Anna Faris is breaking her silence after her former Mom showrunner shared his reservations about casting her in his new memoir.On Thursday, Faris admitted in a post on Instagram that ‘it hurts’ to hear Chuck Lorre critique her years after their collaboration ended. Her response comes after people close to the 49-year-old actress called Lorre’s comments ‘s***ty,’ as Faris still devoted seven years of her life to starring on Mom, according to TMZ.In Lorre’s new memoir, Sitcom, the famed TV producer writes that he had ‘initial reluctance’ about hiring Faris to lead Mom with costar Allison Janney.When Faris left the series after its seventh season, Lorre says he became convinced that his reservations had been correct all along, according to TMZ. The Daily Mail has reached out to Faris and Lorre’s representatives for comment but has not yet received a response. Anna Faris, 49, admitted in a post on Instagram that ‘it hurts’ to hear Chuck Lorre critique her years after their collaboration on Mom ended In Lorre’s new memoir, Sitcom, the famed TV producer (above, on Thursday) writes that he had ‘initial reluctance’ about hiring Faris for Mom. When she left the series after its seventh season, Lorre says he knew that his reservations had been correct all along, according to TMZIn a text post on Instagram, Faris admitted that she was taken aback by what Lorre wrote for all to see in his memoir.’Yikes. Yes, I read a few things. I really didn’t see that coming,’ she wrote. ‘Of course it hurts.’ She took a gracious tone as she described the years she worked with Lorre on their sitcom.’Chuck gave me a job I loved, and for seven years I never took a day of it for granted,’ Faris continued. ‘I’m proud of what we made together, and nothing changes how grateful I am for those people and those years.’The Scary Movie actress also highlighted her ups and downs over the years and said she was feeling particularly optimistic at the moment. ‘I’ve been sober for a year and a half. I was on a show about recovery and then I lived it,’ she wrote. ‘Now I’m healthy, I’m working, and I’m happier than I’ve been in a long time.’Faris concluded with words of encouragement for her fans.’If anyone reading this is where I was, I hope that’s useful,’ she concluded. ‘It gets better. I’m proof.’ In a text post on Instagram, Faris admitted that she was taken aback by what Lorre wrote for all to see in his memoir Faris starred on Mom as Christy Plunkett, a single mother recovering from struggles with drug and alcohol abuse, while Allison Janney played her mother, Bonnie, who was also in recoveryFaris starred on Mom as Christy Plunkett, a single mother recovering from struggles with drug and alcohol abuse, while Allison Janney played her mother, Bonnie, who was also in recovery.The half-hour sitcom, which was created by Lorre, Eddie Gorodetsky and Gemma Baker, debuted in 2013. In 2020, Faris announced that she was leaving the series after seven seasons. An eighth season without her began airing later that year, but CBS announced shortly after her departure that it would be the show’s final season. While discussing his time on Mom, Lorre writes in his memoir, Sitcom, that he ‘initially said no’ to casting Faris on the series.’I wasn’t sure Anna would be appropriate for this kind of material,’ he wrote, according to TMZ. However, his fears that he had ‘bungled’ Charlie Sheen’s role on Two and a Half Men led him to reconsider. ‘Someone’s personal life is none of my business,’ he wrote cryptically. ‘The mom in Mom would be, and should be, Anna Faris.’ But after Faris announced she was leaving Mom, Lorre took that as evidence that his initial concerns were accurate. The half-hour sitcom, which was created by Lorre, Eddie Gorodetsky and Gemma Baker, debuted in 2013. In 2020, Faris announced that she was leaving the series after seven seasons. CBS canceled the show after one more season While discussing his time on Mom, Lorre (above, on Thursday) writes in his memoir, Sitcom, that he ‘initially said no’ to casting Faris on the series. But he decided, cryptically, that ‘Someone’s personal life is none of my business,’ only to become convinced he was right all along when Faris quit In August, Faris revealed that she was no longer drinking alcohol, and she said she had also started taking hormones to help with mood swings during an appearance on Chelsea Handler’s Dear Chelsea podcast (above) Fans had previously expressed concern for her due to her overly animated and exaggerated demeanor at the latest Scary Movie premiere in June (above)’As the years went by, it became apparent that my initial reluctance to hire Anna was, in fact, correct,’ he wrote.Lorre teased ‘mysterious reasons’ why Faris had left the show, but claimed that they ‘were not mysterious to anyone on the show.’In an apparent jab at one of his leads, Lorre claimed that Mom only ‘found its true voice’ after she had left, despite it only airing for one season without her.After the King of Sitcoms’ book was published, people close to Faris complained to TMZ that Lorre’s comments were in poor taste, particularly after she contributed to seven seasons of a relatively successful show for him. Back in August, Faris revealed that she was sober during an appearance on Chelsea Handler’s Dear Chelsea podcast.Faris announced that she was no longer drinking alcohol, and she said she had also started taking hormones to help with mood swings. ‘It turns out there’s a correlation between drinking and depression for me for sure,’ she shared.’I finally got on hormones, the hormone patch,’ Faris continued, adding that it had made a ‘huge difference’ for her.The actress explained that she had taken a ‘step back’ from drinking so as to ‘not self-sabotage.’It wasn’t until Thursday’s post that Faris clarified when she got sober. Fans had previously expressed concern for her due to her overly animated and exaggerated demeanor at the latest Scary Movie premiere in June.