Why Chuck Lorre Felt Vindicated After Anna Faris Left Mom

Still, Lorre was very proud of the show he and his co-creators made, noting, “The last few seasons, Mom found its true voice. There is hope and there is laughter in overcoming the seemingly fatal disease of alcoholism.”

However, he was disappointed that the show was unceremoniously cancelled after eight seasons, writing, “CBS decided they could live without a perfect cast led by a national treasure. They cancelled a show starring Allison Janney.”

As for Faris, the 49-year-old recently opened up about her decision to leave Mom, explaining she wasn’t prepared for how intense being on a show for so long could be. 

“I do think the intensity, towards the end, I think I started to lose my focus,” she shared on the Happy Sad Confused podcast in June. “I’d never had a job—besides waitressing—for over three and a half months before.”

Faris—who shares son Jack, 14, with ex Chris Pratt—also noted “it was a complicated time” in her life and that she is still “always hesitant to really chew into my experience on Mom.”