Mindy Kaling once revealed that she forcibly kissed her co-star during a scene in The Mindy Project and then threatened her staff.

“Tell anyone and you’re..” &#8211; Mindy Kaling Once Claimed to Have Forcibly Kissed Her Co-star and Threatened to Fire Anyone Who Would Leak It

Actors often are required to get intimate on set. While they are just doing
their job, it’s important to ensure that both parties involved in the scene are
comfortable with each other. To ensure that none feels uncomfortable or taken
advantage of, producers hire intimacy coordinators. They set boundaries that
help the actors feel at ease. However, sometimes actors can abuse their power
and ignore the boundaries like Mindy Kaling did!



Kaling is one of the most popular faces on TV. The Indian American actress first
shot to fame with her role in The Office. The budding comic soon got her own
show, The Mindy Project, which ran for multiple seasons. But her reputation was
smeared when she revealed some of her past actions.

ALSO READ: “I think she’s got clones or something”: ‘Never Have I Ever’ Actor
Maitreyi Ramakrishnan Cannot Stop Praising Mindy Kaling
[https://netflixjunkie.com/netflix-news-i-think-shes-got-clones-or-something-never-have-i-ever-actor-maitreyi-ramakrishnan-cannot-stop-praising-mindy-kaling/]


MINDY KALING IMPROVISED HER KISSING SCENE WITH LEE PACE MUCH TO HIS SURPRISE

While guesting on the Conan O’Brien show in 2016, the mother of two revealed
that she had once forcibly kissed her co-star. The kiss between her and guest
star Lee Pace was not in the script. But Mindy Kaling
[https://netflixjunkie.com/tag/mindy-kaling/] decided to plant her lips on him
anyway.  “He was just looming above me, and he asked me a question; I was not
listening to him at all because who cares what he was saying, and I was just
like ‘mhmm, mhmm,’ [and kissed him],” she revealed.



After the scene was over, she walked off backstage, pretending it was not a big
deal. However, the two producer writers backstage told her that she could get
sued for her actions. All she could do at that moment was threaten them with
their jobs. Since she was the show’s producer and creator, she told them, “Tell
anyone, and you’re fired.”

ALSO READ: Did You Know ‘Never Have I Ever’ Creator Mindy Kaling Acted as
‘Batman’ Megastar Ben Affleck at an International Film Festival?
[https://netflixjunkie.com/netflix-news-did-you-know-never-have-i-ever-creator-mindy-kaling-acted-as-batman-megastar-ben-affleck-at-an-international-film-festival/]

The Office actress was guilty of doing this twice. Back in 2012, she narrated a
story
[https://www.koimoi.com/hollywood-news/when-mindy-kaling-shocked-co-star-by-forcibly-kissing-him-i-was-just-like-mhmm-mhmm-said-tell-anyone-youre-fired-reports/]
when she ignored the boundaries set by the intimacy coordinators. She used her
tongue while kissing, knowing that it was borderline sexual harassment. But the
actress was unbothered since she was the boss and could break the rules.
Currently, she is facing flak for her role in Velma
[https://netflixjunkie.com/netflix-news-self-inserts-as-velma-fans-lash-out-on-mindy-kaling-for-stereotyping-south-asian-characters-and-dead-humor-in-velma/].

https://twitter.com/mindykaling/status/1614078609362415616

Do you think repeatedly improvising intimate scenes without keeping your co-star
in the loop was a good call?

 

Srabani Biswas

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Actors often are required to get intimate on set. While they are just doing their job, it&#8217;s important to ensure that both parties involved in the scene are comfortable with each other. To ensure that none feels uncomfortable or taken advantage of, producers hire intimacy coordinators. They set boundaries that help the actors feel at ease. However, sometimes actors can abuse their power and ignore the boundaries like Mindy Kaling did!
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Kaling is one of the most popular faces on TV. The Indian American actress first shot to fame with her role in The Office. The budding comic soon got her own show, The Mindy Project, which ran for multiple seasons. But her reputation was smeared when she revealed some of her past actions.
ALSO READ: <a href="https://netflixjunkie.com/netflix-news-i-think-shes-got-clones-or-something-never-have-i-ever-actor-maitreyi-ramakrishnan-cannot-stop-praising-mindy-kaling/">“I think she’s got clones or something”: ‘Never Have I Ever’ Actor Maitreyi Ramakrishnan Cannot Stop Praising Mindy Kaling</a>
<h2>Mindy Kaling improvised her kissing scene with Lee Pace much to his surprise</h2>
While guesting on the Conan O&#8217;Brien show in 2016, the mother of two revealed that she had once forcibly kissed her co-star. The kiss between her and guest star Lee Pace was not in the script. But <a href="https://netflixjunkie.com/tag/mindy-kaling/">Mindy Kaling</a> decided to plant her lips on him anyway.  &#8220;He was just looming above me, and he asked me a question; I was not listening to him at all because who cares what he was saying, and I was just like ‘mhmm, mhmm,’ [and kissed him],&#8221; she revealed.
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After the scene was over, she walked off backstage, pretending it was not a big deal. However, the two producer writers backstage told her that she could get sued for her actions. All she could do at that moment was threaten them with their jobs. Since she was the show&#8217;s producer and creator, she told them, &#8220;Tell anyone, and you’re fired.”
ALSO READ:<a href="https://netflixjunkie.com/netflix-news-did-you-know-never-have-i-ever-creator-mindy-kaling-acted-as-batman-megastar-ben-affleck-at-an-international-film-festival/"> Did You Know ‘Never Have I Ever’ Creator Mindy Kaling Acted as ‘Batman’ Megastar Ben Affleck at an International Film Festival?</a>
The Office actress was guilty of doing this twice. <a href="https://www.koimoi.com/hollywood-news/when-mindy-kaling-shocked-co-star-by-forcibly-kissing-him-i-was-just-like-mhmm-mhmm-said-tell-anyone-youre-fired-reports/">Back in 2012, she narrated a story</a> when she ignored the boundaries set by the intimacy coordinators. She used her tongue while kissing, knowing that it was borderline sexual harassment. But the actress was unbothered since she was the boss and could break the rules. Currently, she is <a href="https://netflixjunkie.com/netflix-news-self-inserts-as-velma-fans-lash-out-on-mindy-kaling-for-stereotyping-south-asian-characters-and-dead-humor-in-velma/">facing flak for her role in Velma</a>.
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Srabani Biswas is a writer at Netflix Junkie. She is a sociology graduate from Lady Brabourne College. Previously, she has contributed to Sports India Show and The Sports Room as a sports writer, and interned at Ripples Learning. A daydreamer, a dancer, and a lover of dogs, she enjoys quiet evenings with her laptop and a cozy blanket. With so much to do and so little time, she is constantly worried about her growing pile of unread books and unwatched shows on Netflix. Her favourites include Stranger, Vincenzo, Hello! My twenties, Emily in Paris, Never Have I Ever, Peaky Blinders, Stranger Things, Reply 1997 and Sex Education.

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