Revealed: The Real Reason These Characters Left Their TV Shows

Desperate Housewives’ Nicollette Sheridan Had Troubles Off Screen

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While most of the actresses on Desperate Housewives made it through all eight seasons, Sheridan’s character was dead by season 5. There was just as much drama off screen as there was on the show. Apparently, the series creator, Marc Cherry, was being pressured to cut costs. Since Sheridan was making as much as $200,000 per episode and her character’s story felt like it has run its course, she got cut.

After Sheridan’s character was killed, however, she filed a lawsuit against Cherry claiming he assaulted her. This assault proved to be just a tap on the head and a judge threw out the case.