Jennifer Love Hewitt replacing Mariska Hargitay on Law & Order?

Jennifer Love Hewitt is in talks to replace Mariska Hargitay on Law & Order: SVU.

According to Deadline, Hargitay has closed a new deal to return to the crime drama for its upcoming 13th season, in which she will pass the female lead baton on a new actress, rumored to be Hewitt.

Deadline reports that “for the first 13 episodes, Hargitay’s character Olivia Benson will continue to solve sex crimes alongside her partner, presumably Elliot Stabler (Christopher  Meloni), pending him closing his deal. Then Benson will be promoted to a supervisor position, with a new female detective taking her place. That is the role that the producers are eying Hewitt for.”

Jennifer made a memorable guest appearance on SVU this past fall.

Jennifer recently described herself as “a jeans girl” and admitted she owns 20 pairs.

“I wear my jeans a lot. Almost every day,” she said.

“For me, it’s hard because I have like a bubble butt, and a small waist, so they always have to be tailored in the waist or they fit too tight.

“I think finding jeans is the most impossible find when you go shopping. The key is to find the ones that don’t stretch out too much.”