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😱 “I HAD NO IDEA WHAT IT WAS!” — Ice-T revealed that Taylor Swift’s surprise Emmys sketch was so secret, even the “Law & Order: SVU” cast didn’t know she was involved until they arrived on set. But the surprise didn’t end when the cameras stopped rolling: Taylor handed out a sweet gift that left Ice-T wondering whether to enjoy it or keep it forever. ❤️ Discover the story behind her “top secret” cameo—and the thoughtful gesture that followed. 👇👇👇
Taylor Swift’s surprise Emmys sketch was a case so confidential, not even the “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” squad could crack it before they arrived on set.
Ice-T, who has appeared on the NBC crime show since 2000 as Fin Tutuola, told Page Six the cast was asked to shoot a skit on Sunday for the Mariska Hargitay-hosted awards show, but producers made it clear the gig was “top secret.”
“I had no idea what it was,” Ice-T, 68, said. “And then when we got there, Taylor Swift was there.”
Swift brought her cat, named Olivia Benson, for the skit. Swift, shown above with Mariska Hargitay, who plays Benson on “SVU,” is a fan of the show.NBC
He explained the cast was instructed not to tell anyone about Swift’s involvement, as a leak would have ruined the moment for viewers at home.
Ice-T claimed Swift, 36, was a true professional as she recited her lines for the cameras — but another highlight was the presents the amateur baker handed out after the cameras stopped rolling.
“I got some cookies,” the actor and musician said. “I didn’t eat them yet. They’re in my dressing room. I don’t even know, should I eat them? Should I save them? Should I keep them as a memento?”
He praised Swift for chatting with the whole cast while on set, and said he was able to connect with her “on a musician vibe.”
“I could tell after meeting her, she’s a very focused and professional person. Like anything she’s going to do, she’s going to do it to the fullest, and she handled it like a champ,” Ice-T added.
The skit turned the “SVU” cast into full-blown Swifties, with Hargitay’s Olivia Benson leading a brainstorming session on whether Travis Kelce’s wife would attend Monday’s awards show after her own nominations for the “Eras Tour” were handled at the Creative Emmys earlier in the month.
Swift and her real-life cat, named after Hargitay’s character, then entered the discussion, and she poked some fun at herself in the process with jokes like, “She’s probably going to be at home playing with those cats she’s named after TV characters.”
Hargitay and Swift have been friends for years. Hargitay, shown above during the Emmys, attended Swift’s wedding in July.WireImage
After Hargitay’s Benson concluded Swift would likely be at Arrowhead Stadium to watch Kelce’s Kansas City Chiefs take on the Denver Broncos on Monday Night Football instead, Ice-T’s Tutuola delivered a silly response.