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Mariska Hargitay completely slayed on the Law & Order: SVU twenty fifth anniversary celebration in New York Metropolis on Tuesday, January 16. The 59-year-old actress attended the occasion in a glowing silver sequin gown with a pair of black heels and silver earrings. Mariska let her brunette hair down for the night time out, the place she reunited along with her co-stars from the previous and current together with Christopher Meloni, Ice-T, and Kelli Giddish, to have fun the long-running present’s upcoming 25th season that premieres January 18 on NBC.

Mariska shared two photos from her purple carpet look and posted them to Instagram. “Oh what an evening….. #SVU25 i’m swimming in gratitude #SilverCelebration #25Years #BeautifulReunion#SVUFamily,” she wrote. The Emmy Award winner additionally posed for footage along with her husband, Peter Hermann, on the social gathering.

In an interview with Entertainment Tonight on the occasion, Mariska revealed the legacy that she hopes to go away for her beloved police detective character, Olivia Benson. “I hope that her legacy is that she helped lots of people heal,” Mariska mentioned whereas combating again tears. “It’s too early to cry, individuals! It’s approach too early.”

Mariska additionally spoke to ET about her current resolution to disclose that she was raped by a friend when she was in her 30s. “I believe it was time, ?” she mentioned. “And I used to be shored up sufficient and felt protected and prepared, so I used to be excited, actually excited, and it’s been an attractive second.” She added, “I’ve been eager to do it for a very long time, so simply ready for the best second that felt proper. Every thing about it was good.”

In an essay for PEOPLE that was revealed January 10, Mariska detailed being sexually assaulted and the way she “eliminated it from my narrative” after it occurred. “I now have a lot empathy for the a part of me that made that selection as a result of that half received me via it. It by no means occurred. Now I honor that half. I did what I needed to do to outlive,” she mentioned.

The Regulation & Order: Organized Crime star additionally mentioned that she desires to teach others on rape and sexual assault. “I need no disgrace with the sufferer. The disgrace of the act belongs with the perpetrator: they’re those who dedicated the heinous, shameful act,” she mentioned within the essay. “As for justice, it’s necessary to know that it might look totally different for every survivor.” 

Should you or anybody has been sexually abused, name the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-HOPE (4673). A educated employees member will present confidential, judgment-free assist in addition to native sources to help in therapeutic, recovering and extra.