Mariska Hargitay’s schedule fuels Taylor Swift wedding speculation

Mariska Hargitay turned up courtside at Madison Square Garden with Taylor Swift, both wearing matching "Stevie Knicks" tees, as the Knicks narrowly beat the San Antonio Spurs in Game 4. Alana Haim and Este Haim were also with them in punning shirts reading "Knickelback" and "Knicole Kidman." Hargitay is starring in the Broadway one-person play Every Brilliant Thing, which runs on Friday nights.

An eagle-eyed fan pointed out that the July 3 performance is canceled — the date reported for Swift’s wedding to Kansas City Chiefs star Travis Kelce at the arena over Independence Day weekend. The pair are longtime pals: Swift named one of her Scottish Fold cats Olivia Benson after Hargitay’s Law & Order: Special Victims Unit character, while Hargitay’s cat is named "Karma" after a Swift song.

Hargitay also appeared in Swift’s celebrity-heavy "Bad Blood" video in 2015, joined her onstage during the 1989 world tour and was part of her MTV VMA squad. Hargitay said she made it to the game by sprinting from the Hudson Theater after her show.

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