ice tea People are getting a reprieve from the ongoing conversation about their lighter “Law & Order: SVU” screentime… telling us straight up, it’s not the drama – it’s the budget.
TMZ caught up with Ice and his wife cocoa — the one who celebrated the daughter channelIt was his 10th birthday at the American Dream Mall in New Jersey on Saturday — and he told us that SVU bosses basically had to choose who got the bigger budget… their Sgt. Odafin “Finn” Tutuola, OR kelly giddishAka Detective Amanda Rollins.
Whereas We While he might be feeling a little bummed on his part that they didn’t pick him, Ice says it’s all good… the cut means more family time, more side projects — and he even offered some motivation: “Give me free time, I get free money.”
Watch the full clip… because he’s also made it clear that SVU has been good to him for over 20 years — so you won’t be hearing him bad-mouthing the team anytime soon!
