After someone brought it to his wife’s attention…
Marvel actor Kumail Nanjiani publicly addressed and denied a bizarre internet rumor claiming he was involved in a romantic relationship with former First Lady Michelle Obama, calling the speculation entirely untrue and surreal.
Nanjiani, known for his role as Kingo in Eternals and his work on the series Fallout, discussed the rumors on the comedy podcast So True with Caleb Hearon, where he said the gossip had even reached his wife, screenwriter Emily V. Gordon. He emphasized that he and Michelle Obama have never met and that the rumor was false.
Nanjiani recounted that friends had approached his wife about the rumor, joking that he was “so excited” to hear he was the subject of such high-profile gossip — even as the couple found the whole situation humorous and baffling.
The discussion also referenced unrelated celebrity gossip, including past unfounded rumors about former President Barack Obama and actress Jennifer Aniston, which Aniston previously dismissed as false during an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live!
The New York Post continues, describing how the actor chose to laugh off the claim:
“My friend, our mutual friend, pulled Emily aside and was like, ‘Hey, so I heard that Kumail and Michelle Obama are like doing it.’ And she was like, she wasn’t even upset, but multiple people brought it up to me,” he told comic Caleb Hearon on the “So True” podcast.
The conversation pivoted to the Obamas, and the previously widely spread unfounded rumor that the former president was having a romance with “Friends” star Jennifer Aniston.
“What I’m saying is, my friend Kumail, you’re up there with Jen Aniston in terms of affair rumors,” Hearon teased the comedian.
Nanjiani joked that the Obamas were both “slumming it” with their alleged affair partners — and added he meant “no shade to Jen.”
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