Aubrey Plazahas deactivated her Instagram account following the death of her husband,Jeff Baena.
TheParks and Recreationalum deleted her account after issuing a statement about the tragedy on behalf of herself and Baena’s family.
“This is an unimaginable tragedy,” the statement, shared on January 6, read. “We are deeply grateful to everyone who has offered support. Please respect our privacy during this time.”
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Aubrey Plaza deactivated her Instagram account after her husband, Jeff Baena, tragically took his own life
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The medical examiner for the County of Los Angeles gave the cause of death as suicide.
Plaza and Baena had been in arelationshipsince 2011. They tied the knot ten years later in a secret ceremony in their backyard during the pandemic.
In an interview ahead of the release of the psychological dramaHorse Girl,which starred Alison Brie, Baenaopened upabout how his family’s struggles withmental healthinspired the film.
In a joint statement, Plaza and Baena’s family referred to his passing as an “unimaginable tragedy” and asked for privacy
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“Alison and I both have had family members who have had mental illness, and it was a major influence on working on this,” he shared.
“While I would not considerHorse Girlto be an activist film, the themes of how we as a society and individuals treat persons with mental illness was a major focus and impetus for making this.”
Baena began his career working as a production assistant for Robert Zemeckis and an assistant editor for writer-director David O. Russell.
The actress and the filmmaker worked together on multiple projects, including the 2014 filmLife After Beth, which marked Baena’s directorial debut
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During his early years in Hollywood, he co-wrote the cult hitI Heart Huckabees—with Russell—andMeet the Fockers.
His directorial debut came in 2014 with the zombie filmLife After Beth, which starred Plaza.
The couple began dating in 2011 and married ten years later in a secret ceremony
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“I think that one of the great things about our careers is that we are forced to be independent, take little breaks, go off and do our things and come back,”Plaza said in 2019about working with her partner.
“So it’s kind of fun. Nothing is ever the same. You don’t want to spend too much time apart. But I think that there’s a way that it can work, and there’s a balance in that.”
Baena’s directorial debut,Life After Beth,premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2014. On January 4, the festival honored his contributions to the film industry ina social media message.
“We extend our heartfelt thanks to Jeff Baena for sharing his stories and contributing to the lasting memories we’ve built together,” the statement read. “Jeff, we’ll miss your wit, humor, and daring vision. Rest in peace, friend.”
Brady Corbet, who won Best Director at this year’sGolden Globe awards, paid tribute to Baena during his acceptance speech.
After thanking the cast and producers who worked onThe Brutalist, the director made a special mention of three people he lost during the seven years he spent creating the film, including his grandfather and his grandfather’s brother.
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