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Aubrey Plaza and Jeff Baena
Michael Tran/FilmMagicAubrey Plaza broke her silence after her husband Jeff Brothersdied at the age of 47.
“This is an unimaginable tragedy,” a representative for Plaza said in a statement on behalf of the actress and her family My Weekly on Monday, January 6. “We are deeply grateful to everyone who has offered us support. Please respect our privacy during this time.”
On Saturday, January 4, news broke that Baena had he died a day earlier. According to medical examiner’s records displayed by the user My WeeklyBaena died by suicide.
Baena and Plaza, 40, were together for 14 years, meeting in 2011 before tying the knot in 2020.
Aubrey Plaza and Jeff Baena were together for more than a decade before his death in 2025. The couple started dating in 2011, but have 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 (…)
“A lot of things happened for me during COVID. Yes, we got married. Big deal,” Plaza recalled during a December 2021 appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show. “We were a little bored one night. We got married and I’ll tell you how: Onehourmarriage.com. That’s right, look at it.”
Aubrey Plaza and Jeff Baena
George Pimentel/Getty Images for Sundance Film FestivalShe added: “We were in lockdown. Things got a little crazy, especially in my house. My husband really got into tying, and when I say tying, I mean 50 shirts a day.”
At the time, Plaza wanted to “do something” special for their tenth anniversary and came up with an impromptu ceremony in their backyard.
“I created a very quick altar of love in our yard. The facts of our love, stones, smoke, fire. Things of that nature,” Parks and Recreation alum recalled at the time. “Then a man from the Alhambra appeared in a Hawaiian shirt with a briefcase (to perform the ceremony). … I don’t remember much, it was a blur. But I’m pretty sure it’s legal.”
The next year, Plaza could use her wedding as inspiration White lotus character. (In Season 2, she played Harper, a character who was also married.)
“That character is me,” Plaza joked GQ in November 2022. “It’s probably the first project I’ve ever done where I’m like, wow, this is really close to home. … I have no children. I have been with my husband for 12 years. I relate to being in a relationship that has its ups and downs and going through a rough patch and comparing myself to another couple that seems perfect.’
Season 2 of White Lotus is all about infidelity, but off-screen many of the actors are happily married. Aubrey Plaza, who plays Harper Spiller, revealed in May 2021 that she secretly tied the knot with Jeff Baena after ten years of dating before his death in 2025. The Parks and Recreation alum referred to (…)
Plaza and Baena have often kept their relationship private, aside from their professional collaborations Life after death, Small hours and Spin me.
“She’s amazing. I would work with her if she wasn’t my wife, but luckily she is my wife,” Baena told Reel Talker in August 2022. “The opportunity to do something creative (together) that fulfills both of us — how rare is that?”
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