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"&lt;img alt=\"0313_mark_cherry_getty_BN\" src=\"http://ll-media.tmz.com/2012/03/13/0313-mark-cherry-getty-bn.jpg\" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A crushing blow to &lt;strong&gt;Nicollette Sheridan&lt;/strong&gt;'s wrongful termination suit -- the judge just threw out the actress' battery claim against \"&lt;strong&gt;Desperate Housewives&lt;/strong&gt;\" creator &lt;strong&gt;Marc Cherry&lt;/strong&gt; ... meaning Cherry is no longer a defendant.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It was the crux of her wrongful termination action -- Nicollette claimed Marc struck her in the face during a rehearsal in 2008 ... then ABC fired her when she complained.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Marc &lt;a href=\"http://www.tmz.com/2012/03/05/marc-cherry-nicollette-sheridan-battery-trial-desperate-housewives-hit-slapped/\"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;admitted to touching her face&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; -- in the context of demonstrating how he wanted a particular scene to play out -- but when she took the stand, Nicollette called it an unprovoked \"wallop.\"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The judge found Sheridan's claims did not meet the standard of proof for battery -- and since the battery claim was the only cause of action against Cherry ... he's officially in the clear.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Nicollette's wrongful termination claim against ABC will still move forward -- but the judge's decision does not bode well.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!-- relatedlinks --&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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