Actors Respond to Chuck Lorre's Memoir Claims About Their Careers
Anna Faris and Jaime Pressly react to Chuck Lorre's memoir, while Tom Arnold denies claims regarding the Roseanne writers' room.
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The story so far
5 publishers have covered this in 14 articles since 13 Oct 2026. Variety published first, on 13 October at 21:30 UTC; Deadline followed 18h 05m later. The most recent article, from The Hollywood Reporter, appeared on 22 October at 14:00 UTC.
Outlets reporting it: Variety (major outlet), The New York Times (major outlet), The Hollywood Reporter (major outlet), Deadline, The A.V. Club.
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How it unfolded
Every source in the order it published.
- VarietyChuck Lorre Tells All: His 10 Years in Scientology, Clashes With Stars Like Roseanne and Brett Butler, and How ‘The Big Bang Theory’ Cast Shocked Him
- DeadlineChuck Lorre Says CBS “Hated” Melissa McCarthy Casting In ‘Mike & Molly’: “They Wanted A Hot Young Woman”
- The A.V. ClubCBS pitched an actor in a fat suit over Melissa McCarthy for Mike & Molly, says Chuck Lorre
- DeadlineChuck Lorre Q&A On The Care & Feeding Of Sitcom Stars & Why A WGA Strike Doomed Democracy
- DeadlineAnna Faris Responds To Chuck Lorre’s Vindication Over Her ‘Mom’ Exit: “Yikes”
- The A.V. ClubAnna Faris responds to Chuck Lorre saying he never should have hired her for Mom: "Yikes"
- VarietyAnna Faris Says ‘It Hurts’ After ‘Mom’ Creator Chuck Lorre Admits His ‘Reluctance to Hire’ Her Was Proven ‘Correct’ After She Exited the Show
- DeadlineJaime Pressly Defends ‘Mom’ Co-Stars As “Beautifully Flawed” After Chuck Lorre Memoir: “Incredible Cast Of Women”
- The A.V. ClubMom's Jaime Pressly responds after Chuck Lorre's comments about reluctance to hire Anna Faris
- VarietyJaime Pressly Defends ‘Mom’ Co-Stars as ‘Beautifully Flawed’ After Creator Chuck Lorre Revealed His ‘Reluctance to Hire’ Anna Faris
Show 4 later sources
- The New York Times7 Takeaways From Chuck Lorre’s New Memoir, ‘Sitcom’
- DeadlineTom Arnold Denies Chuck Lorre’s Claim That He Made Writers Put His Name On ‘Roseanne’ Scripts: “Never”
- The Hollywood ReporterRoseanne Barr Breaks Silence on High-Stakes TV Return: “Who Wants a Number One Show?”
- The Hollywood ReporterChuck Lorre Talks David Ellison Optimism, Scientology and the Perks (Really!) of Working for Roseanne Barr
Sources
Every article we clustered into this story. Headlines link to the publisher.
- Chuck Lorre Talks David Ellison Optimism, Scientology and the Perks (Really!) of Working for Roseanne Barr The Hollywood Reporter ·
- Roseanne Barr Breaks Silence on High-Stakes TV Return: “Who Wants a Number One Show?” The Hollywood Reporter ·
- 7 Takeaways From Chuck Lorre’s New Memoir, ‘Sitcom’ The New York Times ·
- Jaime Pressly Defends ‘Mom’ Co-Stars as ‘Beautifully Flawed’ After Creator Chuck Lorre Revealed His ‘Reluctance to Hire’ Anna Faris Variety ·
- Anna Faris Says ‘It Hurts’ After ‘Mom’ Creator Chuck Lorre Admits His ‘Reluctance to Hire’ Her Was Proven ‘Correct’ After She Exited the Show Variety ·
- Chuck Lorre Tells All: His 10 Years in Scientology, Clashes With Stars Like Roseanne and Brett Butler, and How ‘The Big Bang Theory’ Cast Shocked Him Variety ·
Show 8 more sources
- Tom Arnold Denies Chuck Lorre’s Claim That He Made Writers Put His Name On ‘Roseanne’ Scripts: “Never” Deadline
- Mom's Jaime Pressly responds after Chuck Lorre's comments about reluctance to hire Anna Faris The A.V. Club
- Jaime Pressly Defends ‘Mom’ Co-Stars As “Beautifully Flawed” After Chuck Lorre Memoir: “Incredible Cast Of Women” Deadline
- Anna Faris responds to Chuck Lorre saying he never should have hired her for Mom: "Yikes" The A.V. Club
- Anna Faris Responds To Chuck Lorre’s Vindication Over Her ‘Mom’ Exit: “Yikes” Deadline
- Chuck Lorre Q&A On The Care & Feeding Of Sitcom Stars & Why A WGA Strike Doomed Democracy Deadline
- CBS pitched an actor in a fat suit over Melissa McCarthy for Mike & Molly, says Chuck Lorre The A.V. Club
- Chuck Lorre Says CBS “Hated” Melissa McCarthy Casting In ‘Mike & Molly’: “They Wanted A Hot Young Woman” Deadline
In this story
- Chuck Lorre
- Anna Faris
- Jaime Pressly
- Tom Arnold
- Roseanne Barr