Penny Perry, an ex-casting director who had worked with Hallmark for almost a decade filed an age discrimination lawsuit against the media company on October 9, 2024, at Los Angeles Superior Court.

A former top casting director for the Hallmark Channel filed an age discrimination lawsuit against the company, alleging that she lost her job because of her age and that a programming executive targeted other prominent stars for being “too old” to maintain the company’s image.

Alongside the comments on the talents' age, Perry claimed she was also pushed out of the company and unceremoniously fired in April after nine years. She is suing Hallmark's executives for wrongful termination, age and disability discrimination and defamation, People Magazine reported.