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As we previously reported, Aubrey Plaza is pregnant with her first child.
The news comes just over one year since Plaza’s husband, writer and director, Jeff Baena, died by suicide.
And because this is 2026, and no one is capable of being normal about anything, some folks are criticizing Aubrey about the timing.
“Aubrey Plaza’s husband Jeff Baena died in January,” wrote one user on X (formerly Twitter).
“Aubrey Plaza’s husband Jeff Baena died in January. She is now expecting her child from another man in April. So she must’ve gotten pregnant in July. She didn’t even wait 6 months before getting a new partner and getting pregnant by him,” this person continued, adding:
“This is what modern relationships are like. Before, women used to wait a lifetime for their husbands. She should’ve at least waited a few years. This is what modern relationships are like.
“Before, women used to wait a lifetime for their husbands. She should’ve at least waited a few years.
As is so often the case with hot social media takes, this post gets some very important facts wrong.
For starters, Baena died in January of 2025, so Aubrey didn’t become pregnant until more than a year after his death.
On top of that, the couple had been separated for several months when he died.
Fortunately, Aubrey seems to be more focused on the joyous time in her life than on the social media haters who are trying to bring her down.
Appearing on the latest episode of the wildly popular “Smartless” podcast, Aubrey spoke about her pregnancy for the first time.
“Well, there’s a baby inside of me. No, I said there is a baby inside of me right now,” she said (via Page Six), adding:
“Today was a big day. I went to the doctor’s today, and my dog also went to the doctor’s. And both of us — my dog’s getting a scan right now. I got a scan earlier. I’m not kidding.
“She had to get an ultrasound on her stomach. And then I got an ultrasound on my stomach, and there is a baby in there.”
Asked if she was “excited” about being an expectant mom, Aubrey replied:
“I am. Yeah. I’ve always wanted, I’ve always wanted, I’ve always wanted to see what that’s all about, you know?
“It just seems so interesting, that whole thing,” she added.
Aubrey is pregnant by fellow actor Christopher Abbott, with whom she’s worked on several projects, including the film Black Bear.
“It was a beautiful surprise after an emotional year,” a source told People magazine about the news. “They feel very blessed.”
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Savannah Guthrie and Hoda Kotb are finally sharing a screen again.
This is their first time as co-hosts since Hoda left the show.
It’s been well over a year.
And it is their first time appearing together on The Today Show in any capacity since their tearful interview.
Reunited!
On Monday, April 13, Savannah and Hoda had their Today reunion.
This was their first time co-hosting in over a year.
“Hi, everybody, good morning and welcome to ‘Today.’ Nice to have you with us on a Monday morning,” Savannah told the audience.
She turned to Hoda, placing a hand on her arm.
Savannah then gushed: “I’m so glad to have you here, Hoda!”
“I’m so happy sitting next to you in this chair again,” Hoda expressed.
Savannah agreed: “Yeah, it’s good. It’s just like the old times!”
This is a temporary reunion. Craig Melvin, who became a Today co-host after Hoda left the series, is only temporarily out.
Savannah explained that Hoda is filling in while her usual co-host enjoys a “well-deserved vacation with his family this week.”
Craig has been doing so much in recent months. He recently spent weeks with Hoda by his side as she sat in for Savannah, who was understandably taking time off amidst the search for her mother, Nancy.
‘It’s just like the old times!’
This is the first time that Hoda and Savannah have shared the desk as co-hosts since January 10, 2025.
Prior to that, they had been co-hosts starting in 2018.
Though Hoda left the show to pursue other projects, she has returned to help while Savannah deals with her family crisis.
We can’t really say that the mystery and grief of Nancy being a missing person is “over.”
But, sometimes, returning to work — taking your mind off of the pain for minutes at a time — is the best thing for someone who’s in a crisis.
On April 6, Savannah returned to her chair.
She quipped that it was “good to be home.”
It was back in March, during a heart-wrenching interview that Hoda conducted, that she shared her plans to return to the Today desk.
If Savannah and her family had gotten to have a sense of closure, then figuring out the “right” time to come back would have been easier.
But there has been no answer. No one seems to know where Nancy’s remains might be found. And Savannah knows that she cannot simply wait for answers that may never come.
What happened to Nancy?
This is an unfortunate time to be kidnapped or the victim of certain other crimes, as the federal agencies normally involved in resolving these situations are under serious mismanagement at the moment.
That said, we do not know if competent FBI leadership would have made a difference in this case.
Nancy Guthrie was kidnapped over a weekend. This may mean that the unknown suspect works a 9-to-5 weekday job, and that no one noticed their absence.
Given Nancy’s age and health, many believe that she may have died very soon after her abduction, either due to an injury or from lack of her medication.
But we don’t actually know. Her killer is out there, probably living a daily routine and not telling a soul. Maybe we’ll have answers one day. We hope that it will bring a sense of peace to Savannah and her family.
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Lauren Alaina is opening up about her frightening birth experience with her daughter, Beni Doll, in a new interview with Bobby Bones on an episode of Father Knows Less.
Complications During Labor With Daughter Beni Doll
The Georgia native, who admitted she is “learning every day” about motherhood, revealed that she experienced a “wild birth” due to complications involving Beni’s umbilical cord. Speaking with Bones, who recently became a father himself, Alaina detailed the intense and emotional moments she faced during labor.
“When I would push, Beni’s heart rate plummeted and they couldn’t figure out why. So her umbilical cord was wrapped around her head twice and up under her shoulder and then between her legs. So when I would push, it was pulling,” the “All My Exes” singer revealed.
“Very Scary” Moments In The Delivery Room
At the time, Alaina said she didn’t fully understand what was happening, but her instincts told her something wasn’t right.
“I knew something was not right,” she revealed. “So I was very scared. It was very scary.”
Alaina welcomed Beni Doll on June 11, well past her due date, which she later learned may have contributed to the complications.
Facing Difficult Decisions With Doctors
“But they basically told me not to push until the doctor got there. I did not push. And then I pushed … And the doctor came in and told me all these things that we were going to have to do to get her out, like forceps. And there’s like this vacuum that they can use and they’re telling me this. And I look up at my husband and I’m just like scared to death,” she recalled.
Because of the baby’s position, a C-section wasn’t considered the best option in that moment, leaving Alaina and her medical team to weigh difficult choices.
“She was so far down in the birth canal that they would have had to push her back up for a C-section. So they said that really wasn’t the greatest choice at that point either. So then we’re like having to pick the best of not great choices,” she said. “ And I’m not kidding, it scared me so much.”
Her doctor ultimately encouraged her to push while assessing the situation and forming a plan.
“He said…’I want you to push as hard as you can and I just kind of want to see the position of her head and then you’re going to relax and then we’ll do it again and we’re going to get her out.’”
“Something Happened To Me”
In that moment, Alaina says something shifted within her, giving her a strength she didn’t know she had.
“And I looked up at my husband, I will never forget it. Something happened to me and I pushed her out. They did not have to use anything. Oh really? Something happened to me. They scared me so bad. You see those videos of people like lifting cars off of their children? Yeah. I had that experience.”
After the scary birth experience, Lauren Alaina says she has fully embraced motherhood and is focused on being the best mom she can be. The Georgia native shares that becoming a mom is “the best thing that’s ever happened to me.”
Since welcoming her daughter, Beni Doll, Alaina has often given fans a glimpse into her life at home, sharing sweet photos and videos of their growing girl on social media.
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Another alum of My 600-lb Life has passed away.
Dolly Martinez was only 30.
She was even younger when she appeared on Season 10 of the TLC reality series.
What happened? Here’s what her family has shared. …
It was her own sibling who broke the tragic news
Her sister, Lindsey, shared the sad news on a Saturday, April 11 Facebook post.
“It is with a heavy heart that I share the passing of my beautiful sister, Dolly,” her mournful post began.
“Dolly had the brightest personality,” Lindsey praised.
She elaborated: “She could light up any room with her laughter, her kindness, and her loving spirit.”
Lindsey affirmed: “She had a way of making everyone feel special, and her warmth will stay with us forever.”
“While our hearts are broken here,” Lindsey continued, “I find comfort in knowing she is now reunited with our dad in heaven.”
She added: “I can only imagine the joy of that reunion.”
Lindsey wrote: “Rest peacefully, Dolly. You will always be loved, always be missed, and never forgotten.”
She concluded her tribute to her dearly departed sister by asking loved ones to contact her or her wife and not others, as some people require peace and quiet as they mourn.
(We have, for obvious reasons, not chosen to republish private phone numbers here.)
What was her cause of death?
We do not yet know what Dolly’s official cause of death was.
She was only 30 years old.
When Dolly appeared on Season 10 of TLC’s controversial series, My 600-lb Life, she weighed 593 pounds.
Different people carry weight in different ways. In her case, being this size meant that she relied upon supplemental oxygen.
She also required assistance with daily tasks.
While on the show, Dolly discussed how food provided her with emotional support that she was unable to derive elsewhere.
This began in early childhood. Her father’s addiction led to her parents’ divorce, and as she spent more time on her own, she sought comfort from food.
Most people can relate to the joy that food brings. Balancing that with making safe and healthy choices for ourselves is a balance to which many relate.
According to her mother’s statements on My 600-lb Life, Dolly experienced stigma as a child, which led to her turning to food. This became an ingrained behavior and a self-perpetuating cycle.
Over the course of Season 10, Dolly lost about 40 pounds, but never received approval for the weight loss surgery that she sought.
Some are quick to blame the TLC series, but …
My 600-lb Life is a controversial series.
(The best that one can honestly say about it is that it’s better than The Biggest Loser, which many cite as a true reality TV atrocity.)
Some of the alums have sued. Some surviving family members have also sued.
Taking a group of vulnerable people who are in need of help and turning their struggles into entertainment is always going to be off-putting to many. Especially because many believe that the rapid weight loss that people undergo puts added strain on their health.
For now, though, we have no idea whether Dolly’s death was related to her previous weight or to any degree of weight loss. Our hearts go out to her loved ones at this time.
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