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Nicollette Sheridan On Her 'Desperate Housewives' Lawsuit: "I Was A Victim Of Assault" You will be redirected back to your article in seconds Skip to main content April
26, 2018 3:41pm SERVICES TO SHARE THIS PAGE. Actress Nicollette Sheridan opened up today about her years-long legal battle against _Desperate Housewives_ and various executives affiliated
with the show, saying she regretted not speaking up sooner. Appearing on the CBS show _The Talk_, Sheridan – who now is a part of the _Dynasty_ series on the CW – talked about her years of
legal entanglements in her wrongful dismissal suit. Sheridan has contended that her character was suddenly killed off in early 2009 because of complaints she made over an alleged
head-hitting incident on the _Desperate Housewives_ set involving executive producer and series creator Marc Cherry. The original case ended in a mistrial when the jury deadlocked. The
various appeals and motions for retrials have since wound their way through the legal system on various matters. The most recent ruling in 2017 tossed the suit, claiming there was ample
evidence Sheridan’s dismissal was a creative decision. On today’s _The Talk, _Sheridan said the case was still difficult to talk about. “I was a victim of assault and battery by my boss on
the set,” she claimed, “and I reported him and was retaliated against and fired off the show. All of which is illegal. There was nobody to stand up for me. I felt like I needed to stand up
for myself.” WATCH ON DEADLINE Sheridan praised the #metoo movement and its participants for their courage. “It’s a wonderful time for women, I feel. People are speaking out…and I would like
to say that it takes a lot of courage because it is very scary. And my biggest regret was I didn’t speak out earlier and I just relied on the legal system because when I heard people coming
out about the sexual abuse, it was such a relief for me to feel that others were speaking up for themselves and they’re being heard and they’re not be vilified because I was definitely
being vilified… it took a long time to heal, but I’m back.” 12 Comments JavaScript is required to load the comments. MARKETPLACE SITE ad