London
(ANI):
In
a
bid
to
persuade
Nicollette
Sheridan
to
drop
her
20-million-dollar
lawsuit
against
Desperate
Housewives
creator
Marc
Cherry,
the
actress
is
being
offered
a
"peace
package",
say
sources.
According
to
sources,
ABC
executives
can't
stand
the
idea
of
an
open
court
showdown
between
Cherry
and
Sheridan,
who
claims
he
assaulted
her
on
set,
reports
The
Daily
Express.
Therefore,
network
television
bosses
are
working
to
come
up
with
a
financial
"kiss-off" for
the
actress.
In
papers
filed
at
Los
Angeles
Superior
Court
she
alleges
that
Cherry,
48,
"forcefully
hit
her
with
his
hand
across
the
face
and
head"
after
she
suggested
a
script
change.
The
lawsuit
also
charges
Cherry
with
"intentional
infliction
of
emotional
distress"
and
claims
he
meted
out
similar
treatment
to
his
other
stars.
A
source
said:
"Our
legal
team
is
working
to
get
both
sides
together
to
see
if
they
can
help
broker
a
compromise.
This
doesn't
mean
that
anyone
is
going
to
hand
Nicollette
20million-dollar
to
drop
her
action
and
walk
away
but
there
are
various
incentives
that
might
be
put
on
the
table."
One
of
these
could
be
offering
the
actress
a
substantial
advance
on
repeat
fees
and
royalties
for
Desperate
Housewives.