Melbourne
(ANI):
'Desperate
Housewives" star
Nicollette
Sheridan
has
filed
a
21-million-dollar
lawsuit
against
the
popular
show"s
creator
over
allegations
of
assault
and
battery,
violence
and
wrongful
termination.
Sheridan
played
Edie
Britt
on
the
US
ABC
comedy-drama
series.
According
to
TMZ,
Sheridan
claimed
show
creator
Marc
Cherry
hit
her
across
the
face
and
head,
and
then
fired
her
after
she
complained
about
the
assault,
legal
documents
revealed.
The
46-year-old
British-born
star
claimed
Cherry
created
a
hostile
work
environment
by
"behaving
in
an
extremely
abusive
and
aggressive
manner
toward
the
individuals
who
work
on
the
show".
She
claimed
that
Cherry
physically
assaulted
her
after
she
questioned
him
about
a
script
during
filming
of
the
show"s
fifth
season
on
September
24,
2008.
"Cherry
took
her
aside
and
forcefully
hit
her
with
his
hand
across
her
face
and
head," News.com.au
quoted
the
lawsuit
as
saying.
After
the
alleged
incident,
Cherry
went
to
her
trailer
to
ask
for
forgiveness,
revealed
the
legal
documents.
Sheridan
claimed
she
immediately
reported
the
incident
to
ABC
but
the
US
television
network
failed
to
take
action
and
Cherry"s
aggressiveness
escalated.
The
lawsuit
also
alleged
that
when
Cherry
found
out
'Desperate
Housewives" star
Teri
Hatcher
went
above
his
head
to
complain
about
him,
he
said:
"I
hope
Teri
Hatcher
gets
hit
by
a
car
and
dies".