Chris Meloni: Mariska Hargitay

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Now that Chris Meloni is gone from Law & Order: SVU it looks like Benson and Stabler will never get together. A lot of viewers wanted to see Chris Meloni's character in a relationship with Mariska Hargitay's character. E! Online shared what Chris Meloni had to say about why they never went there in his recent interview on In The Actor's Studio. Meloni and Hargitay worked together on the show for 12 seasons and were obviously very close. Halfway through season 11 of the show Chris Meloni decided to leave the series and move on to other things. Why didn't Benson & Stabler ever get together on #SVU? @Chris_Meloni explains: https://t.co/fuFODsPng8 pic.twitter.com/ezKrzOEgV2 — E! Online TV Scoop (@eonlineTV) March 31, 2016 Chris Meloni and Mariska Hagitay got along really well. They have even been seen together since he left the show just hanging out. He shared how things were working together. …show more content…

That makes it just so much easier, and off camera as well. There's a lot to be said for that when you're working with someone for 16 hours a day, you better get along when the cameras aren't rolling as well as when it is. That was priceless, I think for both of us." As Chris Meloni shared, Stabler and Benson had a lot of physical and emotional tension. It was obvious that they had at least considered taking things to the next level. So why did they never have these two hook up? He doesn't feel like it would have worked for these two to be together. Here is what Chris Meloni revealed. "That I think they always knew would be the death knell of that relationship. I think they needed to keep that line taut and very clear…Keep the tension, never cross

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