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Mariska Hargitay Staying, Harry Connick Jr. Joining ‘Law & Order SVU’

Despite the regular rumors, Mariska Hargitay is staying on “Law & Order: SVU.”

“I’ll be back. I can’t leave this show, I’m having too much fun,” Mariska said in a pre-recorded message to journalists at the Television Critics Association Winter Session in Pasadena on Friday.

Harry Connick Jr. Reveals Reason He Lost ‘American Idol’ Judging Spot To Steven Tyler: His Hair?!?

Harry Connick Jr. enjoyed a warm reception when he appeared on “American Idol” as a musical mentor in Season 9, so why wasn’t the jazz singer offered a seat at “Idol’s” coveted judging table?

Harry Connick Jr. Says He Did Right Thing By Denouncing Skit

Harry Connick Jr. says he did the right thing by expressing his outrage at a blackface skit poking fun at the Jackson Five in Australia last week.

“I’m pleased with the way I handled the situation,” the 42-year-old American singer and actor told reporters Wednesday in Hong Kong, where he was promoting his new album “Your Songs.”

Harry Connick Jr.: ‘I Do Not Believe That The Performers Intended Any Harm’ With Blackface Parody

Harry Connick Jr. says he was surprised and “shocked” to see the use of blackface during a performance on Australia’s “Hey Hey It’s Saturday” variety show, which he was a guest judge for on Wednesday, but believes the performers did not intend to offend the audience.

Australian Variety Show Apologizes For Blackface Parody Of Jackson 5, Judge Harry Connick Jr. Condemns Skit

An Australian variety show host has apologized for a skit in which singers parodying the Jackson Five performed in blackface.

American singer and actor Harry Connick Jr., who was serving as a guest judge on Wednesday night’s “Hey Hey It’s Saturday,” was visibly shocked by the skit, in which four men with afro wigs and blackface sang and danced behind a Michael Jackson impersonator wearing white makeup.