Aubrey Plaza and Jeff Baena
Mediapunch/INSTARimagesAubrey PlazaMarriage of the deceased Jeff Brothers She allegedly rubbed some of her most devout and powerful fans the wrong way.
“Oh my God,” Plaza, 40, said Jeff received death threats in his direct messages Universality in a 2022 profile, referring to her many bisexual fans who mourned her celibacy on social media. “I think so. “People project a lot of things onto marriage, but this wasn't a big statement I'm trying to make that I want everyone to react to.”
Plaza and Baena have been together since 2011 His sudden and untimely death In January 2025. To celebrate their 10-year dating anniversary, the couple tied the knot in 2020 during the lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic.
“A lot of things happened for me during coronavirus. Yes, we got married. “Big deal,” Plaza recalled during a December 2021 appearance on ABC The Ellen DeGeneres Show. “We were a little bored one night. We got married and I'll tell you how: Onehourmarriage.com. It's real, look it up.”
The cause of death of Aubrey Plaza's husband, director Jeff Baena, has been revealed. According to medical examiner records reviewed by Us Weekly, Baena's official cause of death was listed as suicide. The same medical records revealed that an examination had been conducted on him and his body could be handed over to the family. At a time (…)
She added at the time: “We were in lockdown.” Things are getting a little crazy, especially in my house. My husband has dabbled in tie-dying, and when I say tie-dye, I mean 50 shirts a day.
Plaza and Baena He got married at home In what she described as a fascinating case.
“I created a very quick love altar in our yard. The facts of our love, the little stones, the smoke, the fire. Things like that,” she told host Ellen DeGeneres. “Then the man from the Alhambra showed up wearing a Hawaiian shirt with a bag (to perform the ceremony) “…I can't remember much of it, it was vague. But I'm sure it's legal.”
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Matt Hayward/Getty Images for NetflixWhile talking to CosmoPlaza detailed the spooky party and her penchant for glamorous content.
“I've always loved Halloween. There was always a witch vibe in Delaware where I grew up and my mom was always a witch. I don't know how to explain it. It's in our blood,” she joked. “I have Basque blood — like a lot of witches who were burned at the stake.” In the European witch trials. My mother always made me believe in magic. It's not like rabbit magic out of a hat – it's always been working on another wavelength.
She added, “Also, in middle school, I would go with friends into the woods and do spells and weird stuff. Somewhere along the way, I got really introduced to herbs and mushrooms and oils and more pagan stuff. It became less 'I'm doing a spell to harness the power of the wind.'” And more “I use these herbs medicinally” or something like that.
Aubrey Plaza briefly gushed about her marriage to husband Jeff Baena three months before his sudden and unexpected death. “I'll stay away (from dating actors),” Plaza, 40, quipped during a September 2024 appearance on The Howard Stern Show on SiriusXM. “I'm married to a writer/director. I've never dated an actor (or) been with (…)
Us Weekly Baena, an independent filmmaker, confirmed on Saturday, January 4. He died by suicide at the age of 47. Plaza has not yet addressed his death publicly.
In addition to Plaza, Baena is survived by his parents, stepfather and siblings.
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