The White Lotus alum wore a pink tie-dyed t-shirt beneath a black blazer whereas introducing performers Miley Cyrus and Brittany Howard, Sunday, in what seemed to be a tribute to Baena, who died final month.
Aubrey Plaza seemingly gave a refined nod to her late husband, Jeff Baena, throughout her look on SNL 50: The Anniversary Particular Sunday night time.
Whereas introducing performers Miley Cyrus and Brittany Howard, Plaza wore a pink tie-dyed T-shirt beneath a black blazer, which seemed to be a tribute to Baena, who died final month.
As for what led the web and some retailers to achieve that conclusion, Plaza revealed throughout a December 2021 look on The Drew Barrymore Present that she and Baena truly bought married in tie-dye pajamas.
“We bought married on a whim. Actually determined round 5 p.m. [and] bought married at 8:30,” Plaza informed host Drew Barrymore. “So, Jeff bought actually into tie-dying through the [coronavirus] quarantine, so I made a decision that Jeff and I had been going to put on tie-dye pajamas that he had made for us.”
Plaza accessorized her ceremony outfit with by carrying a “rosemary crown” on her head after they tied the knot in 2020.
“I made, like, a love altar within the yard of all our love objects [and] it was very witch-core,” the White Lotus alum defined.
Her look at SNL 50 marked her first public look since Baena’s demise, with Plaza opting out of strolling the purple carpet or showing in any sketches through the comedy present’s anniversary particular.
TMZ broke the information January 4 that Baena, an indie filmmaker who often collaborated with Plaza, died by suicide. He was 47.

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“That is an unimaginable tragedy,” a spokesperson for Plaza, 40, informed the outlet in a press release following the information. “We’re deeply grateful to everybody who has supplied assist. Please respect our privateness throughout this time.”
Plaza and Baena started relationship in 2011, and stored their relationship largely non-public. Except for her temporary assertion in January, Plaza has not additional addressed her husband’s demise publicly.
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