Brutalist Director Supports Aubrey Plaza After Jeff Baena’s Death

Plaza Aubrey has received support in the 2025 Golden Globes after her husband Jeff Brothers‘a horrible death.

The Brutalists a director Brady Corbett Plaza, 40, mentioned Baena at the end of his acceptance speech on Sunday, January 5, after win the award for Best Director. “My heart goes out to Aubrey Plaza and Jeff’s family,” she said.

Plaza he did not appear at the awards show before the speech, which came two days after Baena died by suicide aged 47. The actress was scheduled to be a presenter before Us Weekly confirmed Baena’s death at his home in Los Angeles on Friday, January 3.

Brothers he was an indie filmmaker known for projects like I Heart Huckabees, Life After Beth, The Small Hours, Horse Girl a Spin Me Round. He would often collaborate with Plaza, whom he started dating in 2011 and married almost a decade later.

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“My first film was a big learning experience in all areas, and so working with her was beneficial because we have a short hand and a close relationship,” Baena said of Plaza in an August 2022 interview with News week. “As I’ve done more and more things, I’ve come to appreciate everything she has.”

Baena praised his wife’s commitment to her work, adding, “She’s insanely talented and so smart and obviously very good at producing. And she writes. Very few people can wear as many hats as her, as elegantly as she does.”

The screenwriter noted that Plaza is “amazing” at “everything she does.”

“People generally say she’s the best part in whatever project she’s in,” he continued at the time. “She’s, like, insanely talented and I’m very lucky to have her in my life.”

Although Plaza has remained tight-lipped about her marriage, before that sharing details about her and Baena marriage

“A lot of things happened during COVID for me. Yes, we got married. Big deal,” he shared during a December 2021 appearance on the The Ellen Degeneres Show. “We got a little bored one night. We are getting married and I will tell you how: Onehourmarriage.com. That’s right, look up.”

Plaza added: “I created a very quick love altar in our yard. The facts of our love, small stones, smoke, fire. Things of that nature. Then the man from Alhambra showed up in a Hawaiian shirt with a briefcase (to perform the ceremony). … I can’t remember much of it, it was a blur. But I’m pretty sure it’s legit.”