Anna Faris Responds to Chuck Lorre's Remarks on Her Departure from Mom
Anna Faris addressed Chuck Lorre's comments about her exit from the sitcom Mom, expressing gratitude for her time on the show and sharing personal updates.
Actress Anna Faris issued a statement after series co-creator Chuck Lorre referenced her departure in his memoir Sitcom. Faris said she never took a day on the series for granted and thanked Lorre for giving her a role she loved. > "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 people and those years," she wrote on Instagram.
Faris added that she has been sober for 18 months, noting that her experience on the show about recovery mirrored her own life. > "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’m proof," she said.
The memoir excerpt revealed Lorre’s initial hesitation to cast Faris as Christy Plunkett, comparing his doubts to a past conflict with Charlie Sheen. He later wrote that his early reluctance proved correct and that Faris left the series for reasons that were clear to the cast. Faris starred in the first seven seasons of Mom, which premiered in 2013, before exiting in 2020 to pursue new opportunities. The show concluded its eighth and final season in 2021.