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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 regulation enforcement officers imagine to have been a suicide.
He was 47 years previous.
Baena was probably greatest recognized 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 start out 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 stored their relationship extraordinarily non-public over time, by no means even asserting their engagement or their marriage ceremony.
It wasn’t till Plaza referred to Baena as her “darling husband” in an Instagram submit in May 2021 that most individuals even knew they’d develop into husband and spouse.
“So pleased with my darling husband @jeffbaena for dreaming up one other movie that takes us to italia to trigger some extra bother,” the star’s caption learn on the time.
According to varied sources, 47-year-old was found in his dwelling 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 recognize 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.
