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 legislation enforcement officers consider to have been a suicide.

He was 47 years outdated.

Baena was seemingly greatest recognized for steering the horror-comedy “Life After Beth,” the darkish comedy “Joshy” and in addition for co-writing the cult basic “I Coronary 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 college at New York College … he then moved to Los Angeles shortly after graduating to begin his profession in leisure.

General, he has directed and/or written over a dozen characteristic movies.

Baena started courting Plaza in again in 2011.

The spouses saved their relationship extraordinarily non-public through the years, 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 grow to be 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.

In accordance with numerous sources, 47-year-old was found in his residence by an assistant.

The decision reporting his dying got here in round 10:30 p.m. Friday night; the county medical expert has not formally decided the trigger.

For those who or somebody you understand 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.