Melissa McCarthy Hits on Mariska Hargitay as ‘Law & Order: SVU’ Guest Star: ‘I Know My Way Around a Pair of Handcuffs’

Home TV News Apr 23, 2026 6:28pm PT Melissa McCarthy Hits on Mariska Hargitay as ‘Law & Order: SVU’ Guest Star: ‘I Know My Way Around a Pair of Handcuffs’ By Selome Hailu Plus Icon Selome Hailu Latest Melissa McCarthy Hits on Mariska Hargitay as ‘Law & Order: SVU’ Guest Star: ‘I Know My Way Around a Pair of Handcuffs’ 30 minutes ago ‘Euphoria’ Episode 2 Reaches 8.5 Million Viewers in Three Days, Staying Even With Season 3 Premiere 6 hours ago ‘The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives’ to Resume Season 5 Filming After Pausing Amid Taylor Frankie Paul’s Domestic Violence Investigation 2 days ago See All NBC Melissa McCarthy guest starred on Thursday’s episode of “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” as a pro fighter who has the hots for Olivia Benson, the NYPD captain played by Mariska Hargitay. In the episode, Benson approaches McCarthy’s character, Jasmyn Jewell, as she sits at a booth at a pro fighter expo that the episode’s murder victim attended on the day he died. Hearing Benson introduce herself as a cop, Jasmyn says, “I didn’t do it” — then she looks up, sees Benson’s face and changes her tune. “I’m always happy to support the babes in blue,” she says, grinning. Related Stories Khartoon Weiss, TikTok’s Head of Ad Sales for North America, Is Exiting