Demore Barnes took to Instagram to address fans and explain as much as he could about what he knows and doesn't know regarding SVU writing out his character. In listing the things he knows, he included the rite of passage of appearing on SVU, his sense of honor and pride in helping SVU through the season of COVID, his pride in portraying the first Black Deputy Chief in SVU history, and his gratitude to the cast, crew, executive producers, Wolf Entertainment, and NBC, with Mariska Hargitay getting a specific mention for, as he put it, "spearheading my shift to series regular." As for what he doesn't know... well, Barnes shared:
