Messing to miss four episodes

Debra Messing, star of the NBC hit comedy “Will & Grace,” has been ordered to stay off her feet for the rest of her pregnancy, forcing her to miss the show’s final four episodes of the season, the network said Tuesday.

An NBC spokesperson said production of the Thursday night sitcom has been quietly proceeding for the past three weeks without Messing, 35, who is eight months pregnant and expecting her first child with screenwriter-husband Daniel Zelman at the end of April.

As a result, her character is being written out of the final episodes, including the one-hour season finale set to air April 29 with a guest appearance by singer-actress Jennifer Lopez.