The producers were happy to involve her, and the role of a Flint citizen whose family suffers from the polluted water was written specifically for her.
We can’t say at this point if the role written for her will be scrapped or given to another actress now that Cher is unavailable.
Interestingly, Cher was not attached to the project because Lifetime was looking for a big name to create buzz.
She was the one who reached out to Lifetime after hearing about the Flint water crisis movie, in the hopes that there would be a place for her to contribute.