At the beginning of the year, the director and screenwriter Jeff Baena surprisingly committed suicide. Now Aubrey Plaza speaks publicly about life without her husband for the first time.
Jeff Baena was an estimated size in Hollywood and above all known for the dark humor of his shows and films. On the set of the comedy “Life After Beth” he met Aubrey Plaza in 2011, ten years later the two spontaneously marryed in their garden during the Lockdown.
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The life of the actress and her husband took place mostly away from the public. However, when Baena committed suicide in January, all the eyes were aimed at the freshly widowed “White Lotus” star.
Plazas withdrawal from the public
Shortly after death, Plaza withdrew almost completely, in a statement the family of the late director asked to consider privacy. A little later, Plaza also deleted her Instagram account.
She did not give any interviews, only three times she was in front of the camera this year: In February, she moderated two guests at the anniversary edition of “Saturday Night Live” and paid tribute by wearing a batik shirt-the marriage of the two took place in batik-pajamas. The second time she was on the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival in May and only recently she was sitting on the big couch of Drew Barrymores Talk Show.
A lake full of monsters: “The Gorge” as a mourning analogy
Well, eight months after the death of her long -standing partner, she speaks publicly about her emotional situation after the tragic event that has changed her life.
In Amy Poehler’s Podcast “Good Hang”, the 41-year-old addressed the grief for Jeff Baena. “Now, at that moment, I’m happy to be here with you,” said Plaza when asked how she was doing. “All in all, I’m here and work. I am grateful that I can move around the world. I think I’m okay, but it’s a daily fight – obvious.”
Although the couple lived separately for a few months before Baena committed suicide, the actress compared her condition with a film that she recently seen: “The Gorge“With Anya Taylor-Joy and Miles plate.” It is a really stupid analogy, “she admits to her friend and” Parks and Recreation “colleague Amy Poehler. “When I saw him, I thought: Wow, that’s how my grief feels – or something could be grief”.
The AppleTV+film is about a gigantic gorge full of monsters, which is guarded on both sides of guards on a steep cliff. “It is as if there is always a huge ocean full of terror, which is right in front of me, and I can see it. Sometimes I just want to dive in and stay in it. Sometimes I just look at it. And sometimes I try to escape him. But he’s always there.” When asked what helps with all the pain, Plaza replied: “All my funny friends”.
Aubrey Plaza is known for her ice -cold irony and the bizarre humor that she seemed to share with her husband. From September 11th, the actress can be found in Ethan Coens mystery comedy “Honey Don’t!” See in the cinemas.
If your thoughts revolve it to take your life, you definitely try to talk to someone about it. Quick help: telephone pastoral care (0800 111 0 111), number against grief (116 111), call the police (110) or emergency services (112) in an emergency.