Los Angeles (CNN) -- Former "Desperate Housewives" actress Nicollette Sheridan slapped her lawyer in court Thursday to demonstrate how she claims show creator Marc Cherry hit her during a rehearsal. Sheridan, 48, returns to the stand Friday after testifying all day Thursday in her legal battle with Cherry and ABC over the TV killing of a character she played on the hit comedy series for five seasons. Her wrongful termination lawsuit contends Cherry killed off Edie Britt, the sassy, blond woman Sheridan played, in retaliation for her complaints about being hit. Several of Sheridan's former cast mates -- including Eva Longoria, Marcia Cross, James Denton, Felicity Huffman and Neal McDonough -- are on the list of witnesses expected to defend Cherry during the two week Los Angeles trial.
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NEW: Nicollette Sheridan returns to the witness stand Friday in her case against producer Marc Cherry
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NEW: Her lawyer asks Sheridan to show on him in full force how she says Marc Cherry hit her on "Desperate Housewives" set
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NEW: "It was shocking, humiliating, it was demeaning," she said.
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It was "a light tap on the head" to demonstrate "physical humor," Cherry's lawyer says
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