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Aubrey Plaza details ‘daily struggle' of coping with husband Jeff Baena's death

Aubrey Plaza details ‘daily struggle' of coping with husband Jeff Baena's death

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Aubrey Plaza is sharing how she's coping with grief and loss after the death of her husband, Jeff Baena.
The 41-year-old actress started dating the screenwriter and director in 2011, according to People. The couple, who frequently worked together, tied the knot in 2020 and were married for five years.
According to CNN, Baena was found dead in the couple's home on Jan. 3. He was 47.
During the Aug. 19 episode of the 'Good Hang' podcast, Plaza opened up about her husband's tragic death with host and former 'Parks and Recreation' co-star Amy Poehler.
While she said she's 'here and I'm functioning,' Plaza described coping with death as a 'daily struggle.'
'I feel really grateful to be moving through the world. I think I'm OK, but it's a daily struggle, obviously,' she told Poehler, who played Plaza's boss in the sitcom that ran from 2009 to 2015, per IMDB.
Plaza went on to compare the grieving process to a scene she watched from 'The Gorge.'
'In the movie, there's like a cliff on one side and there's a cliff on the other side, then there's a gorge in between,' she said of the film, which was released Feb. 14, per IMDB.
'And it's filled with all these like monster people that are trying to get them,' she continued.
'I was like, that feels like what my grief is like — or what grief could be like — where it's like at all times there's like a giant ocean of just awfulness that's right there and I can see it,' she said of the scene.
She continued: 'Sometimes I just want to dive into it, and just like be in it. Then sometimes I just look at it, and sometimes I try to get away from it. But, it's always there.'
Plaza and Baena were known to keep their relationship private — despite being together for nearly 14 years.
The couple worked together on the 2014 film 'Life After Beth,' which Plaza starred in and Baena directed, per IMDB. He also directed the 2022 film 'Spin Me Round,' which also featured Plaza.
In May 2021, while working on 'Spin Me Round,' Plaza casually announced the couple's marriage.
'So proud of my darling husband @jeffbaena for dreaming up another film that takes us to Italia to cause some more trouble,' she wrote in an Instagram post at the time, per E! News.
Plaza first opened up about her husband's death three days after the tragedy.
'This is an unimaginable tragedy. We are deeply grateful to everyone who has offered support. Please respect our privacy during this time,' she wrote in a statement shared by E! News on Jan. 6.
According to a report by the medical examiner, obtained by People in March, Plaza and Baena had separated in September — months before his death.
Authorities later confirmed that the writer and director died by suicide.
While speaking to police during the investigation, Plaza confirmed their separation months prior and said he had made concerning remarks in October that led to a welfare check, per People's report.
Plaza told authorities that she last heard from Baena three hours before his death when he sent her a text message, according to E! News. He was pronounced dead inside his home at about 10:40 a.m. local time.
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