Mariska Hargitay Roasts Chris Meloni Backstage at the Emmys and His Reaction Is Priceless
The co-stars came together with fellow lead stars of the Law & Order universe to celebrate 35 years of the NBC franchise.
t was a milestone night for the Law & Order franchise at the 2025 Emmys, and Chris Meloni and Mariska Hargitay celebrated it with a wholly authentic moment.
In a hilarious selfie video shared to Instagram on September 15, Meloni caught Hargitay in a candid moment that showed how special their real-life friendship really is. The Law & Order: Organized Crime star had his smartphone rolling — unbeknownst to Hargitay — as she noticed a table full of Emmy awards and decided to send a good-natured jab his way.
“You’ll never have those,” Hargitay told him. “Anyway, listen-”
And that’s when she noticed that Meloni had been recording her!
In a hilarious selfie video shared to Instagram on September 15, Meloni caught Hargitay in a candid moment that showed how special their real-life friendship really is. The Law & Order: Organized Crime star had his smartphone rolling — unbeknownst to Hargitay — as she noticed a table full of Emmy awards and decided to send a good-natured jab his way.
“You’ll never have those,” Hargitay told him. “Anyway, listen-”
And that’s when she noticed that Meloni had been recording her!
Hargitay poking fun at Meloni for not having an Emmy (he was nominated in 2006 for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series, but ultimately came up short that year) is so on-brand for their sweet real-life friendship. Hargitay herself took home the award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series that same year for her performance as Olivia Benson.
Fortunately for Meloni, there’s still time for the 64-year-old to take home a prestigious award and make his co-star eat her words. But Meloni and Hargitay weren’t the only L&O stars in attendance that evening.
SVU’s Ice T was seated right next to his fellow icons, and even captured the moment with a fantastic selfie, and the three stars were all smiles.
“The OG SVU Team! @wolfentertainment #Emmys,” Ice T wrote in a captione on Instagram.
And for the record, Ice T looked stunning in all black on the red carpet, but what else is new?
