Mindy Kaling's Responds To Rumour That B.J. Novak Is the Father of Her Children

Mindy Kaling has never publicly revealed the father of her daughters Katherine, 4, and Spencer, 23 months, leading some fans to speculate that their father may be her longtime friend and The Office co-star, B.J. Novak. Although the couple ended their romantic relationship in 2007, they have remained close over the years.

In a new interview with Marie Claire, the creator of Never Have I Ever said speculation that her The Office co-star is her father "doesn't bother" her.

Mindy Kaling Children Paternity Rumours

In spite of the rumours concerning him, she said, "He's the godparent to both my kids — and they have such a great relationship — and so far affected my happiness at all, it hasn't affected my kids or B.J."

"If that's what is going to be titillating to people, I'll take it," she added.

The Mindy Project actor has been sharing her family's journey. She just doesn't post any pictures of them. But that doesn't mean she is secretive about it, in fact, she is protecting their privacy and offering her children the ability to discover and share their own experiences at their own pace, she said.

Kaling also said when she's ready to talk to the public about her family's journey she'll write a book about it or write it with her daughter Katherine regarding it. She said, "I want them to be old enough to talk to me about it and how they want me to talk about it."

"I'm the only parent my kids have…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," she added.

Mindy Kaling previously discussed Novak's role as a godparent and how he visited them in their "pandemic pod" in an interview with Good Morning America. Additionally, she said he is great with kids and that it was nice to have him around during the pandemic.

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