Anna Faris hurt by Chuck Lorre's memoir comments about Mom exit

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 16 Oct, 13:02 · Archive

Actress Anna Faris said she was hurt by critical remarks from Mom showrunner Chuck Lorre in his new memoir.

Actress Anna Faris has responded to critical comments by Mom showrunner Chuck Lorre in his newly published memoir Sitcom. Lorre, who also created Two and A Half Men and The Big Bang Theory, wrote that Faris's unexpected departure from the show validated his initial reluctance to cast her. He claimed she left the show 'for mysterious reasons that were not mysterious to anyone on the show'.

Faris, 49, starred as Christy Plunkett in the CBS sitcom for seven seasons from 2013 to 2020, alongside Allison Janney. The series continued for an eighth season after her departure. In a statement on Instagram, Faris said: 'Of course it hurts. Chuck gave me a job I loved, and for seven years I never took a day of it for granted.'

She added that she has been sober for a year and a half. 'I was on a show about recovery and then I lived it,' she wrote. 'Now I'm healthy, I'm working, and I'm happier than I've been in a long time.' Faris has previously spoken about struggling with her mental health and taking a step back from acting.

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• Anna Faris 'hurt' by showrunner Chuck Lorre's comments"Didn't see that coming": Mom star Anna Faris has responded to critical remarks about her by the sitcom's creator Chuck Lorre in his memoir.Perth Now · 16 Oct, 12:28
• Anna Faris 'hurt' by showrunner Chuck Lorre's comments"Didn't see that coming": Mom star Anna Faris has responded to critical remarks about her by the sitcom's creator Chuck Lorre in his memoir.The West Australian · 16 Oct, 12:28

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