Dozens of people gathered on the northeast side of Grand Rapids on Tuesday for their first look at the city’s initial ideas for its community master plan.
You have questions. I have some answers.
Q: I wonder if you would be able to explain why Chris Meloni left âLaw & Order: SVUâ many years ago. I love that show and am happy that he is back in âLaw & Order: Organized Crime.â
Answer: Fans were astonished when Meloni, who had played detective Elliot Stabler, left the long-running drama a decade ago. Different theories have been offered for his departure, including that money issues during contract negotiations played a role.
Meloni, meanwhile, told the New York Post in 2020 that his departure âhad nothing to do with the âLaw & Orderâ people, the âSVUâ people or with Dick Wolf,â referring to the maestro of âLaw & Orderâ shows. âI left with zero animosity, but I did leave clearly and open-eyed in going forward and finding new adventures,â Meloni added. âI was like, âThatâs what I want to do, keep moving forward.â I had done the âLaw & Orderâ
You have questions. I have some answers.
Q: I wonder if you would be able to explain why Chris Meloni left “Law & Order: SVU” many years ago. I love that show and am happy that he is back in “Law & Order: Organized Crime.”
A: Fans were astonished when Meloni, who had played detective Elliot Stabler, left the long-running drama a decade ago. Different theories have been offered for his departure, including that money issues during contract negotiations played a role.
Christopher Meloni as Detective Elliot Stabler in “Law & Order: Organized Crime.” (Virginia Sherwood/NBC)
Meloni, meanwhile, told the New York Post in 2020 that his departure “had nothing to do with the ‘Law & Order’ people, the ‘SVU’ people or with Dick Wolf,” referring to the maestro of “Law & Order” shows. “I left with zero animosity, but I did leave clearly and open-eyed in going forward and finding new adventures,” Meloni added. “I was like, ‘That’s what I want to do, keep mo