Mindy Kaling chose her words carefully on this morning’s episode of The View while discussing her much-dissected appearance on With Love, Meghan, Meghan Markle‘s new Netflix show. The lifestyle series, which debuted earlier this week, has been met with negative reviews from critics, who also have zeroed in on one exchange between Markle and Kaling, who joined her for a segment in which they prep a “garden tea party” for their kids.
In the episode, Markle tells Kaling she actually goes by a different last name, saying, “It’s so funny you keep saying Meghan Markle; you know I’m Sussex now.”
On today’s episode of The View, Alyssa Farah Griffin asked her guest about her time on Markle’s show. Kaling kept it tactful in her answer, but she also made it pretty clear she didn’t want to get dragged further into this whole mess.
“You know, I had a great time,” she said, then seemed to allude to the social media buzz about her being corrected by Markle. “I noticed that whenever I do something, anything related to Meghan it becomes, like—” she then paused and Whoopi Goldberg filled in the gap for her, suggesting, “big news,” which Kaling repeated.
“We were making sandwiches and, you know, then they’ll push in on my face on TikTok and they’ll be like, ‘Look at this emotion you felt,’ and I honestly didn’t even remember, ’cause we shot it like nine months ago. I loved my time with Meghan,” Kaling said.
She then added with a laugh, “I’m also like, let her promote her show, I’m here to talk about Running Point!” referring to her own Netflix show, which debuted on the streamer shortly before Markle’s.
Kaling wrapped up her answer by reiterating, “It was great,” then noting, “it’s really fascinating seeing … the reaction to her.”
Goldberg put it more bluntly when she replied, “People love to hate her. People love to talk about her,” and Joy Behar agreed, telling Kaling, “She triggers people.”
Sunny Hostin was a staunch defender of Markle and her show, telling Kaling, “it’s a beautifully made show and it’s aspirational and I loved it, and I loved you in it.”
The View airs weekdays at 11/10c on ABC.
