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On the docket today. gossip giving way to a whopper of a lawsuit. nicollete sheridan, now suing the creator of abc's smash hit "desperate housewives" for $20 million. claiming producer mark cherry gave her a backstage beating on the set of the prime time drama. she says he took her aside and slapped her across the face when she complained about a line in the script. when she complained to abc executives, she says this was the result. >> life is full of nasty shocks and they seem to occur when we least expect them.

Sheridan is suing a producer. >> she's suing for assault and wrongful termination, according to the associated press. we've seen this lawsuit specifically. sheridan says when she had an issue with a line in the script, she approached mark cherry. this is in september 2008 just to give you a time line. she approached him about it. he took her aside and then, quote, forcefully hit her with his hand across her face and head, according to this complaint. after that happened and she complained upward, she says that she was unceremoniously killed off the show in retaliation. abc and mark cherry have...

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