A private life in public view

Aubrey—who had been in a relationship with husband Jeff Baena for 14 years until his death in January 2025, previously reflected on living life in the spotlight.

“Celebrity, fame and all that stuff scares me,” he said. Harper’s Bazaar in 2021. “My reaction is to find it funny, even if I come out looking weird.”

But it also meant that she would sometimes have to address certain aspects of her personal life, such as her grief for Jeff, whom she privately separated from. after more than three years of marriage—had committed suicide.

He compared his pain to the horror movie. the throat while chatting with Amy Pohler about her good time podcast in August 2025explaining that “at all times there is like a giant ocean of horror that is there and I can see it, and sometimes I just want to dive into it and just be in it.

“And then sometimes I just look at it,” he continued. “And then sometimes I just try to get away from it. But it’s always there. It’s always there.”