LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- A "private family matter" for star Courteney Cox has halted production on "Cougar Town," Access Hollywood has confirmed.

"We can confirm production on 'Cougar Town' has been temporarily shut down in order for Courteney to deal with a private family matter," a rep for ABC told Access.

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The nature of the issue was not explained.

"Cougar Town" has been a freshman success for the network this season, earning 7.9 million viewers for its most recent episode this week.

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