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Aubrey Plaza speaks out for the first time since husband Jeff Baena's death

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Updated 07:32 7 Jan 2025 GMTPublished 07:27 7 Jan 2025 GMT

Aubrey Plaza speaks out for the first time since husband Jeff Baena's death

Screenwriter and director Jeff Baena died by suicide at the age of 47

Poppy Bilderbeck

Poppy Bilderbeck

Warning: This article contains discussion of suicide which some readers may find distressing

Aubrey Plaza and the rest of Jeff Baena's family have addressed the 'unimaginable tragedy' following his death by suicide last week.

Screenwriter and film director Jeff Baena was found having passed away at his home in Los Angeles on January 3.

The 47-year-old was discovered by an assistant who immediately called emergency services, officers later pronouncing him dead at the scene.

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Jeff Baena and Aubrey Plaza (David Crotty/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images)
Jeff Baena and Aubrey Plaza (David Crotty/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images)

Los Angeles Fire Department told the Mail Online in a statement: "Death was determined for an approximately 47-year old male, no transport."

Los Angeles Police Department added: "We responded to the 2100 block of Fern Dale Place for a death investigation. Officers responded for a male decedent."

On January 4, a county medical examiner confirmed Baena died by suicide and his family - including actor and wife Aubrey Plaza - have since addressed his passing.

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Plaza and the Baena/ Stern family shared a joint statement with The Independent, which reads: "This is an unimaginable tragedy. We are deeply grateful to everyone who has offered support.

Plaza and Baena had been together for over 10 years (Chad Hurst/Getty Images for Sundance Film Festival)
Plaza and Baena had been together for over 10 years (Chad Hurst/Getty Images for Sundance Film Festival)

"Please respect our privacy during this time."

Plaza and Baena began dating in 2011 before tying the knot a decade later in 2021, with the Parks and Recreation star telling Ellen DeGeneres that year the pair 'got a little bored one night' during the coronavirus lockdown and decided to get married using a 'one-hour marriage' site.

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Plaza said: "I just said, 'Hey, it's our 10-year anniversary. We should do something, get an ice cream cone and do something special.

She continued: "And then I joked about getting married, and he was like, 'Well, we probably couldn't get married that fast. And I said, 'Wouldn't it be nice to get married on our actual anniversary?' And then I Googled it and I found onehourmarriage.com."

They worked together on multiple projects ( J. Countess/Getty Images)
They worked together on multiple projects ( J. Countess/Getty Images)

Plaza and Baena worked on multiple projects together, Plaza appearing in Baena's most recent film Spin Me Round (2022).

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At the Golden Globes on Sunday, Brady Corbet - director of The Brutalist - mentioned Plaza and Baena while accepting his award.

He said: "Tonight, my heart is with Aubrey Plaza and Jeff's family."

LADbible Group has contacted Aubrey Plaza and Jeff Baena's representatives for comment.

If you or someone you know is struggling or in a mental health crisis, help is available through Mental Health America. Call or text 988 or chat 988lifeline.org. You can also reach the Crisis Text Line by texting MHA to 741741.

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If you have experienced a bereavement and would like to speak with someone in confidence, contact The Compassionate Friends on (877) 969-0010.

Featured Image Credit: Getty Images/David Crotty/Getty Images/Rich Polk

Topics: Celebrity, Mental Health, Sex and Relationships, US News, Golden Globes

Poppy Bilderbeck
Poppy Bilderbeck

Poppy Bilderbeck is a Senior Journalist at LADbible Group. She graduated from The University of Manchester in 2021 with a First in English Literature and Drama, where alongside her studies she was Editor-in-Chief of The Tab Manchester. Poppy is most comfortable when chatting about all things mental health, is proving a drama degree is far from useless by watching and reviewing as many TV shows and films as possible and is such a crisp fanatic the office has been forced to release them in batches.

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