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Vanessa Williams Reveals Sexual Abuse as a Child

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With her hilarious turns in shows like Ugly Betty and Desperate Housewives, Vanessa Williams has built an acclaimed TV career on impeccable comedic timing and loads of laughs.

But the actress has now come forward with news that puts a sobering spin on her life.

Williams reveals that she was molested as a 10-year-old, which she chronicles in her new memoir, You Don't Know.

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Eva Longoria on Desperate Housewives Trial: "It's a Stain on Our Legacy as a Hit Show"

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As Eva Longoria prepares to leave Wisteria Lane for good, the actress is looking back on the show that made her a star.

"I remember sitting in the trailer and [costar Marcia Cross] saying, 'You know, your life's about to change. Our lives are about to change," Longoria told Katie Couric on Good Morning America while recalling those first days working on the ABC series that is ending this season.

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Who's Plotting Her Own Death on Desperate Housewives?!

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It's the final season of Desperate Housewives and no one's safe on Wisteria Lane.

True, the last hoo-ray from the drama-fueled show has been quite overshadowed by the juiciest trial ever, so it's absolutely critical the show ends with a bang, or in standard D.H. fashion—a death.

And no, we're not talking about the case of Mike Delfino and the on-the-stand spoiler—there's another key player who will be KO'd in this final season in a plot twist even the savviest could never predict…

(Spoiler Alert: Don't read further if you don't want to know!)

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Desperate Deadlock! Mistrial Declared in Nicollette Sheridan Case

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Eight and four equal craps for Nicollette Sheridan.

A mistrial was declared in the former Desperate Housewives star's wrongful termination case against ABC Entertainment after jurors remained, in their words, "hopelessly deadlocked," 8-4, after 10 hours and 30 minutes of deliberations.

Judge Elizabeth Allen White had promised last week that she would declare a mistrial today if the panel (at least nine jurors must agree in a civil verdict) couldn't reach a decision. Sheridan had been seeking close to $6 million in damages.

So, what now?

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Desperate Housewives Trial: You Play the Jury!

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They deliberated and deliberated, had some "difficulty," deliberated more and now the jury in the titillating Desperate Housewives trial is officially deadlocked!

Jeez, when Judge Elizabeth Allen White says she knows how frustrating this is, we're pretty sure she's talking about Team Truth in par-tick—'cause we've been biting our nails in anticipation the whole time!

So while we all continue waiting for a verdict (if the case isn't settled before then), it's time for you play the jury, Awful readers, and tell us whether you'd side with Nicollette Sheridan or not…

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EXCLUSIVE!

Are Nicollette Sheridan and ABC About to Settle Desperate Housewives Case?!

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The jury is deadlocked, but...it might not matter!

As the panel ended its third day of deliberations at an 8-4 impasse, attorneys for Nicollette Sheridan and ABC are in a settlement meeting in front of Judge Helen Bendix, E! News can exclusively confirm.

So, what does this mean?

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Desperate Housewives Trial: Marc Cherry "Hit Me a Dozen Times," Laughs Costar

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Nicollette Sheridan may not find anything funny about her ongoing Desperate Housewives legal battle, but the gang on Wisteria Lane sure does.

Even if her court case still isn't over, the jokes are already flying...

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Watch Now: The Stars of Desperate Housewives Who Just Won't Die!

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In just two short months the women of Wisteria Lane will be missing from our television screens, but not without some shocking final episodes! Yes, even more shocking than last week's episode.

We sat down with two of our favorite Desperate Housewives stars who have managed to escape the many tragedies that plagued the street over the past eight seasons, and they revealed to us the secret to surviving a TV drama and what's ahead for Wisteria Lane...

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Desperate Trial: Jurors Having "Difficulty" Reaching Verdict

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Nicollette Sheridan's attorney, Mark Baute, may have thought the jury "already made up their mind" yesterday, but today proves a whole different story.

The jury foreman told Judge Elizabeth Allen White that they're having a difficult time rendering a verdict in the Desperate Housewives trial.

So what now?

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Nicollette Sheridan's Desperate Housewives Case—and Five Other Bombshell Hollywood Trials

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Forgive the jurors in the Nicollette Sheridan-Desperate Housewives trial if they need to collect themselves before getting deep into deliberations.

Courtroom testimony was juicy and occasionally shocking, as when a series exec revealed the imminent offing of a major Housewives character, James Denton's Mike Delfino.

While the verdict's out on Sheridan's wrongful-termination lawsuit, let's revisit other breath-taking moments from celebrity trials:

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