Aubrey Plaza makes her first red carpet appearance since the death of husband Jeff Baena

On Aubrey Plaza’s to do list? The 2025 Cannes Film Festival.The actress, 40, graced the red carpet at the French festivities on Friday for the premiere of her upcoming film “Honey Don’t!,” alongside costars Margaret Qualley and Charlie Day.Plaza wore a nude, floor-length dress with colored beads over a white bodysuit.The carpet, meanwhile, comes five months after her husband Jeff Baena died by suicide at age 47 in January. The “My Old Ass” star has stayed largely out of the spotlight since the screenwriter’s passing, first making an appearance on “Saturday Night Live’s” 50th anniversary special in February.During the taping, Plaza made a brief cameo to introduce singers Miley Cyrus and Brittany Howard before they performed Sinéad O’Connor’s “Nothing Compares 2 U.”At the late night sketch show, Plaza coyly honored her late partner by donning a tie-dye shirt.

The garment had a special meaning for the couple – who tied the knot in 2021 after almost 10 years together.During an appearance on “The Drew Barrymore Show” that same year, the “Agatha All Along” alum explained that the duo opted to wear non-traditional outfits to their wedding.“Jeff got really into tie-dyeing during the quarantine,” Plaza told host Drew Barrymore.

“So, I decided that Jeff and I were going to wear tie-dye pajamas that he had made for us.”“The marriage was just like a joke that honestly went too far,” she teased at the time.“We got married on a whim.

Literally decided at around 5 p.m.and got married at 8:30.”Despite their nuptials, Baena and Plaza – who started dating in 2011 – kept their relationship private.

Fans first learned about their union after the star referred to the director as “my darling husband” on Instagram.“So proud of my darling husband @jeffbaena for dreaming up another film that takes us to Italia to cause some more trouble,” Plaza captioned her May 2021 post.However, at the time of Baena’s death...