Nicollette Sheridan doesn’t like being fired

Nicollette Sheridan (46), a British actress, is suing Desperate Housewives creator Marc Cherry for $20 million citing assault and battery, gender violence and wrongful termination.

TMZ reports: “In the lawsuit, Sheridan claims Cherry created a hostile work environment from the get go, “behaving in an extremely abusive & aggressive manner toward the individuals who work on the show.”

Nicollette Sheridan says during the 5th season, Cherry put her in his crosshairs. She claims on September 24, 2008, he physically assaulted her after she questioned him about something in the script. According to the lawsuit, “Cherry took her aside and forcefully hit her with his hand across her face and head.”

According to the suit, after the alleged incident, Marc Cherry went to her trailer to “beg forgiveness.” Sheridan says she immediately reported the incident to ABC, but Cherry’s aggressiveness only worsened and ABC failed to take action and, she says, she was killed off the show unfairly.