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Olivia Munn recently shared a humorous recount of her mother meeting her husband, John Mulaney, for the first time after the birth of their son, Malcolm. On a Late Night with Seth Meyers appearance, Munn revealed that her mother, known for concocting stories for amusement, ignored Mulaney and immediately went to the newborn. Her mother claimed a family tradition of having babies hold a turkey drumstick on their first Thanksgiving, which Munn later confirmed was made up. This amusing interaction ended with Mulaney holding Malcolm with a drumstick for a photograph, marking a 'new tradition.' In addition to Malcolm, Munn and Mulaney have a daughter, Méi, born via surrogate in 2024, and Munn also shared updates on her journey with breast cancer treatment, diagnosed two years ago.

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• Olivia Munn shared a funny story during an interview on Late Night with Seth Meyers, where she recounted how her mother met her husband, John Mulaney, only after their son Malcolm was born.

• Her mother, who has a penchant for creating entertaining stories, arrived and went straight to see the newborn, bypassing any greetings with Mulaney, which Munn found amusing.

• She concocted a story about a supposed family tradition where babies hold a turkey drumstick on their first Thanksgiving to take a photo, which Olivia later found out from her siblings was not true.

• Despite the fabricated tradition, Olivia's mother handed Malcolm a drumstick for a picture, creating a humorous and memorable moment that the audience found endearing.

• Olivia and John have a son named Malcolm, born in November 2021, and a daughter named Méi, born via surrogate in September 2024, and Olivia also discussed her ongoing cancer treatments following a diagnosis two years prior.

• Olivia Munn is making a surprising confession about now-husband John Mulaney!

• If you didn’t know, the 44-year-old Your Friends & Neighbors actress and the 42-year-old comedian welcomed son Malcolm in November 2021 after less than a year of dating.

• While appearing on Late Night with Seth Meyers on Monday (May 12), Olivia revealed that her mom didn’t meet John until after Malcolm was born.

• Keep reading to find out more…“So Malcolm was born the day before Thanksgiving and my mom comes, first of all, never met John by this point,” Olivia recalled.

• She went on to share that her mom burst into the room and went straight to the newborn without acknowledging John.

• “She came in, she doesn’t even say ‘Hi’ to John,” Olivia said with a laugh.
  
  Olivia then said that her mom – who likes to make up stories for her own entertainment – decided to have Malcolm pose with a turkey leg.

• “She unzips her suitcase, takes out two frozen turkeys,” Olivia recalled. “She says to John, ‘You know, it’s so exciting, in my family with all of our kids, the tradition [is] we put a drumstick in their hand for their first Thanksgiving when they’re a baby.’”

• When John told Olivia that her mom planned to continue the tradition with Malcolm, Olivia was confused, saying, “I was like, ‘That’s not a tradition.’”

• Olivia called all of her siblings to see if they knew about this “tradition,” but then all told her that their mom was “lying.”

• Olivia‘s mom then proceeded to place Malcolm in John‘s arms and handed the baby a drumstick to hold before snapping a pic.

• “She pats [John’s] hand and goes, ‘OK, new tradition,’” Olivia shared as the audience laughed.

• Along with Malcolm, now 3, Olivia and John are also parents to daughter Méi, whom they welcomed via surrogate in September 2024.

• In another recent interview, Olivia shared an update on her cancer treatments, two years after she was diagnosed with breast cancer.