Simply terrible information this weekend out of Hollywood:
Jeff Baena, a author and director who was additionally married to actress Aubrey Plaza, has handed away from what legislation enforcement officers consider to have been a suicide.
He was 47 years previous.
Baena was doubtless greatest identified for guiding the horror-comedy “Life After Beth,” the darkish comedy “Joshy” and in addition for co-writing the cult basic “I Heart Huckabees” with filmmaker David O. Russell.
The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner confirmed this tragedy early on Saturday morning.
Baena was born and raised in Miami and later attended movie faculty at New York University … he then moved to Los Angeles shortly after graduating to begin his profession in leisure.
Overall, he has directed and/or written over a dozen characteristic movies.
Baena started courting Plaza in again in 2011.
The spouses saved their relationship extraordinarily non-public through the years, by no means even asserting their engagement or their wedding ceremony.
It wasn’t till Plaza referred to Baena as her “darling husband” in an Instagram put up in May 2021 that most individuals even knew they’d grow to be husband and spouse.
“So proud of my darling husband @jeffbaena for dreaming up another film that takes us to italia to cause some more trouble,” the star’s caption learn on the time.
According to numerous sources, 47-year-old was found in his residence by an assistant.
The name reporting his demise got here in round 10:30 p.m. Friday night; the county medical expert has not formally decided the trigger.
If you or somebody you already know is contemplating suicide, please contact the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline by dialing 988, textual content “STRENGTH” to the Crisis Text Line at 741741 or go to 988lifeline.org.