edonline wrote in
news:3442da27-d030-4d2e-b3ab-f429ca32be4e@c10g2000vbr.googlegroups.com:
> http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/ustv/news/a201729/meloni-quitting-law--orde
> r-svu.html
>
> Meloni quitting 'Law & Order: SVU'?
>
> Saturday, February 6 2010, 00:11 GMT
> By Mike Moody, US Entertainment Reporter
>
> Christopher Meloni has announced plans to depart Law & Order: SVU.
>
> Speaking to Courier Mail, Meloni said that he wants to pursue theatre
> and film roles after leaving the NBC crime drama later this year.
>
> Meloni, 48, has starred as Detective Elliot Stabler on the programme
> since it premiered in 1999.
>
> "I think 12 years is enough, a good number," he said.
>
> He added: "The writers will have fertile ground to figure out how to
> arc [Stabler] out to another place - whether it's this world or the
> next."
>
> Meloni's SVU co-star Mariska Harti... said that she plans to remain on
> the show after his departure.
>
Or is this just the opening gambit in the upcoming round of contract
negotiations. It's great timing - NBC's hardly in a position of strength.
Big J
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