Law & Order actor Richard Belzer on Wednesday may have crossed the line when he appeared on New York City’s local Fox morning show and made a joke about rape and then gave a Nazi salute to the Fox News Channel.

Rosanna Scotto, co-host of Fox 5’s Good Day New York, pointed out that co-host Dave Price could play a relative on Law & Order because he looked so similar to Belzer, who has filled the role of detective John Munch since 1993.

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“If he gets molested and banged in the ass, maybe,” Belzer quipped. “Do we have the five-second delay? Do we have the delay? I’m so sorry. I meant banged against a piece of furniture.”

“This was really an enlightening, uh… gotta go,” a stunned Scotto said.

“Good morning! Say Heil to all your colleagues in the other division,” Belzer volunteered, waiving his hand in the air to mimic a Nazi salute.

A spokesperson for Belzer later told TMZ that the Nazi reference was a “satirical gesture toward Fox News … whose ideology he is opposed to.”

“The other portion was a joke pertaining to the material of Richard’s TV show, which he tweaked at the last minute to make about furniture. A joke is a joke,” the spokesperson added.

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TMZ also noted that Belzer, who is Jewish, had recently made a similar Nazi salute at a red carpet event in June.

(h/t: Gawker)