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Why Chuck Lorre Felt Vindicated After Anna Faris Left Mom
Mom creator Chuck Lorre writes in his new memoir Sitcom that he had doubts about casting Anna Faris in the CBS comedy; hindsight, as always, arrives late.
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- First reported by E! News: “Why Chuck Lorre Felt Vindicated After Anna Faris Left Mom”.
- Covered on BBN on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, at 7:03 PM ET on No Bull with Hank, by Hank Ledger.
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Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorNews reported that the creator of Mom says in his new memoir, Sitcom, that he wasn't sold on casting Anna Faris.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorPoint one. He had reservations, he cast her anyway, and the show ran, and now he feels vindicated because she left.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorVindicated. That's a big word for a man who hired her, kept her, and wrote the chapter after the exit.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorPoint two. By this logic, doubting anyone is a winning strategy, because eventually everybody leaves a job. Your barber. Your dentist. Your landlord.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorPoint three. A hunch you keep to yourself for years and publish after the departure isn't a prediction. It's a receipt you printed late.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSo here's where I land.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorI have doubted my bunker's beans since nineteen ninety-eight, and I feel vindicated every single day that they're still sitting there.
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