Aubrey Plaza's co-star Dane DeHaan breaks silence on her husband Jeff Baena's tragic death

Dane DeHaan has paid tribute to Jeff Baena following his tragic death.

Aubrey Plaza's film director husband died at the age of 47 on Friday. The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner's Office confirmed he died by suicide at his Los Feliz residence in California. Jeff's body had been discovered by his assistant at 10:25 a.m.

His family have said they are devastated by the heartbreaking news and are asking for privacy at this difficult time. Baena worked on many hit movies, including The Little Hours and Life After Beth - both starring his wife.

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Life After Beth is a 2014 comedy film, with Dane DeHaan playing Aubrey's love interest. Following Jeff's tragic death, Dane paid tribute to him on his Instagram Stories.

The actor posted a solemn black-and-white image of the director from Collider which read, "Jeff Baena. 1977-2015." Life After Beth also starred Criminal Minds actor Matthew Gray Gubler, Molly Shannon and John C Reilly.

When asked about writing and directing the movie, Jeff said to Seensome in 2014, "It's all I ever want to do; it felt really comfortable and fun. I've been a writer for twelve years now and it was always a means to an end, I never wanted to be a writer, I wanted to be a director so this was always my intention and it felt right."

Aubrey, who is set to present at the 82nd Golden Globes Awards, tied the knot with the director in 2021 after a decade-long romance. She revealed the news of their marriage in a casual Instagram post in May of that year, writing, "So proud of my darling husband @jeffbaena for dreaming up another film that takes us to italia to cause some more trouble [devil emoji]," as she announced their collaboration on the movie Spin Me Round.

The couple first met in 2011 when Aubrey auditioned for Life After Beth, and went on to collaborate on several films, including Joshy (2016), The Little Hours (2017), and Horse Girl (2020).

Jeff is survived by his wife Aubrey, mom Barbara Stern and stepfather Roger Stern, dad Scott Baena and stepmother Michele Baena, brother Brad Baena and stepsister and stepbrother Bianca Gabay and Jed Fluxman.

If in the United States, you can dial the 24/7 National Suicide Prevention hotline at 1-800-273-8255 or go to 988 Lifeline

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