Entertainment TV Scripted TV Shows Ice-T Responds to a Fan Who Claims Law & Order: SVU Has Gone 'Woke': 'Like I Give a F---' The long-running police procedural was renewed for a historic 26th season in March By Staff Author Published on August 28, 2024 05:45PM EDT Comments Ice-T . Photo: Theo Wargo/Getty Ice-T is reacting to recent claims about Law & Order: Special Victims Unit's storylines. On Aug. 27, the rapper-turned-actor, 66, responded to a fan who claimed the long-running police procedural had become too "woke" in its recent seasons on X (formerly Twitter). While reacting to a photo Ice-T posted on set, the fan asked, "Did they write ‘SVU’ back to normal yet? It started to go woke" to which he replied, “What the F is woke? Lol. Like I give a f---.” How Law & Order: SVU's Mariska Hargitay Helped a Real-Life Prosecutor Solve Thousands of Sex Crimes (L-R) Ice-T and Mariska Hargitay on 'Law & Order: SVU'. Jose Perez/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images Ice-T has been playing Sergeant Odafin “Fin” Tutuola on Law & Order: SVU since 2000 — the second longest-running character in the show’s tenure, only behind Olivia Benson (Mariska Hargitay). While speaking to PEOPLE in January, the "Colors" rapper called the NBC series "special" and admitted that he's truly "hit the jackpot" with his spot on the show. “I think SVU is a special show because it's the first time I've ever done something where people walk up in the street and say thank you,” he explained. “And I found out that SVU is as much entertainment as it is therapy for a lot of women because a lot of women that watch the show are survivors — guys too. So it has a different feeling versus just normal entertainment.” Law & Order SVU Cast: Meet the Longest-Running Members and New Characters Ice-T. Todd Williamson/NBC via Getty Though he originally only signed on to do a few episodes, Ice-T joked that the series became "a four-episode stint that ended up 25 years." In March, NBC announced its decision to renew Law & Order: SVU for a record-breaking 26th season. The show — currently starring Hargitay, Ice-T, Peter Scanavino and Octavio Pisano — previously set the record as the longest-running primetime live-action series in history, and continues to hold the title with the renewal. Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. Law & Order: SVU season 26 premieres Thursday, Oct. 3 at 9 p.m. ET on NBC. Close