"But it was in the script": When Ice T jokingly recalled that he never ate a bagel until his Law and Order: SVU filming days

Law and Order: SVU fans know how much of an asset Ice T and his character Detective Odafin Tutuola are to the show. Law and Order: SVU star Ice T appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon back in 2018 and dropped the shocking revelation that prior to a particular scene on Law and Order: SVU, the actor had never before in his life eaten a bagel.

He further mentioned that he gave off the impression of eating a bagel since the screenplay called for it and also the fact that he's never had coffee as well.

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Law and Order: SVU star Ice T opened up on his shocking food habits

Ice-T caused waves on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon when he revealed that prior to the filming of a particular scene on Law & Order: SVU that required him to eat a bagel, he hadn't ever tasted the food item.

"I had never eaten a bagel. I've eaten once since then. What happened was, on the show they wanted me to eat a bagel, I said I don't eat bagels, so. But it was in the script, so you know, I just did it. But I acted like I ate it, I didn't eat it. So then I'm on Twitter and somebody goes, 'Why that kind of bagel?' I said because it was in the script. Then they said, 'What's your favorite?' and I said I've never had a bagel and then everybody lost their goddamn mind. Then I said I've never had coffee either. So I don't know why that's so hard for people to believe."

Ice T opens up about Law and Order: SVU

Star Ice-T has been a part of the NBC show for more than four hundred episodes and has come to be recognized as one of the pillars of the narrative. Speaking in an interview with Variety magazine, Ice-T opened up about his time on the show, along with his interesting insights:

"They wanted me to come out there and only do four episodes. At the time, I was trying to run a record label, so I was like, ‘Eh,’” he recalls. “Four episodes turned into 24 years."

He further added about working in collaboration with executive producer Mariska Hargitay:

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"I can’t say this about a lot of people — not even myself! — but in the 24 years we’ve been working together, he’s never come to the set in a bad mood, and he’s never complained. And he’s got some stiff competition, but he might just lead the pack in gratitude for the incredible gift of being able to do this show for all these years."

Law and Order: SVU is available on NBC.

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