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SUPPLEMENT DATED JANUARY 30, 2006

 

TO MAY 1, 2005, PROSPECTUSES

 

for

 

Variable Life Plus

 

Issued by Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (“MassMutual”)

in New York,

and by MML Bay State Life Insurance Company (“MML Bay State”)

in all other jurisdictions.

 

This product is no longer available for sale.

 

This supplement includes information related to the policies described by the above-listed prospectuses:

 

1. Effective January 27, 2006, OppenheimerFunds, Inc. (OFI) replaced Babson Capital Management LLC (“Babson Capital”) as the co-sub-adviser to the MML Equity Fund pursuant to an Interim Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement that was approved by the Fund’s Board of Trustees.

 

     A final Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement will need to be approved by the Board of Trustees, and shareholders of the fund, if necessary, within 150 days after January 27th.

 

The following changes are made to the above-listed prospectuses effective January 27, 2006.

 

1. The line for the “MML Equity Fund” in the “Underlying Funds” table in the “Separate Account” section is revised to read as follows:

 

Investment Funds in Which the
Divisions Purchase Shares
   Investment Fund’s
Adviser and
Sub-Adviser
  

Investment Objective

MML Series Investment Fund II

    
     

MML Equity Fund

  

Adviser: MassMutual

 

Sub-Advisers: Alliance Capital Management L.P. and OppenheimerFunds, Inc.*

   Seeks as its primary objective to achieve a superior total rate of return over an extended period of time from both capital appreciation and current income. Its secondary objective is the preservation of capital when business and economic conditions indicate that investing for defensive purposes is appropriate.

 

  * Prior to January 27, 2006, Babson Capital Management LLC served as co-sub-adviser.

 

There are no other changes being made at this time.

 

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