with Sheridan and her squabbles with Cherry reportedly led to her departure. Sheridan commented that killing Edie "was a risky decision that could have devastating ramifications," and admitted to feeling ignored by Cherry while on the series. Cherry alleges that the reason behind Edie's death was to cut costs from the series. The series reportedly saved an estimated $100,000 to $200,000 per episode without the cost of Sheridan's salary. In April 2010, Sheridan filed a lawsuit against Cherry, alleging wrongful dismissal and assault and battery, among five other counts. The following June, Sheridan filed an amended claim, clarifying that the alleged assault was a "light tap," but reaffirmed her stance that her contract was wrongfully terminated. On August 7, 2011, after the announcement that Desperate Housewives would be concluding at the end of its 8th season, Marc Cherry hinted that he may ask Nicollette Sheridan back for the series finale, "to pay homage to everyone who has been on the show", including Edie and without addressing Sheridan's lawsuit. However, while being interviewed on NBC's Today the following day, the actress firmly denied her comeback on Wisteria Lane, saying "That's news to me. [...] I had an amazing time playing that character. I loved her dearly, but they killed her! She's dead." Storylines Past Edie Britt was born in 1967. Her father left her mother for another woman with a daughter when Edie was 16 years old (year 1983). Edie has a sister, and brother who died from a drug overdose. Edie's mother - Ilene (K Callan) - liked to steal and drink, so much so that she ended up in prison. The court gave the Britt siblings a tough woman, curator Mrs. Muntz, to care for them. Mrs. Muntz was much worse than their mother, and Edie was very happy when Ilene was released from prison. As a teenager, Edie spend her time with the "freaks" hanging out by the loading docks, where she would smoke with them. Ilene died when Edie was an adult, alone in a truck. Edie lost her virginity at a young age, ostensibly because of the lack of a father in her life. She married Dr. Charles McLain (Greg Evigan), with whom she had a son, Travers (Jake Cherry), in 1998. According to Edie, the "only thing [she] learned from Charles was bluffing, because he was bad in bed", and they divorced. She gave Travers