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Nicollette Sheridan Amends Desperate Housewives Lawsuit
June 16th, 2010
It’s been revealed that Nicollette Sheridan has amended her $20 million lawsuit against Desperate Housewives creator Marc Cherry, clarifying that he didn’t “forcefully hit her with his hand across her face and head,” as the suit initially stated, but rather gave her “a light tap on the side of her head.” Her lawyers have also amended other things too.
The actress filed the lawsuit on April 5 this year, following her exit from the hit tv show, claiming wrongful termination, assault and battery, and discrimination.
According to THR, Esq, the amendments also react to ABC’s investigation of the matter saying:
- In December 2008, Sheridan was informed that ABC had fully investigated her complaint and had concluded that she was not mistreated. In fact, the Executive Vice President of ABC Studios, Howard Davine, claimed that “Marc [Cherry] simply gave her a light tap on the side of her head for the sole purpose of providing direction for a scene they were rehearsing.” With that, ABC decided to take no further action and closed the investigation, informing Sheridan that “we will finish off the season in the spirit of professionalism and courtesy that has been the normal course for Desperate Housewives.”
- However, rather than a season of “professionalism and courtesy,” Sheridan was informed in February 2009 that her employment on the Show was going to be terminated and that her character, Edie Britt, was being killed off the Show. She was to film her final episode the last week of February 2009 and first week of March. Sheridan was given a strict publicity plan to follow to “break the story” that her character Edie Britt was leaving the Show.
There has been no further word from Sheridan, her management or the makers of Desperate Housewives at the time of writing.
