Mariska Hargitay is opening up about how she was 'devastated' when Christopher Meloni left 'Law & Order: SVU.' Hargitay said she didn't know he was going to leave after season 12.

"Maybe on the last episode, I think that's when they should be together," Hargitay said. Confirmed: Mariska Hargitay is the No. 1 Benson and Stabler shipper. The Law & Order: SVU star has revealed she wants her fan-favorite character,

Mariska Hargitay has revealed for the first time ever she was just as upset as Law and Order: Special Victims Unit fans were when co-star Christopher Meloni abruptly left the show.