'Law & Order: SVU' Teases Kelli Giddish Exit as Detective Rollins in Fall Finale Promo

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is saying goodbye to Detective Amanda Rollins.On November 17, the procedural law enforcement series shared an emotional teaser for the fall finale of season 24, which airs on December 8 and will mark actor Kelli Giddish's final appearance as a series regular after 12 seasons. “I'm leaving the SVU,” Rollins can be heard saying in the trailer after a flashback to her introduction from season 13, which aired in 2011. (Fun fact: Giddish's actual first guest appearance occurred in 2007 when the actor played another character in the season 8 episode, “Outsider.”)Of course, nothing takes the sting out of a beloved character's exit better than a wedding!

During one moment from the 15-second teaser, Rollins is wearing a white dress and carrying a bouquet. "You going to start crying already, Liv?" Fin Tutuola (Ice-T) asks as Olivia Benson () and Rollins share a hug.

After a bit of a slow burn, Detective Rollins has been dating A.D.A. Dominick “Sonny” Carisi (Peter Scanavino) since the end of season 22.

So far, Scanavino has made no mention of leaving the series…This content can also be viewed on the site it from.Giddish first announced her exit in August with a statement on Instagram. “I wanted to address the chatter I’ve seen online and let everyone know that this will, indeed, be my last season on ‘Law & Order: SVU,’” she wrote at the time. “Playing Rollins has been one of the greatest joys and privileges of my life.