Aubrey Plaza has shared her first statement on the death of her husband, filmmaker Jeff Baena.
“This is an unimaginable tragedy. We are deeply grateful to everyone who has offered support,” Plaza and the Baena and Stern family said in a joint statement released on Monday, January 6th. “Please respect our privacy during this time.”
Baena, a writer and director known for his work on films including Life After Beth and I Heart Huckabees, was found dead at his Los Angeles home on Friday, January 3rd. The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner determined that the cause of death was suicide. He was 47 years old.
After dating for a decade, Plaza and Baena married in 2021. They also worked together on several projects, including Life After Beth and The Little Hours.