Production for the new CW series The Beautiful Life, starring Mischa Barton has been postponed a week to July 31, reports Reuters. Sources close to the show say the reason for the delay is that some sets were not completed on time.

However, Barton’s recent unspecified “medical issues” have caused speculation that she may be re-cast. Perez Hilton reports a new character will be added to the series, and the actress will play a role strikingly similar to Barton’s character in both looks and personality. There are no reports on who will play the role.

The Beautiful Life is executive produced by Ashton Kutcher and scheduled to premiere September 16. The series is about a group of models living in a co-ed residence in New York. Barton, who has been absent from television screens since her departure from Fox drama The O.C., will play a veteran supermodel struggling to stay on top of the high-fashion circuit.

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Mischa Barton, former star of the TV show “The O.C.” was removed from her L.A. home by the Los Angeles Police Department on Wednesday.

LAPD spokesperson Richard French told MTV News on Thursday (July 16): “It was apparently yesterday a little after 3 in the afternoon, and one of the patrol units in West L.A. division responded to her home for a medical issue.”

Craig Schneider, the actresses rep told People in a statement, “Police were involved due to Ms. Barton’s celebrity status, to safely transfer her to medical treatment as per doctor’s orders,” Schneider said, adding that the actress is now “OK and resting.”

These “medical issues” are preventing Barton from attending the premiere for her latest film, “Homecoming.” Producer Austin Stark said to People, “There were some medical problems. She’s not able to travel, as far as I know.”

“Homecoming” director Morgan J. Freeman also responded to the news that the 23-year-old actress won’t be attending the movie’s premiere, through a statement issued to Access Hollywood. “I along with everyone on the ‘Homecoming’ team are saddened to hear that Mischa Barton will not be able to attend the film’s premiere tonight in New York,” he said. “Her performance in ‘Homecoming’ is fantastic, and she will be missed at our premiere.”

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