Overview
- Lorre's new memoir Sitcom, which was released Oct. 13, includes passages saying he was initially reluctant to cast Anna Faris in the CBS sitcom Mom and that his reluctance was "in fact, correct."
- Anna Faris replied on Instagram that the remarks "hurt," reaffirmed gratitude for her seven seasons on Mom and disclosed she has been sober for a year and a half.
- Friends and associates of Faris publicly defended her, with some calling Lorre's language harsh, while Lorre has not issued a new public clarification beyond the book excerpt.
- In the same book chapter Lorre also credits lessons from his fraught working relationship with Charlie Sheen for reconsidering casting and praises Mom's later seasons while criticizing CBS for canceling the show.
- The episode has reopened industry and public debate about how candid memoir claims affect casting reputations, on‑set dynamics and personal recovery narratives and could shape how creators and subjects handle future memoir disclosures.