Jaime Pressly Defends ‘Mom’ Co-Stars as ‘Beautifully Flawed’ After Creator Chuck Lorre Revealed His ‘Reluctance to Hire’ Anna Faris

Variety - Oct 18, 2026

Jaime Pressly has joined former “Mom” co-star Anna Faris in responding to show co-creator Chuck Lorre’s professional criticism. In his recent memoir “Sitcom,” Lorre wrote that he “was, in fact, right” to be hesitant to cast Faris as the lead character, Christy Plunkett. Pressly, who joined the CBS sitcom in its second season as recovering […]

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Jaime Pressly has joined former “Mom” co-star Anna Faris in responding to show co-creator Chuck Lorre’s professional criticism. In his recent memoir “Sitcom,” Lorre wrote that he “was, in fact, right” to be hesitant to cast Faris as the lead character, Christy Plunkett. Pressly, who joined the CBS sitcom in its second season as recovering […]

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Georgina Cates, the actress known for her roles in Clay Pigeons (1998) and several BBC projects, has died. She was 51. On Saturday, BBC’s 2point4 Children creator Andrew Marshall announced Cates’ passing, years after her breakout role as Jenny Porter on the sitcom when she was 16 years old. She had reportedly died in May, […]

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