Anna Faris says Chuck Lorre's memoir comments on her Mom exit "hurt"
Anna Faris responded on Instagram to Chuck Lorre's memoir "Sitcom", in which he wrote that his initial reluctance to cast her in Mom proved correct. She said the comments hurt but thanked him for the job, and spoke of her sobriety.
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Mixed · 2Anna Faris responded on Thursday, in an Instagram text post, to comments by Chuck Lorre about her departure from CBS's sitcom Mom, writing: "Yikes. Yes, I read a few things. I really didn't see that coming. Of course it hurts." DeadlineN ““Yikes. Yes, I read a few things. I really didn’t see that coming. Of course it hurts,” she began in a statement on Instagram.” Read at Deadline ↗ Daily MailR “'Yikes. Yes, I read a few things. I really didn't see that coming,' she wrote. 'Of course it hurts.'” Read at Daily Mail ↗ Mixed · 2Lorre, a co-creator of Mom, wrote in his new memoir Sitcom that he was initially reluctant to hire Faris, unsure she "would be appropriate for this kind of material". DeadlineN ““I wasn’t sure Anna would be appropriate for this kind of material.” Read at Deadline ↗ Daily MailR “writes that he had 'initial reluctance' about hiring Faris to lead Mom with costar Allison Janney.” Read at Daily Mail ↗ Mixed · 2He wrote that he changed his mind after recalling how badly he had handled his working relationship with Charlie Sheen on Two and a Half Men, concluding: "Someone's personal life is none of my business. The mom in Mom would be, and should be, Anna Faris." DeadlineN “"Someone’s personal life is none of my business. The mom in Mom would be, and should be, Anna Faris."” Read at Deadline ↗ Daily MailR “his fears that he had 'bungled' Charlie Sheen's role on Two and a Half Men led him to reconsider.” Read at Daily Mail ↗
Mixed · 2Lorre added that "my initial reluctance to hire Anna was, in fact, correct", and that after six years she left "for mysterious reasons that were not mysterious to anyone on the show". DeadlineN ““As the years went by, it became apparent that my initial reluctance to hire Anna was, in fact, correct. After six years, she left the show for mysterious reasons that were not mysterious to anyone on the show.”” Read at Deadline ↗ Daily MailR “Lorre teased 'mysterious reasons' why Faris had left the show, but claimed that they 'were not mysterious to anyone on the show.'” Read at Daily Mail ↗ Mixed · 2Faris's statement was gracious in tone: she said Lorre "gave me a job I loved", that she never took a day for granted over seven years, and that she is proud of what they made and grateful to the people involved. DeadlineN ““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.”” Read at Deadline ↗ Daily MailR “She took a gracious tone as she described the years she worked with Lorre on their sitcom.” Read at Daily Mail ↗ Mixed · 2She also wrote that she has been sober for a year and a half, saying "I was on a show about recovery and then I lived it", that she is now healthy, working and happier, and that "It gets better. I'm proof." DeadlineN ““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.” Read at Deadline ↗ Daily MailR “'If anyone reading this is where I was, I hope that's useful,' she concluded. 'It gets better. I'm proof.'” Read at Daily Mail ↗
Mixed · 2Mom premiered in 2013, with Faris playing Christy Plunkett, a recovering alcoholic, opposite Allison Janney as her mother Bonnie; Faris left in 2020 after seven seasons, and the eighth and final season ended in 2021. DeadlineN “Faris left the show in 2020 to “pursue new opportunities,” leaving Janney as the sole lead for the eighth and final season, which ended in 2021.” Read at Deadline ↗ Daily MailR “In 2020, Faris announced that she was leaving the series after seven seasons.” Read at Daily Mail ↗ Right · 1The Daily Mail, citing TMZ, reported that people close to Faris called Lorre's comments "s***ty" given her seven years on the show; the Daily Mail said it had asked representatives for Faris and Lorre for comment and had not received a response. Daily MailR “Her response comes after people close to the 49-year-old actress called Lorre's comments 's***ty,' as Faris still devoted seven years of her life to starring on Mom, according to TMZ.”“The Daily Mail has reached out to Faris and Lorre's representatives for comment but has not yet received a response.” Read at Daily Mail ↗ Right · 1The Daily Mail also reported that Faris spoke in August on Chelsea Handler's podcast about no longer drinking and taking hormones for mood swings, and that fans had expressed concern over her demeanour at a June Scary Movie premiere; Deadline did not mention these points. Daily MailR “Back in August, Faris revealed that she was sober during an appearance on Chelsea Handler's Dear Chelsea podcast.”“Fans had previously expressed concern for her due to her overly animated and exaggerated demeanor at the latest Scary Movie premiere in June.” Read at Daily Mail ↗
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Centre2 outlets
- Framing
- Straight entertainment-news report built around Faris's Instagram statement and Lorre's memoir excerpts.
- Emphasis
- Faris's own words, her sobriety message, and Lorre's quoted passages.
- Leaves out or plays down
- Does not cover the TMZ-sourced reaction from people close to Faris or her earlier public remarks on sobriety.
- Charged language
- “Yikes”
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“Six years after announcing her departure from CBS‘s Mom, Anna Faris has reacted to Chuck Lorre‘s comments about her exit.” — Deadline
Right1 outlet
- Framing
- Celebrity-gossip framing of Lorre's remarks as harsh and Faris as breaking her silence, drawing on TMZ.
- Emphasis
- Insiders' reaction, Lorre's "cryptic" and "jab" remarks, and Faris's earlier podcast comments and premiere appearance.
- Leaves out or plays down
- Does not note that Faris left in 2020 citing wanting to pursue new opportunities.
- Charged language
- “brutal remarks”“breaking her silence”“apparent jab”“cryptically”
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“Anna Faris reacts to Chuck Lorre's brutal remarks about doubting her casting on CBS sitcom Mom” — Daily Mail
“In an apparent jab at one of his leads, Lorre claimed that Mom only 'found its true voice' after she had left” — Daily Mail
What every side reports
- Faris posted an Instagram statement on Thursday saying Lorre's comments hurt.
- Lorre's memoir Sitcom says his initial reluctance to hire Faris was correct.
- Faris left Mom in 2020 after seven seasons.
- Faris said she has been sober for a year and a half.
Where accounts differ
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Why Faris left Mom
- Centre
- Deadline notes she left in 2020 to "pursue new opportunities" and quotes Lorre's "mysterious reasons" line without explanation.
- Right
- The Daily Mail presents Lorre's line as an apparent jab and says he took her exit as evidence his concerns were accurate; it gives no reason for her departure.
Anna Faris person
Says the comments hurt and she did not see them coming, but expresses gratitude to Lorre and the cast, pride in the show, and offers her sobriety as encouragement to others.
“Chuck gave me a job I loved, and for seven years I never took a day of it for granted.” — Deadline
“'It gets better. I'm proof.'” — Daily Mail
Chuck Lorre person
In his memoir he says his initial reluctance to hire Faris proved correct and that her exit was for reasons not mysterious to the cast and crew; no response to the Daily Mail's request for comment was reported.
“After six years, she left the show for mysterious reasons that were not mysterious to anyone on the show.” — Deadline
“The Daily Mail has reached out to Faris and Lorre's representatives for comment but has not yet received a response.” — Daily Mail
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Anna Faris Was “Hurt” By Chuck Lorre’s Comments About Her ‘Mom’ Exit: “Yikes”
Neutral Reports Faris's statement and Lorre's memoir excerpts plainly, with brief show background.
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Anna Faris reacts to Chuck Lorre's brutal remarks about doubting her casting on CBS sitcom Mom
Mixed Gossip-leaning account that calls Lorre's remarks "brutal", relays TMZ's insider reaction and adds Faris's past sobriety remarks and premiere appearance.
- 16 Oct 00:38 First DeadlineN Anna Faris Was “Hurt” By Chuck Lorre’s Comments About Her ‘Mom’ Exit: “Yikes”
- 16 Oct 02:25 +1h 46m Daily MailR Anna Faris reacts to Chuck Lorre's brutal remarks about doubting her casting on CBS sitcom Mom
- 16 Oct 02:44 +2h 6m TVLineN Mom's Anna Faris Reveals She's A Year And A Half Sober After Chuck Lorre's Memoir Comments About Her 'Not Mysterious' Exit From CBS Comedy
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