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.

A lawsuit has been filed against Hallmark executive Lisa Hamilton Daly after she reportedly said she wanted to stop casting "old people" like Holly Robinson Peete, Lacey Chabert, Teri Hatcher, Catherine Bell,

A former Hallmark casting director filed an age discrimination lawsuit against the network in October. The suit claims the Hallmark executive VP of programming, Lisa Hamilton Daly, told staff she wanted to “replace” “old talent,” as first reported by Variety.

A former Hallmark casting agent has filed an age discrimination lawsuit alleging that network executive Lisa Hamilton Daly wanted to stop casting “old people” like Lacey Chabert and Holly Robinson Peete in their films.

Age discrimination lawsuit filed against Hallmark claims network exec called Holly Robinson Peete and Lacey Chabert ‘too old’

A former Hallmark Channel casting director is claiming that a network executive wanted to replace “old people,” including stars like Lacey Chabert and Holly Robinson Peete. In an age discrimination lawsuit,

In a new lawsuit filed against Hallmark Media, a former casting director accused it of wanting to terminate talent like Lacey Chabert and Holly Robinson Peete for “getting too old.”

Lacey Chabert has made a home for herself on the Hallmark Channel, having become a Hallmark Christmas movie queen after appearing in more than 30 of its movies. However, a recent lawsuit indicates her relationship with the network might not be as idyllic as the ones depicted in her movies.

Lacey Chabert has earned her spot as Hallmark’s latest “Queen of Christmas,” but it didn’t happen overnight. The actress, 42, made her Hallmark Channel debut with 2010’s Elevator Girl. Two years later,