Anna Faris says she was blindsided by pointed remarks about her own exit from the hit CBS sitcom Mom in Chuck Lorre's new memoir, telling TMZ on Thursday that reading his comments stung even as she remains grateful for her seven seasons on the show. In the same response, Faris revealed she has been sober for a year and a half, framing the disclosure as a message of hope for others in recovery.

The exchange stems from Lorre's memoir, Sitcom, published October 13 by Dey Street Books. In a chapter on Mom, the prolific sitcom creator writes that he initially balked at casting Faris as Christy Plunkett, a single mother in recovery from alcoholism, before changing course. "I initially said no. I wasn't sure Anna would be appropriate for this kind of material," Lorre wrote, according to TheWrap, adding that he reconsidered after reflecting on how badly he'd handled his working relationship with Charlie Sheen on Two and a Half Men.

A pointed line about her exit

Where the memoir turns sharper is in its assessment of Faris's 2020 departure after seven seasons. Lorre writes that "as the years went by, it became apparent that my initial reluctance to hire Anna was, in fact, correct," and describes her reasons for leaving as "mysterious reasons that were not mysterious to anyone on the show," without elaborating further.

Faris addressed the comments directly on Thursday.

"Yikes. Yes, I read a few things. I really didn't see that coming. Of course it hurts."

She followed by crediting Lorre for the opportunity — "Chuck gave me a job I loved, and for seven years I never took a day of it for granted" — before going further in remarks also reported by TVLine, using the moment to disclose her sobriety. "I was on a show about recovery and then I lived it," she said, adding that she has been sober for a year and a half and is now "healthy, working, and happier."

Faris starred opposite Allison Janney on Mom from its 2013 premiere through 2020, when her exit was announced ahead of what became the show's eighth and final season. At the time she called the role among "the most fulfilling and rewarding" of her career. She told the Dear Chelsea podcast in August that drinking had been tied to a period of depression and self-sabotage that led her to step back from work.

Representatives for Lorre did not immediately respond to requests for comment from TMZ or TheWrap following Faris's remarks.

The dust-up adds a real-world coda to a show that spent eight seasons dramatizing addiction and recovery, with Faris's own story now intersecting with the fictional one she helped make famous. Sitcom remains on shelves as Lorre continues publicity for the memoir, and it's unclear whether the two have spoken privately since Faris's response went public.