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The Office<\/span><\/i> co-stars B.J. Novak<\/a> <\/strong>and Mindy Kaling<\/a><\/strong> remain close friends, even moreso after the 44-year-old was named \u2018Godfather\u2019 to her two eldest children \u2013 <\/span>Katherine Swati and Spencer Avu<\/span>. In recent events the 45-year-old actress welcomed her third child<\/a>, Anne, in February \u2013 she has not made public who the father is to any of her children.<\/span><\/p>\n This duo met back when they were both 25 and filmed the comedic series in 2004. Though they have a very close friendship, the pair had dated from 2004 until 2007. Their relationship could be considered a complicated one since the duo have gave their respective opinions on it. <\/span><\/p>\n The mother-of-three shared to <\/span>Vulture<\/span><\/a> in 2021, \u201c<\/span>No one, including us, ever really knew, \u2018Is this dating? Is this not dating?\u2019 We were never really dating, we were never really not dating. We didn\u2019t know. No one knew\u2026All you\u2019d know for sure was that you\u2019d always find one of us next to the other, even if we weren\u2019t getting along.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Benjamin Joseph even chimed in on the matter when he presented his once-lover with the <\/span>Norman Lear Award for Achievement in Television<\/span><\/a>, \u201c<\/span>We were in love with each other, and we were reckless idiots\u2026 we\u2019d go to our respective offices and slam the door where we would continue arguing over AOL Instant Messenger,\u201d Novak quipped. \u201cIt was 2005. My screen name was @DaxSucks because I imagined myself in a rivalry with actor Dax Shepard. Hers was even stupider \u2014 @Fairfax1240 because that was her home address.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n In present time, the<\/span> Vengance <\/span><\/i>actor has already met the little one referring to her as \u201cadorable and the best\u201d as per <\/span>People<\/span><\/i><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n With their long friendship, <\/span>The Mindy Project<\/span><\/i> star is well educated on the kind of person he is. She recalled to\u00a0 Entertainment Tonight<\/a>,\u00a0<\/em>\u201cHe\u2019s very good with children!\u2026He literally wrote a bestselling book called <\/span>The Book With No Pictures<\/span><\/i> for kids\u2026It comes very innately to him, you know, like being with children\u2026So he\u2019s a great godfather.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n