of athletes/fans reacting to Mariska Hargitay at the 2024 Olympics, Christopher Meloni spoke to CinemaBlend about his encounters with Parisians that took place off camera.
Christopher Meloni spoke about fan encounters in France
While Christopher Meloni is undoubtedly best known for his role as Detective Elliot Stabler in twelve seasons of SVU and four seasons of Law & Order: Organized Crime This summer he expanded his skills with the release of Catch a Cat Burglar: Purry Duty Podcast currently available on Spotify, Apple and all major platforms.
I spoke to Meloni shortly after he finished his time in Paris, so I asked him what it was like competing in the Olympics and promoting a podcast at the time of year when he’s usually in Stabler mode filming. Organized crime in NYC. He explained:
Well, (the podcast) was just an interesting project to be a part of and to be a part of and see how it works. And then the Olympics – it’s just an experience. It’s the experience of a lifetime, especially in Paris. The last Games I was at were in Atlanta. They call Atlanta the ‘Paris of the South’ but it’s not there yet.
Meloni will film Organized crime again at some point, but the show’s move from NBC to streaming on Peacock means it won’t necessarily keep a similar schedule to law and order And SVU more. So he was able to visit Paris for the Olympic Games without having to OC Set that was obviously an improvement over the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta!
Of course both SVU And OC are pretty dark shows, but often SVU Cable TV marathons and status streaming for Peacock and Hulu subscribers have Special unit for victims for many people, it is feel-good television. When I asked Meloni if he often hears that from fans, he said:
I don’t usually get that. I get that occasionally, although I’m sure it’s a lot more than that. All of my interactions are because people meet me by chance, so they don’t expect it. They’re just overwhelmed with, ‘Oh my God, I’m your biggest fan.’ That’s the kind of thing. You just get an understanding that whatever the impact is, it’s an impact. It’s about both the dynamics of the storytelling and the longevity (and) how long the show ran through reruns and different platforms in all parts of the world. I mean, I got it in Paris. In fact, (Parisians would say), ‘The cop is in Paris!’ or ‘Unité spéciale.’
Christopher Meloni appeared in Law and Order: SVU in its 25th season, there was a cameo as a voice in the season finale, but that may have been more due to the delays caused by the WGA writers’ strike than anything else. Fans of Stabler and Benson on SVU However, the French national team – or “unité spéciale,” to quote the Parisians – could see them back together in the 2024-2025 television season. For now, check out Meloni living his best Olympic life in France:
If you are in the mood for Stabler action, you can find all four seasons of Organized crime streamed on Peacock so far, as well as all seasons of Christopher Meloni as SVU regularly. You can also Catch a Cat Burglar: Purry Duty Podcast with Meloni on the most important podcast platforms.
