From correspondents in New York, United States, 12:00 AM IST

Former 'Friends' star Courtney Cox has halted production on her new TV series 'Cougar Town' while she tends to a 'family matter'.

Cox, who is married to actor David Arquette, stars in and serves as executive producer on the comedy, which has been temporarily put on hold as she sees to the undisclosed issue, reports buzzholywood.com.

'We can confirm production on 'Cougar Town' has been temporarily shut down in order for Courteney to deal with a private family matter,' said a spokesperson for TV network ABC, which will air the show.

(Staff Writer, © IANS)