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Aubrey Plaza's Director Husband Jeff Baena Dead at 47 (www.tmz.com)
submitted 2 days ago by originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com to c/moviesandtv@lemm.ee
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Filmmaker Jeff Baena -- best known for directing films like "Life After Beth" and "The Little Hours," and the husband of Aubrey Plaza, has died ... TMZ has learned.

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[–] cupcakezealot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 1 day ago

here's an archive.is link so you don't have to give tmz traffic: https://archive.is/VBeI2

[–] jaggedrobotpubes@lemmy.world 55 points 2 days ago

That's awful. I hope she recovers as best she can. Nothing I'd want a person to go through.

[–] Bosht@lemmy.world 103 points 2 days ago

Man that girl has been through a lot I feel like. She's such a different personality too. Hope she's okay.

[–] magnetosphere@fedia.io 80 points 2 days ago

I knew Aubrey was married, but I couldn’t name her husband if my life depended on it. I’m sorry he was in so much pain, and I hope Aubrey is okay.

[–] JudahBenHur@lemm.ee 87 points 2 days ago (19 children)

Geez.. I swear to god if my obituary opens with Wife's Name's husband, I'd be pretty bummed.

Suicide, also. Dang.

[–] dudinax@programming.dev 65 points 2 days ago

If I were married to Plaza I'd want it mentioned every time.

[–] 4grams@lemmy.world 75 points 2 days ago

Marrying my wife was the best decision I ever made. I would be happy if people continue to associate me with her in any context after my death regardless if I survive her or not.

In the end, am I gonna care?

[–] doingthestuff@lemy.lol 17 points 2 days ago (2 children)

If he hadn't been married to her, this article wouldn't even behave been written.

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[–] Please_Do_Not@lemm.ee 46 points 2 days ago (6 children)

Why? I'm my wife's husband as much as I am anything else, and plenty of people refer to folks as "John's friend" or "Erin's husband" to identify them in context.

Also, would you have known who this was if they didn't? Some would for sure, but a lot of people who care about his films still might not have put the pieces together without Aubrey Plaza's name in there, so I don't see the issue.

[–] tacosanonymous@lemm.ee 46 points 2 days ago (3 children)

I don’t disagree with it being there but it wouldn’t feel great to be the leading description. "Director, filmmaker, and husband of" would emphasize his accomplishments.

Meow that I think about it, Idk why we're debating a TMZ headline. Sorry and good day.

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[–] beefbot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 31 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Uhhh I’m not sure if you’ve heard about how women have it but it’s almost always like that for women

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[–] droporain@lemmynsfw.com 28 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Lol don't be bummed your death won't be on the news at all.

[–] procrastitron@lemmy.world 25 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

Your feelings are valid but the opposite view is also perfectly reasonable.

I would be proud of my wife for being so successful (or, I would have been while I was still alive).

There’s no shame in being in your partner’s shadow. It should be a source of pride and enjoyment instead.

To take an extreme example, look at Dolly Parton and her completely not-a-celebrity husband. Do you think that Dolly Parton’s husband is embarrassed that he isn’t famous or that he’s just thrilled to be married to Dolly Parton?

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[–] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 23 points 2 days ago (4 children)

Suicide

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[–] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 62 points 2 days ago

Well that’s fucking terrible

[–] Endymion_Mallorn@kbin.melroy.org 49 points 2 days ago

RIP. Depression takes the best people from us. I wish his friends and family peace and hope that they can grieve him.

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