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Aubrey Plaza Expecting First Child With Christopher Abbott

The confirmation follows a year of public grieving after Jeff Baena’s January 2025 death.

Overview

  • Plaza’s representative confirmed to People that the actor is pregnant with partner Christopher Abbott, according to multiple outlets this week.
  • Most reports, citing People, say the baby is due in the fall, though one outlet listed spring and that date has not been corroborated.
  • The news comes a little over a year after screenwriter Jeff Baena died by suicide, with medical examiner records noting he and Plaza had separated in September 2024.
  • Plaza and Abbott have a long professional history, co‑starring in the 2020 film Black Bear and a 2023 off‑Broadway revival of Danny and the Deep Blue Sea.
  • Screenshots of social posts attributed to Baena’s brother criticizing Plaza circulated after the announcement, though the authenticity of the posts has not been verified.