Former Desperate Housewives actress suing creator for wrongful termination

Nicolette Sheridan is engaged in a civil suit against Desperate Housewives creator Marc Sherry for wrongful termination
Nicolette Sheridan is engaged in a civil suit against Desperate Housewives creator Marc Sherry for wrongful termination

In television dramas, a series' character roster is in constant flux. With shows ongoing for many seasons, there is constant turnaround to keep the content fresh and interesting, meaning that oftentimes even leading characters meet a fictional demise. However, should an an entertainer believe that his or her character's discontinuation was decided for reasons other than predetermined creative vision, the person can seek the counsel of a Kansas City wrongful termination attorney to pursue the wrongful parties in court.

While the hit ABC series Desperate Housewives has followed eight seasons of the fictional follies of its characters, real-life drama has begun to unfold in the courtroom after several days of testimony have been reported in a civil suit filed by former Desperate Housewives actress Nicolette Sheridan against the show's creator, Marc Cherry.

According to reports, Sheridan, who played the role of Edie Britt on the drama, had a contentious relationship with some of her co-workers, and became engaged in a disagreement with Cherry over the content of a scene involving her character.

Cherry reportedly testified that as he was directing Sheridan on how to deploy physical comedy, he exemplified the behavior by tapping her on the head. However, Sheridan is reportedly alleging that he "walloped" her.

While Cherry ultimately apologized once, Sheridan reportedly sought additional penance, which Cherry refused to provide. Consequently, although reports state that Cherry had already intended to kill off Sheridan's character, Sheridan's wrongful termination and battery suit alleges that her complaints related to the on-set incident resulted in her character's discontinuation from the series.

While the jury will now have to determine whether Sheridan's claims are valid, this case illustrates that any individuals who feels they've been victimized by similar occurrences in the Greater Kansas City area can turn to an experienced Kansas City wrongful termination attorney to pursue damages for backpay and other claims. 

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2 thoughts on “Former Desperate Housewives actress suing creator for wrongful termination

  1. . But I hope it’s not true. I like to imagine the LOST croeatrs as one big happy family and if the claims are true, it’s not even so much the harassment itself that would destroy that illusion it’s that the company fired her for reporting it to her supervisor.Also, selfishly, I hope it’s untrue because I want Cusick to be around next year. It seems like Desmond is going to play a key role in the ending he’s special, different from everyone else, and that has to be important in the way the plot wraps up. If Cusick is fired, will the writers have to change the show’s ending?They already changed the direction of the show once, when the actor playing Mr. Eko didn’t want to stay. But now, with only one season left, it seems too late to make any major plot changes without doing a lot of damage.

  2. i’ve been blind on one eye for about 4years now because of gluacoma, I didn’t know that I had it so one day I was just chatting to my mum and all of a sudden my eye went blind. It was hard at first but now i’m used to it I still get irritated at times because I can’t seething happening on my left hand side, i’m only 18 so I pray to god that I don’t loose my right eye. The weird thing is that most people don’t know that i’m blind on one eye because my blind eye looks so normal. Bontle, South Africa

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