{"id":177748,"date":"2025-06-30T05:45:41","date_gmt":"2025-06-30T05:45:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/30\/celebrities-voice-support-for-aubrey-plaza-following-husbands-death\/"},"modified":"2025-06-30T05:45:41","modified_gmt":"2025-06-30T05:45:41","slug":"celebrities-voice-support-for-aubrey-plaza-following-husbands-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/30\/celebrities-voice-support-for-aubrey-plaza-following-husbands-death\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrities Voice Support for Aubrey Plaza Following Husband\u2019s Death"},"content":{"rendered":"


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\n Jeff Baena and actress Aubrey Plaza<\/span> Chad Hurst\/Getty Images for Sundance Film Festival<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Celebrities are speaking out and voicing their heartbreak and support for Aubrey Plaza<\/a><\/strong> following the untimely passing of her husband, Jeff Baena<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo words can touch this painful time,\u201d actress Selma Blair<\/strong> wrote on Plaza\u2019s most recent Instagram post on Saturday, January 4. \u201cOnly love and strength and support from everyone. I am so sorry.\u201d<\/p>\n

Actress Julia Fox<\/strong> also shared her condolences in the comments section, writing, \u201cSending you so much love\u201d and sharing a dove emoji.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Alison Brie<\/strong>, who worked with Baena and Plaza on various projects, posted a series of photos on her Instagram<\/a> Stories on Sunday, January 5, featuring the late filmmaker. She posted a broken heart emoji on the first photograph, featuring the pair posing for the camera.<\/p>\n

The indie screenwriter and film director was found dead on Friday, January 3, according to medical examiner records reviewed by Us Weekly<\/em>. The cause of death was listed as suicide, according to the same records, and a medical examination was conducted. No other special circumstances or causes of death were listed. Deadline<\/em><\/a> and TMZ<\/em><\/a> were the first to report the news of Baena\u2019s passing.<\/p>\n

Plaza, 40, first met Baena in 2011. Though the pair kept their relationship relatively private, the Parks and Recreation<\/em> actress confirmed they tied the knot in 2020 during COVID-19 lockdown.<\/p>\n

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\n Related: <\/span>Aubrey Plaza and Late Husband Jeff Baena\u2019s Relationship Timeline<\/span><\/a>
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\n\t\t\tAubrey Plaza and Jeff Baena were together for over a decade ahead of his death in 2025. The pair started dating in 2011 but never confirmed exactly when they met or when their love story began. Plaza and the Horse Girl director have collaborated on films including Life After Beth and Joshy in 2016 and [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\u201cWe got a little bored one night,\u201d Plaza recalled on the Ellen DeGeneres Show<\/em> in December 2021. \u201cWe got married and I\u2019ll tell you how: Onehourmarriage.com. That\u2019s real, look it up.\u201d<\/p>\n

Best known for co-writing the 2004 film I Heart Huckabees<\/em>, which was nominated for a 2004 Gotham Award for Best Feature, Baena also worked with Plaza on Life After Beth<\/em>, the 2014 horror\/comedy that served as his directorial debut.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe\u2019s awesome. I\u2019d be working with her if she wasn\u2019t my wife, but luckily she is my wife,\u201d Baena told Reel Talker in August 2022. \u201cThe opportunity to do something creative [together] where we\u2019re both fulfilled \u2014 how rare is that?\u201d<\/p>\n

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\n Related: <\/span>‘The White Lotus’ Season 2 Cast’s Dating Histories<\/span><\/a>
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\n\t\t\tSeason 2 of The White Lotus is all about infidelity, but offscreen, many of the cast members are happily married. Aubrey Plaza, who plays Harper Spiller, revealed in May 2021 that she secretly tied the knot with Jeff Baena after a decade of dating before his death in 2025. The Parks and Recreation alum referred [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

While Plaza has yet to publicly comment on her husband\u2019s passing, other Hollywood A-listers and celebrities are speaking out in support of the actress during such a terrible time and in the wake of such a profound loss. Here are just a few who have given their public condolences and reflected on the life and legacy of Baena.\n<\/p>\n

Adam Pally<\/h3>\n

The comedian and actor shared a touching tribute to Baena via an Instagram pos<\/a>t shared on Sunday, January 5. In addition to sharing photos of the late filmmaker, Pally wrote a heartfelt message offering his condolences to his friend, Plaza.<\/p>\n

\u201cJeff Baena was a sweet Jewish boy from Miami. He was a collaborator, a mentor, the scrappiest basketball player with the ugliest jump shot you ever saw. He was a talented director with impeccable taste and vision, he was a connector of people, a fosterer of possibility, the guy who knows where the best restaurant was no matter where you were,\u201d Pally wrote in a screenshot shared via the same Instagram post.<\/p>\n

\u201cAn overly gracious host with an almost disturbing open door policy, a film encyclopedia, and most important to me a friend,\u201d he continued in the statement. \u201cAs a director Jeff strove for the truth. Nothing could sound, look or feel inauthentic, and that is a direct representation of who Jeff was. Authentic. You never worried that Jeff wasn\u2019t telling you the way it is. Cause Jeff\u2019s virtue was telling you the way it was. My heart breaks for my friend Aubrey and the Baena family and for all of us who spent time on his sets or at his house or in his orbit. Thanks for believing in me, Jeff, may your memory be a blessing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Selma Blair<\/h3>\n

Shortly after news broke of Baena\u2019s passing, the Cruel Intentions<\/em> star made a touching comment on Plaza\u2019s most recent Instagram post.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo words can touch this painful time,\u201d she wrote at the time. \u201cOnly love and strength and support from everyone. I am so sorry.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The Saturday Night Live<\/em> alum posted a carousel of photos featuring Breana on her Instagram<\/a>, tagging the late screenwriter and posting a broken heart emoji. Plaza was featured in several of the images, including a photo of Shannon and The White Lotus<\/em> star posing for the camera and Plaza sitting beside her late husband.<\/p>\n

Brie, actress Olivia Munn<\/strong>, and other celebrities posted broken emojis (including a heart and a broken heart emoji) in the comments section of Shannon\u2019s post.<\/p>\n

Julia Fox<\/h3>\n

The actress and fashion influencer posted a short but sweet message to Plaza\u2019s latest Instagram post, writing, \u201cSending you so much love\u201d and posting a dove emoji.<\/p>\n

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Brie worked on various projects alongside Plaza and her late husband, including the film Joshy<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\u201cJeff [came] to the set of\u00a0Community<\/i><\/span>\u00a0in our sixth season and asked me to play a small role in his film,\u00a0Joshy,<\/i>\u201d Brie recalled of working with Baena during a 2022 interview with\u00a0Collider<\/a><\/em>. \u201c<\/span>There was no script for that. All of his films that I\u2019ve been involved with, prior to this one, were fully improvised. So, he came to my dressing [room]. We set a meeting, and he came to meet me. \u2026 I knew a lot of the cast members in that movie. Nick Kroll, Jenny Slate and Adam Pally were friends of mine. I just thought, \u201cYeah, that sounds fun to do.\u201d It was one day. I\u2019m in two scenes in that movie. I thought the story was cool. And then, it just grew from there.\u201d<\/p>\n

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