Chuck Lorre is spilling all his secrets in his new memoir.The prolific television producer and writer wrote about his life and his many decades in the industry in his new memoir, "Sitcom," in which he gave tons of behind-the-scenes stories from some of his most popular TV shows.Whether it be his final days working with Charlie Sheen, him going to bat with the network over casting choices or shocking refusals from cast members regarding salaries, Lorre didn't hold back.Chuck Lorre spills secrets from his life and from his many sets in his new memoir, "Sitcom." (Presley Ann/Getty Images for Lucas Museum of Narrative Art)Here are some of the biggest bombshells from his memoir.MACKENZIE PHILLIPS SAYS SHE AND VALERIE BERTINELLI DRANK WINE, DID COCAINE DURING SITCOM BREAKS"The Big Bang Theory" cast members Kaley Cuoco, Johnny Galecki, Melissa Rauch, Kunal Nayyar, Simon Helberg, Jim Parsons and Mayim Bialik pose with producers Steven Molaro, Chuck Lorre and Bill Prady at the People’s Choice Awards on Jan.6, 2016, in Los Angeles, Calif.
(Smallz & Raskind/Getty Images for The People's Choice Awards)One of Lorre's most successful sitcoms is "The Big Bang Theory," which had a large ensemble cast.In his memoir, Lorre recalled bringing in Mayim Bialik and Melissa Rauch towards the end of season three and upgrading them to series regulars in the fourth season, noting without them, "the show would likely have run out of gas after seven, maybe eight seasons."After a while, he remembered the network getting pressure to raise the episodic fees for Bialik and Rauch, noting TV executives Les Moonves and Bruce Rosenblum approached the main cast, who were earning $1 million an episode plus profit points, "to ask them to take a 10 percent cut in pay to accommodate that raise.""I assumed they’d quickly agree, you know, all for one, one for all," he wrote."That effusive attitude of gratitude actors display at award shows.
Wrong again.They were outraged that they would even be ask...