Mindy Kaling Reacts to the Rumor That B.J. Novak Is the Father of Her Two Kids: ‘If That’s What’s Titillating I’ll Take It’

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Remaining unbothered! Mindy Kaling has heard the fan rumors 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, told Marie Claire in an interview that was published on Tuesday, August 9. “He’s the godparent to both my kids — and they have such a great relationship.”The Office alums, who dated for three years before calling it quits in 2007, have remained close despite ending their romantic relationship almost fifteen years ago.

The twosome even cowrote and costarred alongside each other in the hit NBC comedy, which ran from 2005 to 2012.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, the 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 Sex Lives of College Girls 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 Attached star 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 pair no longer being romantically entangled, the Never Have I Ever creator revealed to Good Morning America in 2020 that Novak has