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Jaime Pressly praises Mom cast after Chuck Lorre’s criticism of Anna Faris
Jaime Pressly praised the women she worked with on Mom after creator Chuck Lorre criticized Anna Faris in his memoir.
Pressly played Jill Kendall and joined the CBS sitcom in its second season, working on it for seven years.
Lorre wrote that Faris leaving in 2020 confirmed his earlier doubts about casting her as lead character Christy.
Faris, who starred in the first seven seasons, said his comments hurt, while also saying she remained grateful for the job and the people she worked with.
She said she has been sober for a year and a half and is now healthy, working and happier.
Mom followed women dealing with addiction and recovery, including Christy and her mother Bonnie, played by Allison Janney.
The series ended in 2021 after eight seasons, with Janney leading its final season; no further developments are given.
Jaime Pressly praised her former Mom co-stars after creator Chuck Lorre said his doubts about casting Anna Faris had proved correct.
Pressly said she spent seven years on the eight-season sitcom and enjoyed working with its cast and crew.
Lorre made the comments in his memoir, Sitcom, saying Faris left the show for reasons that were not mysterious to those involved.
Faris said Lorre’s remarks hurt her but that she remained grateful for the job and the people she worked with.
Mom continued for one season after Faris left in 2020 and ended in 2021.
- Who
- Jaime Pressly praised her Mom co-stars; Chuck Lorre and Anna Faris were at the center of the dispute.
- What
- Pressly spoke warmly about the cast after Lorre criticized his decision to cast Faris.
- When
- Pressly spoke to E! News on Oct. 16; the interview was published Oct. 17, 2026.
- Where
- The comments were made in an E! News interview at an Alice + Olivia breast cancer event.
- Why
- Lorre said his initial doubts about casting Faris were justified by her departure. Faris said his comments hurt her.
Chuck Lorre
Anna Faris
Casting
Chuck Lorre
Lorre wrote that he was initially unsure Faris was right for the role and later believed his reluctance had been correct.
Anna Faris
Faris said Lorre gave her a job she loved and that she was proud of what they made together.
Departure
Chuck Lorre
Lorre wrote that Faris left for reasons that were not mysterious to people on the show.
Anna Faris
Faris said the remarks hurt her and expressed gratitude for her seven years on the series.
Mom premiered on CBS, with Anna Faris starring as Christy Plunkett.
Pressly joined the series in its second season.
Faris left the show after seven seasons.
Faris responded to Lorre’s comments on Instagram.
Pressly spoke to E! News about her time on Mom.
Mom ended with its eighth season.
- Pressly’s run
- Seven years on Mom
- Mom’s total run
- Eight seasons, from 2013 to 2021
- Pressly’s character
- Jill Kendall
- Faris’s character
- Christy Plunkett
- Faris’s departure
- 2020, after seven seasons
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What people are saying
I came on in the second season, but I had seven wonderful years of working with an incredible crew and an incredible cast of women, who were, all of us, just as beautifully flawed as our characters on the show were.
As the years went by, it became apparent that my initial reluctance to hire Anna was, in fact, correct.
Chuck gave me a job I loved, and for seven years I never took a day of it for granted.
Of course it hurts.