Anna Faris hits back after brutal dig from sitcom creator: ‘Didn’t see that coming’
Anna Faris has given a public reply to producer Chuck Lorre after he took a dig at her in his memoir, writing he was “correct” in his “initial reluctance” of casting her in the hit sitcom Mom.
Faris said reading the comment’s Lorre made about her in his memoir “hurt” in a statement posted to Instagram.
Anna Faris and Allison Janney, stars of Mom, with executive producer Chuck Lorre. Getty
“Yikes. Yes, I read a few things. I really didn’t see that coming. Of course, it hurts,” the post read.
“Chuck gave me a job I loved and for seven years I never took a day of it for granted. I’m proud of what we made together, and nothing changes how grateful I am for those for those people and those years.”
In his memoir Sitcom, he wrote his “initial reluctance” to cast Anna in the lead role in the hit show Mom was “in fact, correct.” Lorre was a co-creator of the show and an executive producer.
He went on to say the “mysterious reasons,” Anna left production after season seven “were not mysterious to anyone on the show.”
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Faris didn’t address the comments directly, but tellingly wrote: “I’ve been sober for a year and a half. I was on a show about recovery and then I lived it.
“Now I’m healthy, I’m working, and I’m happier than I’ve been in a long time. If anyone reading this is where I was, I hope that’s useful. It gets better. I am proof.”
Friends and co-stars of Faris took to the comments of her post to show their support for the actress.
Fellow Mom star Justin Long wrote: “I loved doing those episodes with you. You really helped me navigate what was a very different medium for me with patience and so much humour.
Faris addressed his comments in a statement. Instagram
She said reading the comments about herself “hurt.” Getty
“It will forever be such a fun memory, thanks to you. I miss you.”
Aussie actress Isla Fisher wrote: “You are a comedy QUEEN.”
Yellowstone actress Olivia Munn commented her support writing “Braver than most.”
The sitcom Mom spanned seven seasons. It earned two Emmys and 13 nominations, with the show garnering 45 total nominations including Golden Globes and Critic’s Choice Awards.
It ran from 2013 to 2021, with Faris leaving the show in the second last season.
