B.J. Novak and Mindy Kaling.Photo: Matt Baron/Shutterstock
Mindy Kalinghad nothing but loving words forB.J. Novakon her formerThe Officecostar’s 42nd birthday.
“Brappy birthday to @bjnovak, one of the greats, pictured here with his friendBrad Pitt,” Kaling wrote on her Instagram.
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Kaling and Novak first met while working on the NBC workplace comedy, dating on-and-off between 2004 and 2007 before ultimately calling it quits.
Despite the split, the two have remained close friends throughout the years — and have evenaccompanied each other to red carpet eventsas a platonic date.
In 2014, Novak also opened up to PEOPLE about his friendly relationship with Kaling.
“Complicated,” he said when asked to describe Kaling in one word. “A really complicated person and a really complicated friendship, but I wouldn’t trade it for anything in the world.”
Kaling also raved about Novak in a 2015 profile withInStyle, saying at the time, “I will freely admit: My relationship with B.J. Novak is weird as hell. 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,” she joked.
These days, Kaling sees Novak more as a family member afterappointing the actor as the godfatherof her 3-year-old daughterKatherine “Kit” Swati. (Kaling is also mom to 10-month-old sonSpencer Avu.)
“The truth is that B.J. is so much more like family now than a platonic friend. He’s the godfather to my daughter,” she toldGood Housekeepingin 2019. “He comes over like once a week. Sometimes he’ll come over just to hang out with her.”
source: people.com
