ABC is putting together a settlement — a peace package, so to speak — to pursade actress Nicollette Sheridan to drop her $20 million lawsuit against Desperate Housewives creator Marc Cherry.
According London’s Daily Express, network executives can’t stand the idea of a courtroom showdown between Cherry and Sheridan — who claims her former boss assaulted her on set during a dispute over a script in 2008 — therefore, ABC is working to come up with a financial “kiss-off” for the actress.
In papers filed in Los Angeles Superior Court last month, Nicollete 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.”
“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 $20 million to drop her action and walk away, but there are various incentives that might be put on the table.”
Just a few days ago, the remaining Housewives: Eva Longoria-Parker, Teri Hatcher, Felicity Huffman, and Marcia Cross: issued a statement firmly planting their support behind Cherry in the dispute.