Nicollette Sheridan Sues Marc Cherry For Assault

It’s been over a year since Nicollette Sheridan was fired from Desperate Housewives, most people assumed it was fighting between the girls that caused her to be written of the show. This is not the case because she says creator of the show, Marc Cherry, hit her across the face.

Apparently on September 24, 2008, she questioned something in the script but this didn’t go down well at all with Cherry who then took her aside and slapped her across the head and face. When she went to her trailer he apparently ran after her to “beg forgiveness.”

Nicollete has now filed a lawsuit against Cherry asking for more than $20 million, she says that when she complained to ABC about his behavior he unfairly fired her from the show.

The lawsuit also says that he created a hostile work environment by “behaving in an extremely abusive and aggressive manner.” She also claims that he yelled at crew and other cast members including Teri Hatcher, who allegedly complained to ABC about him but Cherry’s response was simply “I hope Teri Hatcher gets hit by a car and dies.” ABC say they have yet to see Hatcher’s complaint but they found Nicollette’s complaint to be without merit.

So this is why Desperate Housewives became so shitty, all the good stuff was going on behind the cameras and not in front of the camera.

source: Sheridan: ‘Housewives’ Creator Attacked Me [TMZ]

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