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Aubrey Plaza Highlights Grandmother’s ‘Move Forward’ Advice on Today While Promoting New Children’s Book

Her remarks come nine months after officials ruled filmmaker Jeff Baena’s death a suicide.

Overview

  • On Oct. 8, Plaza appeared on NBC’s Today to discuss Luna and the Witch Throw a Halloween Party, describing the book as an homage to her grandmother Margie.
  • She told Savannah Guthrie her grandmother taught that "life is a party" and to "have fun and move forward."
  • In August, Plaza spoke on Amy Poehler’s Good Hang podcast, calling grief a daily struggle and likening it to a "giant ocean of awfulness."
  • The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner ruled Jeff Baena’s January death a suicide at 47, and later reporting indicated the couple had separated months earlier.
  • Following the death, Plaza and the Baena/Stern family issued a joint statement calling it an "unimaginable tragedy" and asking for privacy, as she now selectively discusses her experience while promoting the new book co-written with Dan Murphy.