Do not be bothered! Mindy KalingHeard rumors from fans claiming B.J Novak is the father of her two children — and she’s all for having fun with the speculation.
“It doesn’t bother me,” Kaling, 43, Telled Marie ClaireIn an interview published Tuesday, August 9 “He’s the godparent to both my kids — and they have such a great relationship.”
The OfficeThe two alums were together for three years before they broke up in 2007. However, their friendship has remained strong despite the fact that they ended their romantic relationship almost fifteen year ago. They even co-starred together in the hit NBC comedy, which ran between 2005 and 2012.
Mindy Kaling and Bj Novak on ‘The Office.’ Kerry Hayes/Nbc-Tv/Kobal/Shutterstock
Meanwhile, that bond between them has caused the internet to run wild with theories about the Vengeance star being dad to Kaling’s two children, daughter Katherine, 5, and son Spencer, 2.
However, Mindy Project star explained that as long it isn’t hurting Novak or her family, there’s no reason to stress about what other people think. “So [the speculation hasn’t] affected my happiness at all, it hasn’t affected my kids or BJ,” she said, adding, “If that’s what is going to be titillating to people, I’ll take it.”
The College Girls’ Sexual Lives creator has been notoriously private about her fertility journey since welcoming daughter Katherine in 2017, opting to wait until her kids are “old enough to talk about it” before revealing the details.
“I’m the only parent my kids have,” the No Strings AttachedStar joked to Marie Claire. “I think I err on the side of super cautious so that there’s less things that they can potentially be mad at me about down the line.”
Despite the fact that the couple is no longer romantically entangled in love, Never Have I EverCreator revealedGood Morning America in 2020 that Novak has become more like “family than a platonic friend,” adding that the Inglorious Bastards actor was part of their “pandemic pod” during the height of COVID-19. “He’s great with kids. And so it’s been really nice to have his energy in the house.”
In 2015, Kaling opened up about how the peculiar nature of the twosome’s relationship over the years. “I will freely admit: My relationship with B.J. Novak is weird as hell,” the Massachusetts native joked during an interview with InStyle. “He is not my boyfriend, but he is not my best friend. I guess you could describe our relationship as a ‘romantically charged camaraderie with loud arguments,’ but I don’t think Facebook would accept this as a new status.”
Novak spoke for his part with Entertainment Weekly2013 was a year that highlighted how close-knit relationships can cause problems when it comes to dating.
“Whenever we date anyone else, I think there’s a period where the person is very skeptical of our friendship,” Novak explained. “‘Everyone seems to think you two might be a couple, and I don’t mean to get in the way. Are you sure you’re not dating? Are you sure you’re not going to end up dating?’ It’s such a common thing to have that platonic best friend that becomes a little weird when you start dating someone.”
