As much as it pains us to say it, even Olivia Benson gets it wrong sometimes — well, when it comes to her hairstyle, at least. Mariska Hargitay successfully pulled off short hair in other seasons, but this pixie cut is just really unflattering, and, if the actress can't pull it off, no one can.
Hargitay actually shared the story behind this unfortunate crop, and anyone who has ever had a major "uh-oh" moment during or after a haircut (which, let's be honest, includes most of us) will be able to relate.
"You know that moment. I look up and [my breath caught]. My hair was so cute and then all of a sudden, he did the one irrevocable cut. I went, 'Oh! Oh!' and he said, 'What? Honey, you're gorgeous.' He kept going. He cuts it and then he leaves," Hargitay recounted (via HuffPost). "I'm calling the producer at 10:30, [crying], 'I just got a haircut. I don't think it looks good!' I went over to the producer's house and he was like, 'Yeah, that's a problem.' When they saw dailies [at work], they weren't happy."
Hargitay added that showrunner Dick Wolf told her, "I've fired people for less," when he got a look at the haircut, which she got while she was in the middle of filming the season. "I said, 'You can't be mad at me; I'm the one with the dramatic hairdo,'" Hargitay joked (via HuffPost).
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