Christopher Meloni makes joke after Law & Order: SVU promo teased him kissing Mariska Hargitay

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Christopher Meloni has joked about kissing just days after a Law & Order: Special Victims Unit promo teased him finally smooching longtime co-star Mariska Hargitay.The 61-year-old actor took to Twitter on Tuesday as he seemingly played coy about the very highly-anticipated amorous scene between his character Eliot Stabler and Hargitay's Olivia Benson.It all began when someone asked the star how he met the  59-year-old actress whom he has starred alongside on the NBC series on/off since 1999.

Getting steamy: Christopher Meloni has joked about kissing just days after a Law & Order: Special Victims Unit promo teased him finally smooching longtime co-star Mariska HargitayMeloni replied: 'I’m glad you asked.

I had a screen test audition for a new show called Sex Crimes and when I walked thru the door…'  That is when things got a little contentious as a follower replied to him while mentioning Mad Men actor John Slattery who has guest starred on the series twice and was actually up for the role of Stabler.The user wrote:  'Idk y’all don’t have ANY chemistry.

Maybe it should have been Slattery instead.' Interesting: The 61-year-old actor took to Twitter on Tuesday as he seemingly played coy about the very highly-anticipated amorous scene between his character Eliot Stabler and Hargitay's Olivia Benson Interesting: That is when things got a little contentious as a follower replied to him while mentioning Mad Men actor John Slattery (pictured with wife Talia Balsam last week) who has guest starred on the series twice and was actually up for the role of Stabler As Meloni has been tight lipped about the potential kiss, he shocked fans as seemingly alluded to it by writing: 'I’m not kissing John slattery'As Meloni has been tight.