Merely 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 regulation enforcement officers consider to have been a suicide.
He was 47 years outdated.
Baena was doubtless greatest recognized for steering the horror-comedy “Life After Beth,” the darkish comedy “Joshy” and likewise for co-writing the cult traditional “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 College … he then moved to Los Angeles shortly after graduating to start out his profession in leisure.
Total, he has directed and/or written over a dozen function movies.
Baena started courting Plaza in again in 2011.
The spouses saved their relationship extraordinarily personal over time, by no means even saying their engagement or their marriage ceremony.
It wasn’t till Plaza referred to Baena as her “darling husband” in an Instagram put up in Might 2021 that most individuals even knew that they had develop into 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.
In keeping with numerous sources, 47-year-old was found in his dwelling by an assistant.
The decision reporting his loss of life got here in round 10:30 p.m. Friday night; the county health worker has not formally decided the trigger.
If you happen to or somebody you recognize is contemplating suicide, please contact the 988 Suicide and Disaster Lifeline by dialing 988, textual content “STRENGTH” to the Disaster Textual content Line at 741741 or go to 988lifeline.org.
