Overview

• Plaza told Poehler she is “here and functioning” but said navigating loss remains a “daily struggle.”
• She compared her mourning to the film The Gorge, calling it “a giant ocean of awfulness” that is always present.
• Jeff Baena, 47, was found dead at his Los Angeles home on Jan. 3, and the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner ruled the death a suicide.
• A March report from the medical examiner noted the couple had separated in September 2024 when Plaza moved to New York.
• The conversation coincides with Plaza’s promotion for Honey Don’t!, which is slated to reach theaters on Aug. 22, following appearances at SNL50 in February and at Cannes in May.