{"id":1979275,"date":"2025-08-25T20:43:18","date_gmt":"2025-08-25T20:43:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1979275"},"modified":"2025-08-25T20:43:18","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T20:43:18","slug":"what-the-f-is-going-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/what-the-f-is-going-on\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;What the f&#8212; is going on?&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Even after starring on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/law-and-order-special-victims-unit\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Law &amp; Order: Special Victims Unit;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>Law &amp; Order: Special Victims Unit<\/em><\/a>\u00a0for 26 years, nothing could have prepared <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/ice-t\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Ice-T;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Ice-T<\/a>\u00a0for the upcoming season 27 premiere.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I show up this season in the first episode. I get my ass beaten and end up in the hospital. So I&#8217;m like, what the f&#8212; is going on?&#8221; the legendary rapper and screen star tells <em>Entertainment Weekly<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The man behind <em>SVU<\/em>&#8216;s Sgt. Odafin &#8220;Fin&#8221; Tutuola elaborates, &#8220;I wasn&#8217;t in the second episode. I come back in the third episode, but you really don&#8217;t know. The people that are doing that show, it&#8217;s an ensemble cast, and they move us around.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<div style=\"max-height:none;overflow:visible\">\n<p>Peter Kramer\/NBC<\/p>\n<p> Ice-T with Mariska Hargitay on &#8216;Law &amp; Order: SVU&#8217;<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">It&#8217;s true that Ice hasn&#8217;t appeared in absolutely every one of <em>SVU<\/em>&#8216;s 570+ episodes. He joined <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/dick-wolf\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Dick Wolf;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Dick Wolf<\/a>&#8216;s spinoff to the wildly successful anchor series, <em>Law &amp; Order<\/em>, in 2000 when it was in its second season. Baring <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/mariska-hargitay\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Mariska Hargitay;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Mariska Hargitay<\/a>, who has been with the series since the very start and has never taken a hiatus, Ice is about as veteran as you can get on <em>SVU<\/em>, and in contemporary TV more broadly.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He says he still gladly returns each year to solve more crimes and advocate for some of New York City&#8217;s most precarious victims. And he&#8217;ll keep returning, &#8220;as long as I don&#8217;t get shot in the head,&#8221; he jokes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;As long as you stay on Dick Wolf&#8217;s good side, you&#8217;ll probably be employed. We&#8217;re excited, and we&#8217;re off to a good start,&#8221; he notes, adding that even if an actor&#8217;s tenure on one Wolf-produced series doesn&#8217;t work out, there&#8217;s a panoply of others to jump to. &#8220;The cool thing about the Wolf universe is you could die on <em>SVU<\/em> and come back in <em><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/chicago-fire\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Chicago Fire;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Chicago Fire<\/a>,<\/em> you know?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">One of his former <em>SVU <\/em>costars, Juliana Aid\u00e9n Martinez, recently made a similar move. Martinez played Jr. Det. Kate Silva on season 26 of <em>SVU<\/em>, but <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/juliana-aiden-martinez-and-octavio-pisano-leaving-law-and-order-svu-11729638\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:won't be giving the series;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">won&#8217;t be giving the series<\/a> a sophomore try. Instead, she&#8217;ll be trading her NYPD badge for an FBI badge, as she&#8217;s <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/juliana-aiden-martinez-joins-fbi-after-law-and-order-svu-exit-11772671\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:joined the cast;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">joined the cast<\/a> of the upcoming eighth season of Wolf&#8217;s police procedural <em><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/fbi-season-7-ending-explained-who-is-dead-11737909\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:FBI;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">FBI<\/a> <\/em>as a series regular.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong><em>Sign up for\u00a0<\/em><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/forms.dotdashmeredith.com\/ew-tv-inline-offer\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Entertainment Weekly's free daily newsletter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Entertainment Weekly<em>&#8216;s free daily newsletter<\/em><\/a>\u00a0<em>to get breaking TV news, exclusive first looks, recaps, reviews, interviews with your favorite stars, and more.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"A+E Ice-T hosts 'Fame and Fentanyl' for A&amp;E\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/F2FQR11kFGFEEQ4XrMH7Kg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MTtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/entertainment_weekly_785\/3aadeb9c93661b66a468ae63c1e7f59b\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<div style=\"max-height:none;overflow:visible\">\n<p>A+E<\/p>\n<p> Ice-T hosts &#8216;Fame and Fentanyl&#8217; for A&amp;E<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Beyond his duties cleaning up the Big Apple&#8217;s biggest messes, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/ice-t-reflects-on-fentanyl-deaths-of-coolio-michael-k-williams-11793906\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Ice-T is also hosting the documentary special Fame and Fentanyl,;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Ice-T is also hosting the documentary special <em>Fame and Fentanyl<\/em>,<\/a> which premieres on A&amp;E tonight at 9 p.m. ET\/PT. The harrowing special explores the premature deaths of stars like <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/michael-k-williams\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Michael K. Williams;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Michael K. Williams<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/coolio\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Coolio;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Coolio<\/a>, friends of Ice-T&#8217;s who both had the potent opioid show up in their postmortem toxicology reports.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;When you start losing people, you know, it matters,&#8221; he tells EW of wanting to get involved. &#8220;Hopefully this doc will really blast it out to more people to understand that this is not a game at all.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Law &amp; Order: Special Victims Unit<\/em> season 27 premieres Thursday, Sept. 25, at 9 p.m. ET\/PT on NBC, with new episodes streaming on Peacock the following day.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/ice-t-stunned-law-and-order-svu-season-27-premiere-script-11794038\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Entertainment Weekly;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Entertainment Weekly<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Even after starring on Law &amp; Order: Special Victims Unit\u00a0for 26 years, nothing could have prepared Ice-T\u00a0for the upcoming season 27 premiere. &#8220;I show up this season in the first episode. 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