Anna Faris on Chuck Lorre Memoir: ‘Of Course It Hurts’

The anna faris chuck lorre dispute broke into the open Thursday when Faris responded to pointed remarks about her in the famed producer’s new memoir, admitting his words blindsided her.

In a statement shared on Instagram, Faris said she had read excerpts of Lorre’s memoir, Sitcom, and did not see the criticism coming. “Of course it hurts,” she wrote, while adding that she remains grateful for her seven years on the CBS comedy Mom.

What Lorre Wrote in ‘Sitcom’

Lorre’s memoir, released this week, revisits his decision to cast Faris as the lead of Mom, the CBS sitcom that ran from 2013 to 2020. According to multiple reports, Lorre wrote that he was initially hesitant to cast Faris even though she was the network’s first choice — and that after she left the show following its seventh season, he felt that initial reluctance had been proven correct, describing the reasons for her departure as no mystery to anyone on the show.

Lorre said reflecting on his troubled working relationship with Two and a Half Men star Charlie Sheen had ultimately changed his mind about casting her. Faris starred opposite Allison Janney, who played her on-screen mother, as recovering alcoholic single mother Christy Plunkett.

Faris Responds: Grateful, but Hurt

Faris pushed back gently in her statement, saying Lorre gave her a job she loved and that she never took a day of it for granted over seven seasons. She said she is proud of what they made together and that nothing changes how grateful she is for the people and the years.

In a candid turn, Faris also revealed she has been sober for a year and a half, noting the irony of having starred on a show about recovery before living it herself. She said she is now healthy, working, and happier than she has been in a long time — adding for anyone struggling that it gets better.

Source: Page Six