‘White Lotus’ actor made her first stage appearance since her husband’s death in January. Aubrey Plaza paid a heartfelt tribute to her late husband Jeff Baena in her first public appearance since his death. Baena, who was an award-winning filmmaker, died by suicide on 3 January at his home in Los Angeles. The White Lotus actor appeared at SNL’s 50th anniversary event in New York City on Sunday (16 February) to introduce musical guests Miley Cyrus and Brittany Howard while wearing a black blazer with a tie-dye shirt underneath.
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While the actor kept the look simple, fans were quick to notice that the tie-dye shirt was a homage to the late filmmaker, since Plaza had previously spoken about Baena’s love for tie-dying – and that they wore his designs for their wedding. During a December 2021 appearance on The Drew Barrymore Show, Plaza shared that instead of wearing traditional wedding attire for their impromptu lockdown nuptials at home that year, they decided to wear the tie-dye pyjamas that Baena had made instead.
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“We got married on a whim. Literally decided at around 5pm and got married at 8:30,” she explained at the time. “Jeff got really into tie-dyeing during the quarantine. So, I decided that Jeff and I were going to wear tie-dye pajamas that he had made for us. I made a love altar in the backyard of all of our love objects. It was very witchcore, but it happened.”. The pair started dating in 2011 and wed in 2021. They were frequent work partners throughout their relationship and marriage, with Plaza starring in Baena’s horror-comedy film Life After Beth, which was nominated for Sundance’s Grand Jury Prize.
They worked together again on the medieval dark comedy The Little Hours, starring husband-and-wife Alison Brie and Dave Franco. In 2020, Brie and Plaza co-starred again in the biggest commercial hit of Baena’s career, Horse Girl, which follows an introverted young woman whose dreams slowly start to take over her reality. Baena’s last film Spin Me Round, premiered in 2022 and also starred Plaza and Brie.
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