Bad haircuts are tough on anyone. But for Mariska Hargitay, a pixie cut led to her almost being fired from Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.

The actor opened up about the cut in question during an interview with Allure, published on Wednesday.

“My hairstylist had a glass of wine and I really should have known better,” she said, joking that “Maybe he’d thought I’d be aerodynamic when I was chasing perps. I have no idea.”

“We went real short — shorter than........

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