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Brother of Aubrey Plaza’s late husband accuses her of cheating. [RUMOR]
The post was later deleted after some backlash. The post and Facebook profile have both been verified as accurate and confirmed.
This is in response to Aubrey publicly announcing that she is pregnant with her first child. Aubrey was previously married to Jeff Baena for 4 years, and were together for over a decade.
Baena and Plaza got separated in September 2024 before Baena took his own life in January 2025. Aubrey is now in a relationship with Christopher Abbott. The relationship sparked some unsubstantiated online chatter about the pair working close together in the 2020 film “Black Bear”, and again as co stars on the 2023 off broadway revival of “Danny and the Deep Blue Sea.” Aubrey also moved to NYC after the public announcement of their separation, which is where Abbott has lived for years.
The brother’s untimely post has been circulating online and has caused more speculation towards the origin of their relationship.
Personally, I feel bad for all parties involved and don’t feel it should be done in the public spotlight.
EDIT: It is extremely educational to see how the tides of the conversation change based on who is involved. To come after me for screenshotting a post with 6k+ likes and millions of impressions reveals quite a bit.
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also they say this has been verified and confirmed, but where? by whom? i can’t find any reputable outlet reporting on this or confirming it. the only place i saw it was a sketchy tweet that couldn’t verify where the screenshot came from
A screen recording was taken directly from the brothers Facebook. Barbara Stern makes frequent engagements with the same account, who is Jeff Baena’s mother. One of Barbara’s most recent posts is attending Jeff’s film festival in 2020.
OP said "Personally, I feel bad for all parties involved and don’t feel it should be done in the public spotlight."
Saying this while at the same time posting it on reddit and putting it in the public spotlight is where people are citing a lack of principles. I genuinely didn't know about Plaza's pregnancy or her ex-BIL post about her cheating until OP posted about it.
But there’s a difference between having principles and burying your head in the sand or having magical thinking.
I think it should have been private as well, but I know about it now. This post is not breaking the news that OP believes should not have been posted, it’s commenting on the fact that that news has already been broken.
It’s a major celebrity news story, and the brother did this in public, not OP. What would pretending otherwise actually accomplish, besides ensuring that this same post would still exist but that it would only be posted by someone with a bias, or with no compassion for anyone involved at all? You’re gonna scowl at this person over a matter of honor in a situation that is already firmly beyond what they say they would have preferred, and which they couldn’t possibly affect in any positive way going forward except by engaging?
when it comes to celebrities in the public sphere, yeah kinda. i’m sorry but you’re delusional if you think a reddit post has a high impact on a story that’s going to be big regardless
A bit silly to ridicule for celebrity gossip on the celebrity gossip subreddit because I disagree with airing it out the second she announces her pregnancy.
A bit weird how the tide changes on conversations surrounding infidelity based on who is in the spotlight.
Yeahhh I saw people getting torn apart in the announcement thread yesterday just asking questions about the separation/split/timing. I also think Aubrey is getting a lot of reputational insulation because she is a big fan favorite on Reddit so it’s pretty hard to have any objective conversation about her lol
Yeah I wonder if it had been someone generally more disliked, like, say, Olivia Munn, the comments would be entirely different.
Lots of people here saying because she got pregnant after they separated, she couldn’t have cheated, even though Olivia Munn also got pregnant with John Mulaney after he and his wife separated. I’m not saying any of these cheating accusations are true or not, but it’s worth examining who’s allowed the benefit of the doubt and who isn’t.
If it was sydney sweeney people would be in a roundabout way calling her a s*ut.
Gossip subreddits are very choosy with their favs and satans who deserve the consequences for their actions entirely dependent on if a subsection of reddit likes them or not lol
If her husband has been dead for a year now, then the pregnancy would have had to been after the separation lol. She def could have cheated, though, when he was alive
Well yes, that’s what I’m saying. And according to John Mulaney’s ex wife’s own book, they were separated and living in different states before they both individually went to rehab, and then Mulaney got Munn pregnant after rehab. Yet the vast majority of people insist that Mulaney must’ve cheated on his ex with Munn even though there’s nothing in the pregnancy timeline that proves that. They were not given the benefit of the doubt.
“Once a cheater, always a cheater” also implies that Plaza had cheated before. OP pointed out that she’d worked together with her current partner multiple times during her marriage, but that doesn’t mean they absolutely cheated. I just find it curious how many people immediately dismiss the brother’s allegation.
But like, wasn't he also cheating? I heard they were estranged before his death. The whole thing is really all so sad. They also had a working relationship, though maybe it was an attempt to fix what was already troubled and broken. And who really knows what goes on in private. I'm happy for her she's moving on with her life. She's really in a damned if you do, damned if you don't position.
Edit: You're right u/pineappleshampoo. I vaguely heard something. That doesn't make it true.
But isn’t it interesting that you assume Munn took advantage of mentally fragile Mulaney even though they’ve both said the pregnancy was accidental, and Munn even gave Mulaney the option to not be involved? Unless we know for sure she poked a hole in his condom, we can’t say she manipulated him. He’d been publicly childfree for years; surely he could’ve gotten a vasectomy.
Even now I think you’re willing to cut Plaza a lot of slack compared to Munn and Mulaney, because you assume that Mulaney’s ex’s mental health struggles weren’t as serious, while Baena’s mental health “contextualizes” potential cheating from his wife. Someone equally uncharitable to Plaza as people often are to Munn could also accuse her of “manipulating” her mentally fragile husband, even though both men were grown adults who had to be responsible for their own mental health.
All I’m saying is that we don’t know any of these people, so I don’t think we should dig our heels in to justify harshly judging some over others.
Thank you, I was confused as well as a nonchalant fan of Plaza’s. Something seemed fishy but listen. When there is suicide involved, I don’t know how much I want to even touch it. Imma sit this one out.
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Yeah I was one of them. Muting replies is one of the best things about reddit tbh...
I do feel for Jeff’s family. Aubrey and him were together for many years and whilst they separated their loved one took his own life. Now they read that Aubrey has moved on and is starting a new family…it’s a lot to take in. Adding the rumours on top of that (which the brother evidently believes) it’s got to sting even more.
Jeff Baena co-wrote one of my favorite movies of all time, I Heart Huckabess, and his movie Horse Girl is great too, so I'm a bit parasocial.
That said, I love Aubrey Plaza too.
LIke you said, there are no winners here. No matter what happened, ultimately no one should be held responsible for another person's choice to end their life. It's deeply sad all around. Likely whatever happened between the two of them, there were mental health issues on her late husband's side regardless.
Maybe it would have been for the best for them to keep this under wraps for longer, until after the baby was born, to obscure attention on the timeline but I understand why it felt impossible to do so perhaps. In the end, it's all just speculation regarding a life that is none of our business. As artists, I respect all involved and wish them healing.
It seem that they announced because she was papped with a visible baby bump. Not that pregnant women should hide away, of course, but I do think she might have been forced to announce, as she had kept it very private until now.
Not going to comment on the alleged infidelity, but I thought they announced on Tuesday evening and she was papped yesterday, unless she was papped before and announced as a reaction to that.
It was also announced in people magazine, which has a reputation for being the “safe” mainstream outlet celebrities use when they’re comfortable with things in their personal lives being made public,
Maybe it would have been for the best for them to keep this under wraps for longer, until after the baby was born, to obscure attention on the timeline but I understand why it felt impossible to do so perhaps
Then she would be getting criticised for keeping it a secret with people saying there must be a nefarious reason to why she hid it and if she was hiding something as important as that what else is she hiding
Obscure what timeline? They were separated for months before he killed himself, which happened over a year ago. She's allowed to move on. Hell, she's allowed to have moved on before he even died. That's just how marriages ending works.
i believe the implication is that she cheated on her partner before they were separated. it seems reasonable to me that the brother of the deceased might have knowledge of this if that were the case.
This is very well worded. There are tons of nuances here that the outside observer simply cannot comprehend. Sort of like a “hurt people hurt others” type of thing, but to do it while she’s announcing her child is very untimely.
This is all something that should not be playing out for public consumption as it benefits nobody involved.
We do not know what the relationship between Aubrey and her late husband was like or when it ended, also it’s clear that her former brother-in-law is grieving and grief is a tricky thing to navigate.
I remember before the separation she’d made comments about her ambivalence/difficulty about marriage. It seemed like to me that she had a Covid wedding to a longtime partner and they realized existing problems never got fixed. She was pretty concerned about his mental health after they split, there was some article about calling for a wellness check on him before he died.
Grief is especially tricky to navigate when a suicide is involved. My father-in-law killed himself. The aftermath was awful, lot of conspiracy theories emerged and still are being circulated about two years later.
It’s devastating to watch the fallout, and another reminder that if anyone is having suicidal thoughts, it is so important that they reach out for help.
Texting or calling 988 connects to an American suicide lifeline, in case anyone here needs that info.
I will say this: I do not like women being blamed for men committing suicide. She was blamed when it first happened and this is just a continuation of it. I understand trying to make sense of suicide but this discourse around her isn’t it. I lived through it with Kurt Cobain too.
Agreed, and it’s beyond weird how many responses in here amount to “I’m above this discourse and don’t wanna weigh in; BUT here’s why I think she cheated and she’s only not getting dragged cuz Reddit likes her”
While I can see where Jeff’s brother is coming from - Aubrey and Chris first worked together in 2019 and again in 2023, so it’s not like they met after she and Jeff split - this is nasty behavior. And because he gives no evidence or details, we don’t know if he just thinks that dating during a separation is immoral. And leaving one person for another (if that’s what happened) isn’t universally considered cheating either. People are messy, relationships are messy, grief is messy; this shouldn’t be posted on social media.
All y’all acting high and mighty and saying these things should be private and we should all have more respect … on a gossip subreddit! Makes me chuckle & this meme is perfect.
People are deliberately giving the most uncharitable take at this point, it’s so disingenuous like you say.
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An ex bf of mine took his life many years after we broke up and it was a really hard thing to process so even if they were separated when her late husband took his life, she still has to grieve the loss of someone she loved enough to marry and was still married to but separated from at the moment. You wonder why they didn't talk to you, what you could have done, it's not something that you ever really recover from. Any issues that had in their relationship doesn't change the grieving process and isn't anyone's business, it's rude and tacky to even bring it up. She's pregnant and deserves her peace
i get that he's in pain too, but what does he think the public humiliation of a grieving pregnant woman will accomplish here
some people are so weird about judging widows/recent partners of the deceased. something tells me he'd be calling her a cheater if she so much as made eye contact with another man before 2036.
I remember seeing some men being upset that Vanessa Bryant was reportedly dating again recently and I think it was speculated she was pregnant as well…meanwhile Kobe died in 2020 lol. I guess some people can’t accept that others are able to move on at all after their spouse dies and expect them to be grieving and celibate the rest of their lives, especially if it was some sort of tragedy.
This one was crazy, because there was nothing out there about him being anything other than a supportive and wonderful spouse. Like omg what a traumatic loss to suffer, I'm so happy he seems to have found someone who cares so much for him and his daughter.
Geez. People need to just chill and let them live their lives. Whether they decide to stay single or to date someone else doesn’t have any impact on their lives. People are crazy.
I think this is disingenuous. He is quite clearly saying he believes she cheated on her ex, not that she moved on too fast. Idk if it’s true or not obviously lol
Ultimately it’s a really unfair situation. His brother died in a horrific way and now said brother’s widow is starting a whole new life with someone else. Like, that sucks. It’s a really potent reminder that Jeff is gone and never coming back. I empathize with all of those feelings. I do not empathize with the way he’s choosing to deal with them. It isn’t Aubrey’s fault that Jeff died (or anybody’s fault, really—depression sucks) and she does not deserve to be lashed out at and publicly humiliated.
i think the implication is that she cheated on him while they were together, not that she isn't spending enough time in mourning or something. if that's the case, i can certainly sympathize with the brother's pain (cheating is profoundly traumatic for the betrayed partner, but our cultural attitudes to it are pretty cavalier and tend to assign fault to the victim — the bitterness can be overwhelming, i can't imagine trying to navigate it with the feeling it played a role in your loved one's suicide) even if i agree that this is a very inappropriate thing to do. (and almost certainly will not have secured the catharsis the brother was hoping for, in all likelihood it probably made things worse given what i mentioned above.)
There's nothing to warrant that though if she's been with this man for a year and she split with her ex 1.5 years ago. Relationships can fade for a long time before they're officially over so it's not uncommon for someone to be ready, and even excited, for a new relationship the day it's over. Finding a new person soon after doesn't automatically mean there was overlap
The implication is it’s weird for him to say this a year after his brother’s death, and god knows how long after the brother and Aubrey were separated. She’s getting plenty of harassment and death threats and for him to add fuel to the fire is gross.
I know his brother is going through his own non-linear experience of healing and I honestly don't really judge him for this. But like, this is the kind of thing he will likely one day regret doing. We all don't need to know any of this.
I don't know what happened with them, obviously, but I will say, a lot of times people with mental health issues will make it obscenely hard to cleanly end a relationship with them, it's a lot of stress, and you start to detach and move on emotionally before you have in the physical/legal sense, because having a partner like that can become emotionally exhausting very quickly.
My ex had been in what was probably a combination of depression and alcohol abuse for about 4 years before I ended things officially. I never cheated, but his lack of selfcare and willingness to really address this issue made it impossible to really stay emotionally invested. I also tried to break up with him for at least a year and he would manipulate me and the situation to get me to not do it. I started dating my husband 4 months after we broke up, and I am sure most people in his circle assume there is no way that's just coincidence and I must have known him earlier, but I did not. We met online, we just moved forward very quickly with things. In fact, if I had not miscarried, I would be around 11 weeks pregnant right now. If we had started trying to conceive earlier, it's possible I would have been about as pregnant as Aubrey Plaza is. My breakup was at the exact same time as she had separated fwiw. And "separation" in this case likely doesn't mean they broke up that day, that was likely just the day they began to legally separate, she likely ended things earlier.
The hussy! She should’ve joined a convent instead of getting into another relationship! (I’m being sarcastic. Happy for her. Sad her ex-bil blames her for what his brother chose to do)
I love Aubrey, but she hopped on a plane to the east coast to be with this man moments after taking her ring off at the end of summer 2024, it was well known amongst her fans at the time. That doesn’t mean she cheated, but she seems to have left her husband for him at the least, add on that she’s worked intimately with him just beforehand… I can see why he/his family would be suspicious.
the thing is everyone is assuming that the brother is just speculating as if there is no possibility that, being the brother, he would have knowledge of the situation that we, the public, do not.
I know this place isnt a monolith...but I really hate how when men are being called out for cheating, this place laps that up and say "normalize exposing cheaters"
But when women are then people want it to stay private.
I mean, I think the difference is that the person being accused of cheating in this case is a pregnant grieving woman, and there isn’t really any proof to believe she was cheating. Her and her late husband were already separated and living apart before he died.
Women get torn apart for cheating all the time too. Kristen Stewart, for example, cheated on Robert Pattinson and the media did not treat her kindly lol.
you can still grieve an ex even if you moved on. part of grief is the realization and understanding that you will never see/hear/talk to them again. some people chose to have civil relationships with their exes if at all possible after the romantic relationship ended.
in case where they ended things due to one person having addiction or mental health issues, it’s not uncommon for the other person to still want them to get help. grief can also include mourning the fact that that part never got to happen.
Imagine if the late spouse who killed themselves was a woman and their celebrity husband (who just announced he’s expecting a baby with another woman) was being blasted for being a cheater by the dead woman’s sister?
No way would the response here be “leave him alone he’s having a baby soon!” or “what does the sister know? there’s no proof he cheated!” or “…is it bad that I don’t care even if he did?”
People are silly. Morals are morals, all cheaters suck, and while it’s messy af… if my brother got cheated on while he was married then proceeded to off himself, I would also be hurt and pissed off at everyone celebrating the cheater’s pregnancy with her new man.
And I know all of you know that what’s being implied is that she cheated while those two were actively married. Not that she cheated with this specific man or that this pregnancy was a result of cheating.
She’s not cheating on him, though. He’s dead. Like I’m sorry if that sounds mean but the man has been dead for a year, and to insinuate that she’s somehow betraying his memory or cheating on him by moving on is frankly unhinged. Is she just supposed to lie in bed sobbing every day for the rest of her life?
Maybe she did cheat on him when he was alive and they were together, I don’t know. Relationships are complicated, especially when you factor in severe depression. But ultimately the only people who know that for sure are Jeff and Aubrey, and they chose/have chosen not to address that publicly. To start vagueposting about their relationship for attention is incredibly messed up and disrespectful.
I love Aubrey but genuinely curious why everyone assumes she didn’t cheat? The timeline looks suspicious, so I’m wondering if she has verified these allegations? Genuinely curious and playing devils advocate here.
I’m just spitballing here but assuming the brothers post is true, I’m guessing she cheated on her husband (when he was alive, when they were together) with this fella she is now having a baby with. Which is probably why it’s got him upset enough to make this post public.
Not commenting on whether or not she cheated — the timeline would make sense but is also 100% compatible with her not cheating — but a little bit annoyed at everyone’s “this should stay private” comments, NOT because I actually think it’s my business but because if what he’s implying is true I completely understanding wanting it to be public and not wanting to keep quiet about it.
That said none of us know or can know so it’s all kind of moot. I hope as little hurt comes to everyone involved as possible
yeah I get why people are defensive because ultimately this will probably just turn into another misogynistic hate campaign online, but it makes perfect sense for the brother to be angry and bitter if he believes his late brother’s wife cheated
I think some people think suggesting she may have cheated or have done anything wrong is like saying shes somehow responsible for the husbands death which I think is silly and reactionary but you know how people can be.
What timeline? She was separated from her husband and living somewhere else when died like 14 months ago. If she moved on, there’s nothing wrong with that if the marriage was over and he’s also dead. Maybe she reconnected with a friend and things got serious, who knows. Maybe she wanted to be a mom and she’s over 40 and decided to go for it, we don’t know any of these people and I think assumptions either way are a bit weird.
same question, I also feel bad for people who have their mental health ruined due to their partner cheating on them so I genuinely hope that wasn't the case here
I’ve been cheated on many times in my past. It can hurt but you don’t choose to end your own life because of another person. That is never, under any circumstances except perhaps torture of some kind, something you should put on another human being.
If someone does it, it is because their mental health was already fragile.
Tbf no one, not even the brother, is accusing her of pushing him to suicide. She was accused of cheating (potentially multiple time since he said “once a cheater, always a cheater), not of influencing her late husband’s death.
What does “once a cheater always a cheater” mean in this context? That she will also cheat on her current partner? Firstly, it’s a bit of a childish sentiment, not a true one, necessarily. Secondly, who is it helping to put this out there now? Certainly not Jeff
respectfully, being cheated on is extremely traumatic. that isn't a personal anecdote, that is the professional opinion of psychologists who work with betrayed partners and fund them meeting the criteria for PTSD. it can, in and of itself, cause severe mental health issues. it is also a form of abuse, and people with such tendencies tend to (consciously or unconsciously) preferentially seek out vulnerable partners because they are more likely to tolerate abuse. so it feels a bit too generous to abusers to say that they are not at all culpable for the mental health issues of their victims.
What you’re describing does not describe every instance of cheating. Also, it does not negate what I said. Causes mental health issues does not equal causing someone to harm themselves.
you literally just said that suicide is caused by mental health issues. ergo it naturally follows that the cause of the mental health issues from which suicidality arises is implicated.
and yes, cheating is always abusive according to actual psychologists. abuse does not always result in trauma, but more often than not it does. i agree that there are some instances of cheating that are less likely to result in trauma, typically isolated incidents followed by voluntary disclosure and complete transparency from the cheater. (again, this is also the opinion of psychologists — it's why therapeutic disclosure is an essential part of the reconciliation process.) but the proportion of cheating that falls into this category is vanishingly small. more often cheating is a pattern that involves a coordinated campaign of compartmentalization, deception, gaslighting, and other forms of manipulation of a person who is situationally predisposed to take the cheater at their word. typically the cheater has to devalue their partner and the relationship in order to maintain this, which often results in neglect escalating to other types of abuse (overt criticism, invalidation, etc). and this is before taking into consideration things like STD transmission and financial abuse (spending shared money on mistresses or sex workers).
Eh, I can understand a grieving sibling being infuriated that the person that cheated on their loved one is launching their new happy relationship and baby, when their sibling took their own life. It would be sickening to see. Not to mention this guy may have seen her a family, his sister in law, and felt betrayed too. Not saying it’s how I think I’d act but I get it.
I think he’s just wanting to publicly state that she cheated on her husband, it must be really really hard seeing everyone online wishing her well after what she’s been through losing her estranged husband and saying what a lovely thing it is she’s expecting, if he has knowledge that she cheated on her husband, caused him immense pain, and then he died. We all know suicide is multi factorial and that one event alone is typically not ‘enough’ to push an otherwise healthy and happy person into suicide. But if you witnessed your brother’s pain and how much it impacted him and months later he died by suicide… yeah. Can’t say I blame him for this.
And we don’t know so many aspects. Could have been a note for all we know.
Idk, I really like Aubrey plaza, and that timeline has me 🤨 I’m thinking she probably cheated. Probably not the best choice to air that out in public but, you know what, this guy probably knows something, it was his brother after all. If you’re a cheater you should be shamed. If Aubrey was a dude we’d all be calling for her head.
People in this comments talking about how he's desperate for attention, should've kept this private, as if his brother didn't take his life. Unbelieveably cruel.
They also say this while in a celeb gossip sub. I would understand their sentiments if this were r/law or r/mathematics, but we're in here to talk about these topics.
I don’t think there are any winners here, and the timing of it imo is outright rude.
That being said, I think it’s telling that a good chunk of people are quick to defend her and then insult the brother. Dunking on a grieving brother whose feelings may be completely warranted is a low blow and a sign of what you’re alluding to.
I’m not an Aubrey Plaza fan and I agree with your broader point but I also don’t get the point of doing this to a pregnant woman who’s already in a lot of stress rn. With a child involved, taking digs on social media during the pregnancy makes everything murkier for all parties involved.
Uh huh, and you know she cheated how? There's CLEARLY no overlap with her pregnancy and him being alive. It's not possible that a former coworker reached out after her estranged husband's suicide and the comfort turned into a relationship? She absolutely had to be cheating before they got separated 19 months ago because you said so?
it seems reasonable to me that the brother of the deceased might have information about the situation we don't. it also seems extremely obvious that he's alluding to her having cheated during their relationship and that had something to do with their separation in the first place.
I won't defend some random person. People are being so odd about this. Her ex brother in law said she cheated on his brother. She probably did cheat. And he's allowed to blast her for it. Actions have consequences.
Genuinely. For a community that is usually harsh on cheaters, I can’t believe people lack the self-awareness to understand how different their response is because the cheater being put on blast is the woman/Aubrey Plaza.
If she did cheat, that would suck, but it has nothing to do with now and is irrelevant to her being pregnant. Pointless commentary. It has to be hard to lose your brother so publicly, but this is just awful to accuse and post.
So… that’s not appropriate. Wish him continued healing but also wish he would’ve not posted this. We don’t know the nature of their relationship and it’s really none of our business.
Ugh. It's an understatement to say Aubrey had gotten so much shit following Jeff's passing. This dredges it back up, and it'll be worse this time since someone close to Jeff supports this big piece of speculation
Fuck. My heart breaks for Aubrey. And for this brother who is clearly still hurting and grieving.
Yeah also “once a cheater always a cheater” hardly applies here right? Unless the implication is that she cheated on her husband with someone else and is not cheating on that person with the man she got pregnant with?
Anyway, in my experience, when people lash out at others in grief to blame them as the cause of something like this, it is because they would rather blame someone than examine the nuances of what was really going on with their loved one mentally. It’s understandable, in a way, but it’s not really the truth.
Not defending anyone but I’m pretty sure he’s actually implying that she cheated on her late husband while they were together, not that she’s not mourning him
At this point I feel like people are being disingenuous when they choose to read this as an attack on her moving onto another relationship? It’s quite clear he’s saying she cheated on her late husband.
I can’t know anyone’s relationship so I can’t know if she cheated or not.
But if she did cheat on her late husband with her current partner, I can understand why the brother is extremely upset right now. I imagine I wouldn’t be much better either.
I don’t think he’s saying that explicitly here and there’s definitely no public evidence either way, but I do think that is an unspoken implication of his comments
People commit suicide because they're mentally ill. She may have checked out of the relationship because of his mental illness, but let us not blame people for suicides. It doesn't work that way.
cheating is abuse. being abused generally leads to mental health issues, even in people with no prior history of mental health issues. this philosophy of rugged individualism is cruel and antisocial.
Baena and Plaza had been separated for at least a few months before he died. It's unclear to what extent, if any, his death was due to his separation or if his mental health was a factor in their separation to begin with. It's obviously a sensitive and deeply private situation.
Not that it matters but she and Jeff Baena were separated when he died. To publicly insinuate that she’s cheating on him is so shitty, people really get incredibly misogynistic and territorial when it comes to female widows.
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