Aubrey Plaza Releases Statement About Husband’s Death — ‘Unimaginable Tragedy’
PARK CITY, UT - JANUARY 19: Actress Aubrey Plaza (L) and director Jeff Baena attend "The Little Hours" premiere during day 1 of the 2017 Sundance Film Festival at Library Center Theater on January 19, 2017 in Park City, Utah. (Photo by George Pimentel/Getty Images for Sundance Film Festival)
Aubrey Plaza has asked for privacy during her grief after the death of her husband, Jeff Baena. Both Plaza and Baena’s family released the statement to various outlets, which read, “This is an unimaginable tragedy. We are deeply grateful to everyone who has offered support. Please respect our privacy during this time.” Plaza and the family have made no other statement or any posts on social media.
Plaza’s husband, filmmaker Jeff Baena passed away on Friday, January 3rd. He reportedly died by suicide, with the news leaking to the public on Saturday. Plaza was originally announced to be one of the Golden Globes presenters at the Sunday night, January 5th ceremony. She did not attend. There was no announcement as to what category she was slated to present or who replaced her.
The two had been together since 2011 and married in 2021 on their 10th wedding anniversary.
This is the only public post Plaza made about their relationship on social media, the same one where she announced their marriage. But she spoke about Baena often in interviews, and how good they were together.
During the Golden Globe Awards ceremony, The Brutalist director Brady Corbet took a moment during his acceptance speech for Best Director to send condolences to Aubrey Plaza and her family, saying “My heart is with Aubrey Plaza and the family of Jeff Baena.”
There’s been an outpouring of grief and support for Baena and Plaza from the director’s friends and collaborators, including Selma Blair, Alison Brie, Molly Shannon, and Adam Pally.
If you or someone you know is struggling, help is available. Call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline by dialing 988 or go to 988lifeline.org.
