Update!

Courteney Cox's "Family Matter" Shuts Down Cougar Town

ABC rep confirms that 45-year-old star needed time away from sitcom to deal with unspecified issue

By Brandi Fowler Nov 22, 2009 11:15 PMTags
Courteney CoxRay Tamarra/Getty Images

Cougar Town fans are waiting with bated breath to find out if Jules Cobb can lock down a younger man. But some real-life drama involving star Courteney Cox is going to keep that cliffhanger hanging a little longer.

"We can confirm production on Cougar Town has been temporarily shut down in order for Courteney to deal with a private family matter," ABC said in a statement Saturday.

A network rep declined to elaborate, and there was no immediate word on the nature of the problem from Cox's personal publicist.

(Originally published Nov. 21, 2009, at 12:07 p.m. PT)

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