I had heard of the posibility of Nicollette’s pilot presentation for 2010/2011 season to be called Lee Mathers but I didn’t have real proof, until now.
I’ve been lucky enough to find exclusive information of the plot and characters (names, ages, etc) and now I can share it with all of you.

Lee Mathers was in the States trying to reconnect with his daughter, whom he hasn’t seen in 10 years, and is now a teen superstar alas Hannah Montana. All of his attempts are being filmed by his manager Denny, who wants to sell the footage to any interested network. Needless to say the girl’s mother is less than thriller to know her exlover wants to be back in their lives. Lee ends up finding a son he didn’t know he had, a 17-year-old boy named Keanu.
Lacey stars in a tv show called Carlee Marr – Superstar! His tv dad, Warren, is played by (character name) Kenny Nistor.

For more information, check the TV Series page of the site. And remember you read it here FIRST!

A coupe of weeks ago Nicollette did a photoshoot for her collaboration with ‘Seeing Eye Dogs of America’. Please let me know if you find the pictures on magazines.

Here are a couple of shots from my shoot with Nicollette Sheridan for a very special shoot. Nicollette is supporting the ‘Seeing Eye Dogs of America’ this was a shoot for the publicity photos.

Pictures will be in many magazines soon.

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As if any of you didn’t know already, this is going to get ugly. But I’m Team Nicollette for several reasons: you don’t file a lawsuit about something that serious without any proof to back yo up, you go to the press even if it’s true; and being something as serious as (gender) violence, why hasn’t she been sued for false accusations?
I am 99% sure wrongful termination is indeed, just like it’s happening now for Criminal Minds actresses, “creative reasons” are a lame excuse to fire someone. And the way everything happened (rushed dead, recycled “farewell” episode, JUST TV Guide interview, no talk shows to promote her last episode…). And remember back in 2008, there were reports of Marc hitting Nicollette… Now tell me, there’s nothing fishy here.

After months of silence and rumors of a settlement, ABC has begun fighting back against former “Desperate Housewives” star Nicollette Sheridan’s lawsuit against former boss Marc Cherry.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, ABC has hired on high-profile employee litigation specialist, Adam Levin. Levin is best known for successfully defending Warner Bros. Television against a harassment suit from a former “Friends” writer’s assistant.

“We intend to delve into the merits of her claims, all of which we strenuously dispute,” Levin told the publication.

Apparently, he hasn’t wasted any time. Levin has already requested private documents from Sheridan’s reps surrounding her alleged assault. He also seeks to depose her on tape as early as August.

Additionally, ABC is requesting documents and information from Sheridan’s agents at Innovative Artists and Don Buchwald & Associates, and publicity company BWR, among others. They’re also seeking documents for medical records revolving around Sheridan’s assault claim.

Sheridan filed her lawsuit in April in Los Angeles Superior Court. She is suing Cherry for assault and battery, gender violence and wrongful termination and seeks more than $20 million in damages.

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I’m only going to add (even if I have said it many times before) that there is NO excuse for violence.

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) – Fired “Desperate Housewives” co-star Nicollette Sheridan has updated her lawsuit against series creator Marc Cherry and ABC, alleging for the first time that the network investigated her claim of physical abuse on the set and told her that it was merely a “light tap on the side of the head.”

Sheridan’s lawyers have quietly filed an amended complaint in her $20 million, seven-count lawsuit for wrongful termination, assault and battery, and discrimination. While it nearly mirrors the original (some language has been cleaned up and a few of the claims are more clearly stated), two interesting paragraphs have been added.

In the wake of Sheridan’s bombshell April 5 lawsuit alleging that Cherry struck her on the “Housewives” set and engaged in a pattern of abusive behavior, ABC said only that “we investigated similar claims last year by Ms. Sheridan and found them to be without merit.” At the time, Cherry and ABC executives reportedly told people the “incident” was merely Cherry rehearsing a scene with Sheridan involving a slap.

Now Sheridan confirms that was exactly ABC’s excuse to her. She also says she was told to go back to work and finish the season “in the spirit of professionalism” but was instead unprofessionally terminated two months later and forced to put on a happy face for the press.

Here are the two paragraphs added the amended lawsuit:

• In December 2008, Sheridan was informed that ABC had fully investigated her complaint and had concluded that she was not mistreated. In fact, the Executive Vice President of ABC Studios, Howard Davine, claimed that “Marc (Cherry) simply gave her a light tap on the side of her head for the sole purpose of providing direction for a scene they were rehearsing.” With that, ABC decided to take no further action and closed the investigation, informing Sheridan that “we will finish off the season in the spirit of professionalism and courtesy that has been the normal course for Desperate Housewives.”

• However, rather than a season of “professionalism and courtesy,” Sheridan was informed in February 2009 that her employment on the Show was going to be terminated and that her character, Edie Britt, was being killed off the Show. She was to film her final episode the last week of February 2009 and first week of March. Sheridan was given a strict publicity plan to follow to “break the story” that her character Edie Britt was leaving the Show.

Why did Sheridan’s lawyers amend the complaint to add two paragraphs claiming ABC looked into the claim and found it meritless? Neither Sheridan’s deal lawyer Neil Meyer nor her litigators Mark Baute and Patrick Maloney returned calls. ABC declined to comment on the amended complaint, filed May 20 in Los Angeles Superior Court.

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CBS has picked up just one midseason show for 2010-11 so far, but that may change in the next couple of weeks.

Nina Tassler, the president of CBS Entertainment, says that 12 of the 15 pilots it ordered tested well enough to go on the air. Given that and the fact that the network currently has no new comedies in reserve and only one drama — the “Criminal Minds” spinoff starring Forest Whitaker — more pickups could be on their way in the near future.

On the comedy side, “we have ‘Mad Love’ [starring Lizzy Caplan, Jason Biggs and Minka Kelly], ‘Livin’ on a Prayer’ [from the 'How I Met Your Mother' team] — there are still a lot of [choices],” Tassler says. “I don’t mean to imply anything by omission, but I think we had a very strong development season. The objective goal was we needed to have a lot of options.”

For the record, the other comedy pilots CBS ordered this year were “Hitched,” “Team Spitz,” “Open Books” and an untitled project from “Bruno” co-writer Ant Hines and director Larry Charles.

Dramas that are reportedly still in play include a medical show executive produced by John Wells and “Chaos,” about CIA agents. Tassler says she and her team will make other decisions on midseason shows when they return to Los Angeles following the upfronts.?

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CBS just made public its fall schedule and the Ant Hines/Larry Charles Untitled Project didn’t make the cut of the new shows. I’ve heard rumors they might unveil more mid-season orders tomorrow but there’s no word of it on their official release.

You can see the full schedule over at Televisionary.

Have you ever wanted to watch Nicollette’s first ever acting gig? But you were born after 1984 and you missed any possible reruns on SoapNet. Don’t worry because you still can!

Here Media, the world’s leading multimedia company targeting the LGBT consumer, today announced the launch of “Camp here!” a new advertiser-supported online video service. “Camp here!” premiered this month on www.heretv.com, the Web portal for here! TV, the world’s leading premium gay television network. “Camp here!” will also be accessible through Here Media’s other prominent Internet properties, including Gay.com, Advocate.com, Out.com, and SheWired.com.Under the “Camp here!” service, Here Media will air more than 100 hours of MGM television and film content. The deal gives Here Media access to classic MGM television series, including the Emmy-winning Cagney & Lacey and Fame, as well as MGM feature titles that appeal to Here Media’s core LGBT demographic, such as Foxy Brown and Muscle Beach Party, among others. “Camp here!” will broadcast the MGM content in conjunction with popular Here Media titles, including Dante’s Cove, The Lair, Another Gay Movie, Brideshead Revisited, Straight-Jacket, and The Brotherhood series.

Heretv.com visitors can easily access “Camp here!” titles utilizing the site’s high-definition video player. “Camp here!” adds diverse new titles to the hundreds of video-on-demand hours heretv.com currently offers. “Camp here!” also gives advertisers direct access to heretv.com’s engaged audience.

Other “Camp here!” MGM television series include the favorites She Spies, starring Natasha Henstridge, and Paper Dolls, with Morgan Fairchild, Mimi Rogers, Lauren Hutton, Nicollette Sheridan, Brenda Vaccaro, and Lloyd Bridges.

Award-winning MGM features set to air on “Camp here!” include The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension, Bent, Pocketful of Miracles, Tom Sawyer, Savage Sisters, Coffy, and Whoever Slew Auntie Roo?

“Here Media’s brands have changed the way the gay market consumes online videos. ‘Camp here!’ offers our audience an even more diverse and eclectic programming mix,” said Here Media CEO Paul Colichman. “Additionally, this new programming provides our advertisers a unique opportunity to associate their brand with premium, award-winning titles while reaching the dynamic consumer base that visits Here Media’s online brands.”

“The incredible depth of the MGM library grants us the luxury to work with the best partners to target underserved audiences via digital distribution,” commented Yaoshiang Ho, Director of Worldwide Digital Media, MGM, who continued, “We could not be any more thrilled to be working with Here Media on ‘Camp here!’”

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You can watch all 13 episodes of Paper Dolls here.

Brad Garrett, Nicollette Sheridan, Nicole Scherzinger, Melora Hardin and Nia Long Among Celebrities Confirmed to Attend Art Auction to Benefit the Dream Foundation

Brad Garrett to Serve as Auctioneer for Portraits of Madonna, Michael Jackson and Princess Diana

GLENDALE, Calif., May 12 /PRNewswire/ — Art Noir, Sweet 16 will showcase the artwork of 17-year old ingenue Kinley Winnaman, during a benefit on Saturday, May 15, from 7 to 10 pm at the Willardson Gallery in Glendale, CA.  The evening’s auction will benefit the Dream Foundation, which grants wishes to terminally ill adults.  Cocktails, hors d’oeuvres and music provided by Twin (featuring Jesse and Ryan Collins) will be provided throughout the evening.

Actor Brad Garrett will serve as auctioneer for a series of portraits that Kinley has created of Madonna and Princess Diana, among others,.  Celebrities confirmed to attend include Nicollette Sheridan, Melora Hardin, Nicole Scherzinger, Melora Hardin, Nia Long and Lance Bass.

The Dream Foundation is the first and largest wish organization for adults whose sole mission is to enhance the quality of life for families battling life-threatening illnesses. Dream recipients have been given a prognosis of a year or less of life.  In 2010, Dream Foundation will fulfill its 10,000th dream.  For more information lease visit www.dreamfoundation.org.

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I said I was going to report any official saying on the matter, even if this is a fansite for her and those statements don’t agree with her.
But from my personal point of view, just because their personal experience hasn’t been bad, doesn’t mean Nicollette wasn’t; and they don’t exactly deny Nicollette’s claims. And after all, they’re ABC & Cherry’s employees, I never expected them to do otherwise. But I agree singling out Teri on the lawsuit wasn’t appropiate.

A line has been drawn on Wisteria Lane.

Desperate Housewives stars Eva Longoria Parker, Teri Hatcher, Marcia Cross and Felicity Huffman issued a joint statement Tuesday pledging their support for show creator Marc Cherry in a lawsuit filed by Nicollette Sheridan.

“It would be irresponsible of us to let the public believe that being a part of this show from its inception has been anything but a blessing,” the statement says. “We have no first-hand knowledge of what Nicollette may or may not have experienced, but we would never characterize our set as a hostile environment.

“It is, in fact, the opposite,” the statement continues. “The friendships and support that Marc Cherry, the cast, the crew and the producers have shared for the past six years have made this a wonderful job that we are grateful for every day.”

Hatcher, who plays housewife Susan on the show, separately expressed concern that the actress was singled out in the lawsuit alleging Cherry hit Sheridan in the face and that her Edie Britt character was killed off when she complained about him. Sheridan’s suit alleged that when Hatcher went over Cherry’s head to complain about him to ABC executives, he told Sheridan, “I hope Teri Hatcher gets hit by a car and dies.”

The statement said it was “unfortunate and inappropriate” for Sheridan’s attorneys to have mentioned Hatcher without her authorization.

Hatcher says: “While my adoration and respect for the classic and dynamic chemistry of the characters of Susan and Edie is indelible, I’m honored to stand with Eva, Felicity and Marcia, as a group and clarify that our set environment is nothing less than an amazingly positive experience. I have never felt discriminated against. In fact, I have felt heard and respected by Marc and other executives in regards to both my professional and personal needs.”

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I’ve been debating with myself the whole weekend if I should post this. I’m not gonna re-post every article that is written about the lawsuit, only the ones with official statements either made by Nicollette, ABC or Cherry or with real developments. I will, however, comment other news about this via twitter.
But I think this article is really interesting and I’ve been told the author’s credentials are legitimate and that Nicole LaPorte is willing to attach her name to an article like this suggest it is truthful. And it also gives an insight why she’s suing for sex discrimination too.
Also, for the first time they’re not just “sources”; but, while still unnamed, we get to know what kind of work these people did on the show. Until now, everybody supposedly talking were actual employees.

In the wake of Nicollette Sheridan’s lawsuit against Desperate Housewives creator Marc Cherry and ABC, former staffers on the show voice their own gripes to Nicole LaPorte—describing clashes on the set, Cherry’s oft-spoken desire to kill off Sheridan’s character, and Teri Hatcher’s blueberry pancake meltdown.

Stories of diva behavior on and off the set of Desperate Housewives are by now legendary. Ever since the infamous Vanity Fair cover shoot that dissolved into a lady brawl during the show’s first season, no one has ever imagined that working there is idyllic.

But in the days following the news that former Housewives co-star Nicollette Sheridan is suing the show’s creator, Marc Cherry, and ABC Studios for assault, gender violence, and wrongful termination, among other things, it’s emerging that it’s not only the actresses’ behavior that has caused waves. Regardless of what happened between Cherry and Sheridan, and the suit’s eventual outcome, a number of sources who spoke to The Daily Beast said that Cherry does indeed create a difficult work environment in which clashes with actors and writers are routine.

“He will dress you down in front of the staff. He will assault an idea,” said one former staffer. “He is very confrontational in this way. He has hissy fits.”

Though the sources—all of whom were formerly on staff on Desperate Housewives—said that Cherry is not physically abusive and cannot imagine him hitting or slapping someone with an intent to hurt, as Sheridan is claiming that Cherry did, they unanimously say that to work for Cherry, especially if you are a woman, is to be marginalized and demeaned.

“He hates women,” said one person who has worked on set. “It’s apparent on set that he’s a fan of cute, gay men, not women.”

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