Actress Teri Hatcher has denied claims made this weekend that she is set to quit 'Desperate Housewives'.
A report in a Sunday newspaper claimed that the star, who plays Susan Mayer on the popular US drama, is keen to work on new projects and planned to quit at the end of the current season.
Hatcher has denied the claims on her Facebook page and insisted that she will only leave the show when it is cancelled.
She said "There are not enough adjectives to describe how stupid, off base, and ridiculously untrue this is. Newspapers should be accountable for this kind of irresponsible journalism and reckless fabrication of a story. What disturbs me the most is that one fan would consider for one second that I would 'quit' what has been one of the highlights of my career for which I am grateful on a daily basis.
"I have never said nor inferred otherwise. They made no effort to contact me or my representatives or the network to fact check. I am awaiting a retraction and apology at the least for mucking up everyone's Sunday with this huge, hurtful lie.
"I will say it again, I love Desperate Housewives, the cast and crew are like family and I am with it till it's cancelled."
The report had quoted a source as saying: "Teri has given in her notice and is making active preparations to move on. She has another production deal in the pipeline and she is in the early stages of developing a sitcom that she wants to start work on immediately after she finishes 'Desperate Housewives' - she wants a new show in time for the mid-January pilot season."
