Nicollette Sheridan claimed that Cherry smacked her in the face while on set and then arranged to have her fired (and not fired, but killed off!) when he complained.Sheridan is not going without a fight! Sheridan sued ABC and Desperate Housewives creator Marc Cherry for $20 million for wrongful termination and assault.
According to the lawsuit, Cherry abused Sheridan both verbally and physically and created a hostile work environment for the cast and crew from day two. View Sheridan’s lawsuit here.
Then, on Sept. 28, 2008, when Sheridan questioned Cherry about a line in the script, he “took her aside and forcefully hit her with his hand across her face and head,” the suit states.
In a private meeting in August 2008, Cherry apologized for his behavior, the suit states, but afterward “he continued to lash out at Sheridan and to behave in a rude and degrading manner toward her.”
Sheridan reported Cherry to ABC, but the degrading treatment continued and he later caught out that her character was being killed off.
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