"Never met": Kumail Nanjiani breaks silence about romance rumors with Michelle Obama 

Kumail Nanjiani addressed a rumor about a possible romance involving him and Michelle Obama. In the December 25 episode of So True with Caleb Hearon, The comedian discussed a strange rumor involving him. Nanjiani shared that until last year, he hadn’t known there was gossip circulating about him and the former First Lady.

The actor recalled an incident when someone pulled his wife, Emily Gordon, aside and told her that he was "having an affair with Michelle Obama." Kumail Nanjiani said that he was so excited to hear this. However, the actor clarified that he never even met the former First Lady.

"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. I've never met Michelle Obama," Kumail Nanjiani stated.

Shortly after, Caleb Hearon pointed out that it was the same time when there was a viral rumor going on about Barack Obama and Jennifer Aniston. Nanjiani was taken aback and asked the host if he thought it was real. In his response, Hearon playfully drew parallels between Nanjiani and Jennifer Aniston. Nanjiani came up with a humorous response and said:

"No, I think Michelle is slumming it, and Barack, to be honest, no shade to Jen. Barack's loving it, too."

In October last year, Jennifer Aniston also addressed the rumor linking her to the former president on Jimmy Kimmel's show. During a segment, Kimmel showed a magazine cover to the Friends alum, which read, "The Truth about Jen & Barack." Aniston seemed shocked by the title and said she wasn't even upset about it. Kimmel asked Aniston if there was any "truth" in the rumor.

"That is absolutely untrue... I've met him once. I know Michelle more than him," Aniston replied.

Speculation about possible marital tension between Michelle and Barack Obama surfaced earlier this year.

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Michelle Obama shut down the split rumors

The former first lady did not appear alongside Barack Obama at several public events at the beginning of this year, including Donald Trump's swearing-in ceremony. Many interpreted her absence as a sign of strain in her marriage. However, Barack Obama's wife snubbed the rumors in several of her interviews. During her appearance on The Diary of a CEO podcast, the former First Lady said:

“If I were having problems with my husband, everybody would know about it. My brother would know it. I’d be problem-solving in public. I’m not a martyr."

Later in June this year, Michelle Obama, during her appearance on the Wild Card with Rachel Martin podcast, again put a stop to the rumors. Citing her and Barack Obama's age, she said that people should not expect them to share every moment of their lives on Instagram.

"The fact that people don't see me going out on a date with my husband sparks rumors of the end of our marriage... It's like, okay, so we don't Instagram every minute of our lives. We are 60. You just are not going to know what we're doing every minute of the day," she stated.

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On December 25, Barack Obama and Michelle Obama shared a photo together and exchanged Christmas wishes.

Edited by Anuj Singh Kushwaha