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"Law &amp;amp; Order: SVU&amp;#039;s executive producer Neal Baer has confirmed that Paula Patton will join the cast. Rumours that the Precious star was in talks to appear on the show began circulating last month. Fancast reports that Patton has now agreed to play the show&amp;#039;s new assistant district attorney Mikki Von. &amp;quot;When I saw Paula Patton give that terrific performance [in Precious], I knew she&amp;#039;d be perfect for SVU&amp;#039;s new ADA,&amp;quot; Baer said. &amp;quot;She&amp;#039;s funny, warm and witty.&amp;quot; Mikki, who is described as &amp;quot;charming and savvy&amp;quot;, will take up the ADA post after the departure of Alexandra Cabot (Stephanie March). Jo Marlowe, played by Sharon Stone, has also held the job. The new season of Law &amp;amp; Order: SVU will premiere on September 23 on NBC. &amp;gt; Maria Bello to guest on &amp;#039;SVU&amp;#039; "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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