Dying of husband Jeff Baena is ‘unimaginable tragedy’

US actress Aubrey Plaza and the household of her husband Jeff Baena have described his loss of life as an “unimaginable tragedy”.

Director and screenwriter Baena died on Friday on the age of 47. The Los Angeles County medical expert gave the reason for loss of life as suicide.

The director and screenwriter was discovered at a house near the Fern Dell Nature Path close to the Hollywood Hills.

“That is an unimaginable tragedy,” a press release given to the PA information company mentioned.

“We’re deeply grateful to everybody who has provided help.

“Please respect our privateness throughout this time.”

The assertion was attributed to Plaza and the Baena/Stern household.

Baena’s surviving household consists of his mom Barbara Stern and stepfather Roger Stern; father Scott and stepmother Michele Baena; brother Brad Baena; stepsister Bianca Gabay and stepbrother Jed Fluxman.

Baena, greatest identified for movies The Little Hours, Life After Beth and Joshy, married Plaza in 2021.

He graduated from New York College with a level in movie earlier than shifting to Los Angeles to pursue directing.

He labored in manufacturing below filmmakers Robert Zemeckis and David O Russell (he co-wrote I Coronary heart Huckabees with the latter), earlier than breaking away to make his personal movies.

Baena made his directorial debut in 2014 with the discharge of the zombie comedy movie Life After Beth, which featured Plaza.

The pair would go on to collaborate on a number of initiatives.

The actress is greatest identified for starring in hit US TV sequence The White Lotus and Parks and Recreation.

She had been introduced as a presenter at Sunday’s Golden Globes ceremony earlier this week earlier than her husband’s loss of life however was clearly not current.

The Brutalist filmmaker Brady Corbet used his acceptance speech after successful greatest director for a movement image drama to supply his condolences.

“My coronary heart is with Aubrey Plaza, and Jeff’s household,” he mentioned on stage.

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