Kelli Giddish as detective Amanda Rollins decided to leave the series.

The actress was a part of on the NBC show during its 13th season.

She will be leaving at the beginning of the 24th season that is scheduled to air in the near future.

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The speculation has been widespread lately about whether Giddish could be planning to surrender her license.

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"I wanted to address the chatter I've seen online and let everyone know that

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This will, indeed, be my last season on Law & Order: SVU," Giddish said in an announcement.

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"Playing Rollins has been one of the greatest pleasures my life.

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I've been blessed to be member of this Law & Order family for the past 12 years.

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There's simply no TV character like Rollins. She's matured and changed and I've done too.

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I began watching this program when I reached my mid-late 20s, and I'm glad

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