‘Law & Order: SVU’ Showrunner Responds To Complaints About Kelli Giddish Exit: “Things Are More Complex Than They Appear”

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Fans weren’t too happy to learn that Kelli Giddish is leaving Law & Order: SVU after 12 seasons, so some went looking for someone to blame on social media.

Fingers were pointed at Dick Wolf, but even new showrunner David Graziano was tagged in some messages by irate fans.That’s when Graziano, who first responded to Giddish’s announcement on Instagram with a crying emoji, followed up with a comment of his own.“You might take a moment to entertain the idea that things are more complex than they appear in a world of emojis and tweets,” he wrote on Giddish’s IG page. “All I’ll say is Kelli has handled this with the most incredibly classy comportment.

She is, without a doubt, one of the finest industry professionals I’ve come across in my 24 years of writing for television.

I’m saddened by her looming exit. It’ll be my lucky day if I ever get to write for her again.”Deadline reported exclusively in June that Graziano was named the new showrunner of SVU, replacing Warren Leight.A post shared by Kelli Giddish (@kelligiddish)Earlier today, Giddish announced her plans to leave sometime during the 2022-23 season.