Aubrey Plaza Breaks Her Silence Following Husband Jeff Baena’s Death: “Unimaginable Tragedy”
Jake Johnson is remembering his late friend.
Four days after Jeff Baena, husband of Aubrey Plaza, died by suicide at age 47, the New Girl alum honored the director with a touching tribute.
“I love you Jeff,” Jake wrote in a Jan. 7 Instagram post. “Hate your last move. But still love you.”
Alongside the heartbreaking message, the Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse star also shared a series of images to commemorate Jeff, who appeared alongside Jake in the 2015 movie Digging for Fire and directed him in 2016’s Joshy. In one of the snaps, Jeff looked pensive while sitting at a dining room table among friends as they played poker. In a second pic, the Little Hours director cradled a baby in his arms while donning a warm smile.
According to Los Angeles medical examiner records viewed by E! News, Jeff died by suicide on Jan. 3.
In wake of the tragedy, several of the screenwriter’s collaborators and friends have honored him with touching tributes, including Molly Shannon, Brady Corbet, Dane DeHaan and Alison Brie.
