Hallmark Media executive vice president of programming Lisa Hamilton Daly instructed a former employee not to cast “old people” for Hallmark roles, saying that “our leading ladies are aging out,” according to a lawsuit filed against the network this month and obtained by The Associated Press.

Hallmark executives Lisa Hamilton Daly and Randy Pope are being sued by casting director Penny Perry for their "vile and ageist conduct" against her. She alleges that Lisa Hamilton Daly wants to "replace" "old talent" like Lacey Chabert and Holly Robinson Peete.

Alongside the comments on the talents' age, Perry claimed she was also pushed out of the company and unceremoniously fired in April after nine years. She is suing Hallmark's executives for wrongful termination, age and disability discrimination and defamation, People Magazine reported.