Tuesday July 28, 2009

Desperate Housewives boss Marc Cherry has heaped praise on Nicollette Sheridan — and denied claims the actress was axed from the show because of her catfights with the rest of the cast.

Cherry, the writer and director, has jumped to the defense of Sheridan, who played the feisty Edie Britt for five seasons of the hit show.

“Edie was fantastic for the show and I do not have a negative word to say about her,” says Cherry of Sheridan. “Her character was actually not supposed to have as long a run in the show but she was so good in the pilot I had to keep her in.

“Part of my job is knowing when the end has come for any character and it was just Edie’s time. There is no animosity and there was no falling out.”

Nicollete recently opened up about her exit from the show.

“[Killing off Edie] was a risky decision that could have devastating ramifications,” she told TV Guise. “When the show started it was such a different beast. It was exciting and dangerous and funny and edgy and bizarre. It started feeling a little complacent, and that was very frustrating.”

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