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Aubrey Plaza Is Expecting First Child With Christopher Abbott

The announcement signals a careful return to public life after a year of mourning for late filmmaker Jeff Baena.

Overview

  • A spokesperson confirmed to People that Plaza is pregnant with partner Christopher Abbott and that the baby is due in the fall.
  • She lost her husband, writer-director Jeff Baena, to suicide in January 2025 after they had reportedly separated in September 2024.
  • Plaza said on Amy Poehler’s Good Hang podcast in August 2025 that coping with her grief remained a daily struggle.
  • Plaza and Abbott previously worked together on the 2020 film Black Bear and an Off-Broadway revival of Danny and the Deep Blue Sea.
  • The couple has not shared more details, with coverage noting the news came via a brief statement through a spokesperson to People.