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Jeff Baena’s Cause of Death Confirmed as Suicide Following Separation from Aubrey Plaza

New details from the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner reveal the filmmaker’s struggles with mental health and marital difficulties before his passing in January 2025.

Aubrey Plaza, right, and Jeff Baena arrive at the premiere of “The Little Hours” at the 2017 Los Angeles Film Festival in Culver City on June 19, 2017. Plaza and Baena had been separated for several months before the indie film director’s death, according to a report Wednesday from the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner.
Aubrey Plaza was separated from her husband when he took his own life.
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Overview

  • Jeff Baena, 47, died by suicide on January 3, 2025, with his body discovered at his Los Angeles home by his dog walker.
  • Baena and Aubrey Plaza had been separated since September 2024, with Plaza moving to New York following their split.
  • In October 2024, Plaza arranged a welfare check on Baena after he made concerning remarks; he began attending therapy afterward.
  • Baena texted Plaza on the morning of his death, marking their final communication before his passing.
  • The couple, who married in 2021 after a decade-long relationship, collaborated on several films, including 'Life After Beth' and 'The Little Hours.'