{
  "id": 14780222,
  "title": "Tom Arnold Rips Chuck Lorre Over Memoir’s ‘Roseanne’ Allegations: ‘A Bitter Hack’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/tom-arnold-rips-chuck-lorre-over-memoirs-roseanne-allegations-a",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-15T19:48:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "TheWrap",
    "slug": "thewrap",
    "url": "https://www.thewrap.com/creative-content/tv-shows/tom-arnold-rips-chuck-lorre-memoir-roseanne-allegations/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Former \"Roseanne\" writer-producer Tom Arnold has taken aim at \"Two and a Half Men\" creator Chuck Lorre over his memoir, alleging that Lorre falsely credited Tom Arnold's scripts during his time as a writer on the show in the mid-90s. Arnold called Lorre \"an angry dry drunk\" and a \"bitter hack\" in an X post, labeling him a \"terrible human\" and accusing him of being \"Trump and he’s a bitter hack who actually believes his lame vanity cards.\" Arnold claimed Lorre's memoir, \"Sitcom: A Memoir,\" is an attempt to tarnish his former colleagues, \"to make him feel cool.\" According to Arnold, Lorre took advantage of his naive and struggling \"Two and a Half Men\" star Charlie Sheen during his volatile period.",
  "summary": "\"He thinks he’s brilliant and beloved like Norman Lear but [is] a terrible human,\" the writer-producer says of his former colleague The post Tom Arnold Rips Chuck Lorre Over Memoir’s ‘Roseanne’ Allegations: ‘A Bitter Hack’ appeared first on TheWrap .",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}