The official word is scheduling conflicts. I told you when this new television show started shooting that this A- lister wouldn’t be able to do it.

There was just no way.

The A- lister was replaced.

Does the A- lister go to rehab?

Demi Lovato

Hungry

Ariel Winter

Ariel Winter To Star In NBC Comedy Pilot ‘Hungry’, Replacing Demi Lovato

EXCLUSIVE: Modern Family star Ariel Winter has been tapped as the lead of NBC’s multi-camera comedy series Hungry. She succeeds Demi Lovato, who had been attached to the project for almost a year but stepped down from acting duties Thursday for scheduling reasons just as the pilot was about to start production.

NBC remained high on the project, opting for a swift recasting so the pilot stays on schedule with the rest of the cast in place. With Winter on board, production is moving forward this coming week, starting with a table read on Tuesday. Lovato, along with their manager Scooter Braun, remain executive producers. – Source

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