{"id":157054,"date":"2025-03-20T15:14:33","date_gmt":"2025-03-20T15:14:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/20\/aubrey-plaza-jeff-baena-had-been-separated-for-several-months-at-the-time-of-his-suicide\/"},"modified":"2025-03-20T15:14:33","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T15:14:33","slug":"aubrey-plaza-jeff-baena-had-been-separated-for-several-months-at-the-time-of-his-suicide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/20\/aubrey-plaza-jeff-baena-had-been-separated-for-several-months-at-the-time-of-his-suicide\/","title":{"rendered":"Aubrey Plaza &#038; Jeff Baena Had Been Separated For Several Months at the Time of His Suicide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Back in January, Hollywood was rocked by the news that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/01\/jeff-baena-aubrey-plazas-director-husband-dead-from-suicide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jeff Baena had taken his own life<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Baena was a filmmaker and the husband of beloved actress Aubrey Plaza.<\/p>\n<p>Known for his sense of humor and effervescent personality, Baena\u2019s death came as a complete shock to those who knew him best.<\/p>\n<p>But sadly, it seems that Jeff\u2019s life was not as picture-perfect as it appeared on the outside.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-464011165-1-682x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Actress Aubrey Plaza and director\/writer Jeff Baena attends the GREY GOOSE Blue Door Hosts \" life=\"\" after=\"\" beth=\"\" party=\"\" on=\"\" january=\"\" in=\"\" park=\"\" city=\"\" utah.=\"\" class=\"wp-image-521746 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-464011165-1-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-464011165-1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-464011165-1-768x1154.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-464011165-1-1363x2048.jpg 1363w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-464011165-1-639x960.jpg 639w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-464011165-1-719x1080.jpg 719w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-464011165-1-799x1200.jpg 799w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-464011165-1-scaled.jpg 1704w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-464011165-1-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Actress Aubrey Plaza and director\/writer Jeff Baena attends the GREY GOOSE Blue Door Hosts \u201cLife After Beth\u201d Party on January 19, 2014 in Park City, Utah.  <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Jamie McCarthy\/Getty Images for GREY GOOSE)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-jeff-and-aubrey-had-been-separated-since-september-of-2024\">Jeff and Aubrey had been separated since September of 2024<\/h2>\n<p>Aubrey and Jeff closely guarded their privacy, and very little was known about their relationship.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, no one even knew they\u2019d tied the knot until several months later, when Aubrey let it slip in an Instagram post.<\/p>\n<p>Now, we know that the marriage hit a rough patch in mid-to-late 2024.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"719\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-453375270-1-719x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Writer\/director Jeff Baena and actress Aubrey Plaza pose for a portrait during Sundance NEXT FEST at The Theatre at Ace Hotel on August 8, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. \" class=\"wp-image-521744\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-453375270-1-719x1024.jpg 719w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-453375270-1-211x300.jpg 211w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-453375270-1-768x1093.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-453375270-1-1438x2048.jpg 1438w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-453375270-1-674x960.jpg 674w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-453375270-1-759x1080.jpg 759w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-453375270-1-843x1200.jpg 843w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-453375270-1-scaled.jpg 1798w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"719\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-453375270-1-719x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Writer\/director Jeff Baena and actress Aubrey Plaza pose for a portrait during Sundance NEXT FEST at The Theatre at Ace Hotel on August 8, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. \" class=\"wp-image-521744 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-453375270-1-719x1024.jpg 719w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-453375270-1-211x300.jpg 211w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-453375270-1-768x1093.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-453375270-1-1438x2048.jpg 1438w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-453375270-1-674x960.jpg 674w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-453375270-1-759x1080.jpg 759w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-453375270-1-843x1200.jpg 843w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-453375270-1-scaled.jpg 1798w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-453375270-1-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Writer\/director Jeff Baena and actress Aubrey Plaza pose for a portrait during Sundance NEXT FEST at The Theatre at Ace Hotel on August 8, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Mark Davis\/Getty Images for Sundance NEXT)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>According to a new report from <em><a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/aubrey-plaza-separated-from-jeff-baena-before-his-death-11700128\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">People<\/a><\/em> magazine, Jeff and Aubrey separated in September of that year.<\/p>\n<p>One month later, Baena reportedly made \u201cconcerning remarks\u201d to Plaza that \u201cprompted her to call a friend to perform a welfare check on her husband.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This information comes from a Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner report obtained by <em>People<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Clearly, Aubrey\u2019s concern for Jeff\u2019s well-being did not diminish in the wake of their separation.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1702\" height=\"1130\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-632135840-1-scaled-e1742483744702.jpg\" alt=\"Actress Aubrey Plaza and director Jeff Baena attend \" the=\"\" little=\"\" hours=\"\" premiere=\"\" during=\"\" day=\"\" of=\"\" sundance=\"\" film=\"\" festival=\"\" at=\"\" library=\"\" center=\"\" theater=\"\" on=\"\" january=\"\" in=\"\" park=\"\" city=\"\" utah.=\"\" class=\"wp-image-521745\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-632135840-1-scaled-e1742483744702.jpg 1702w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-632135840-1-scaled-e1742483744702-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-632135840-1-scaled-e1742483744702-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-632135840-1-scaled-e1742483744702-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-632135840-1-scaled-e1742483744702-960x637.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-632135840-1-scaled-e1742483744702-1080x717.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-632135840-1-scaled-e1742483744702-1200x797.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1702\" height=\"1130\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-632135840-1-scaled-e1742483744702.jpg\" alt=\"Actress Aubrey Plaza and director Jeff Baena attend \" the=\"\" little=\"\" hours=\"\" premiere=\"\" during=\"\" day=\"\" of=\"\" sundance=\"\" film=\"\" festival=\"\" at=\"\" library=\"\" center=\"\" theater=\"\" on=\"\" january=\"\" in=\"\" park=\"\" city=\"\" utah.=\"\" class=\"wp-image-521745 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-632135840-1-scaled-e1742483744702.jpg 1702w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-632135840-1-scaled-e1742483744702-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-632135840-1-scaled-e1742483744702-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-632135840-1-scaled-e1742483744702-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-632135840-1-scaled-e1742483744702-960x637.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-632135840-1-scaled-e1742483744702-1080x717.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-632135840-1-scaled-e1742483744702-1200x797.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-632135840-1-scaled-e1742483744702.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Actress Aubrey Plaza and director Jeff Baena attend \u201cThe Little Hours\u201d premiere during day 1 of the 2017 Sundance Film Festival at Library Center Theater on January 19, 2017 in Park City, Utah.  <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Michael Loccisano\/Getty Images for Sundance Film Festival)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Sadly, in the end, there was nothing that could be done for him.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-unimaginable-loss-of-a-beloved-talent\">The \u2018unimaginable\u2019 loss of a beloved talent<\/h2>\n<p>In the wake of Jeff\u2019s passing, Aubrey issued a statement cosigned by his family in which the 47-year-old\u2019s death was described as \u201can unimaginable tragedy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are deeply grateful to everyone who has offered support. Please respect our privacy during this time,\u201d the statement read.<\/p>\n<p>The filmmaker was best known for writing and directing the 2014 zombie comedy <em>Life After Beth<\/em>, in which Aubrey starred.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"727\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-453369352-727x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Actors Aubrey Plaza and  Jeff Baena arrives at Sundance NextFest Film Festival Premiere Of \" life=\"\" after=\"\" beth=\"\" at=\"\" the=\"\" theatre=\"\" ace=\"\" hotel=\"\" on=\"\" august=\"\" in=\"\" los=\"\" angeles=\"\" california.=\"\" class=\"wp-image-521755\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-453369352-727x1024.jpg 727w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-453369352-213x300.jpg 213w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-453369352-768x1082.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-453369352-1454x2048.jpg 1454w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-453369352-682x960.jpg 682w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-453369352-767x1080.jpg 767w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-453369352-852x1200.jpg 852w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-453369352-scaled.jpg 1818w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"727\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-453369352-727x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Actors Aubrey Plaza and  Jeff Baena arrives at Sundance NextFest Film Festival Premiere Of \" life=\"\" after=\"\" beth=\"\" at=\"\" the=\"\" theatre=\"\" ace=\"\" hotel=\"\" on=\"\" august=\"\" in=\"\" los=\"\" angeles=\"\" california.=\"\" class=\"wp-image-521755 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-453369352-727x1024.jpg 727w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-453369352-213x300.jpg 213w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-453369352-768x1082.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-453369352-1454x2048.jpg 1454w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-453369352-682x960.jpg 682w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-453369352-767x1080.jpg 767w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-453369352-852x1200.jpg 852w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-453369352-scaled.jpg 1818w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-453369352-scaled.jpg\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Actors Aubrey Plaza and  Jeff Baena arrives at Sundance NextFest Film Festival Premiere Of \u201cLife After Beth\u201d at The Theatre At The Ace Hotel on August 8, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Valerie Macon\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>When <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/02\/aubrey-plaza-makes-snl-50-cameo-her-first-public-appearance-since-jeff-baenas-suicide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Aubrey attended last month\u2019s <em>SNL 50<\/em> special<\/a> \u2014 her first public appearance since Jeff\u2019s passing \u2014 she wore a tie-dyed t-shirt in honor of her late husband.<\/p>\n<p>A source later explained that Jeff and Aubrey wore tie-dye for their stripped-down wedding ceremony during the Covid-19 lockdowns.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think that one of the great things about our careers is that we are forced to be independent, take little breaks, go off and do our things and come back,\u201d Plaza said about the relationship in a 2019 interview with <em>People<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo it\u2019s kind of fun. Nothing is ever the same. You don\u2019t want to spend too much time apart. But I think that there\u2019s a way that it can work and there\u2019s a balance in that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Our thoughts go out to Jeff\u2019s loved ones during this enormously difficult time.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/03\/aubrey-plaza-jeff-baena-had-been-separated-for-several-months-at-the-time-of-his-suicide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 3 minutes Back in January, Hollywood was rocked by the news that Jeff Baena had taken his own life. Baena was a filmmaker and the husband of beloved actress Aubrey Plaza. Known for his sense of humor and effervescent personality, Baena\u2019s death came as a complete shock to those who knew him best. 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