{"id":680044,"date":"2026-05-19T17:10:13","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T17:10:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/680044\/"},"modified":"2026-05-19T17:10:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T17:10:13","slug":"mindy-kaling-addresses-relationship-family-dynamics-with-b-j-novak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/680044\/","title":{"rendered":"Mindy Kaling Addresses Relationship &#038; Family Dynamics With B.J. Novak"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                          Mindy Kaling<br \/>\n                          I Don&#8217;t Blame You for Thinking Me &amp; B.J. Novak Are a Thing!!!<\/p>\n<p>\n                                                                        Published<br \/>\n                              May 19, 2026<br \/>\n                            7:32 AM PDT\n                                                                            <\/p>\n<p>                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_png_20260519_9c68483ffac34501a2c47d4bb1b924a8\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:a2e1f2d6-45a1-4630-be58-652b8c5fbd5d\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<p>                          <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/9c68483ffac34501a2c47d4bb1b924a8_md.png\" alt=\"main Mindy Kaling B.J. Novak bustle getty\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                  <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/mindy-kaling\/\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mindy Kaling<\/a> is finally addressing those longtime rumors she\u2019s secretly dating <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/bj-novak\/\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">B. J. Novak<\/a> &#8212; admitting that while she understands how it looks, they are not together!<\/p>\n<p>The actress opened up about her super-close bond with her former &#8220;The Office&#8221; costar and ex-boyfriend, revealing BJ is basically family at this point &#8230; especially with her three kids, who adore their godfather.<\/p>\n<p>                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260519_10010a9d26a74af6945ac6bd349138db\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:a2e1f2d6-45a1-4630-be58-652b8c5fbd5d\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<p>                          <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/10010a9d26a74af6945ac6bd349138db_md.jpg\" alt=\"Mindy Kaling and B.J. Novak getty 1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                  <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Addressing the internet\u2019s obsession with whether BJ secretly fathered her children &#8212; the 46-year-old says she totally understands why people think that &#8230; and if she were looking at their relationship from the outside, she\u2019d probably have the same questions too.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"continued\" class=\"continued-anchor\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_png_20260519_25db28d3ad754ae183931ab42cdcf634\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:a2e1f2d6-45a1-4630-be58-652b8c5fbd5d\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<p>                          <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/25db28d3ad754ae183931ab42cdcf634_md.png\" alt=\"sub mindy kaling bj novak getty\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                  <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Honestly, fair enough. The two did actually date from 2004 to 2007 &#8230; and they are obviously still tight &#8230; so yeah, the rumor mill was always gonna run wild.\ud83e\udd37\u200d\u2640\ufe0f<\/p>\n<p>But as of now, Mindy told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bustle.com\/entertainment\/mindy-kaling-interview-not-suitable-for-work-running-point\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Bustle<\/a> she\u2019s happily single. Despite growing up obsessed with romance and writing love stories into her shows, she says she\u2019s surprisingly content without a serious partner these days.<\/p>\n<p>Moral of the story? Sometimes not every Hollywood duo is secretly hooking up behind the scenes!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Mindy Kaling I Don&#8217;t Blame You for Thinking Me &amp; B.J. Novak Are a Thing!!! 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