Aubrey Plaza Shouted Out At The Golden Globes After Husband’s Death

Aubrey Plaza received condolences from the Golden Globes stage following the death of her husband, director Jeff Baena, on Friday.

“The Brutalist” director Brady Corbet acknowledged the actor as he accepted the award for best director of a motion picture.

“I’d like to take the opportunity to thank and acknowledge three people that I lost while making this picture: my grandfather James, his brother Jerry and my dear friend Kevin Turen, who I miss every day. I wouldn’t be standing here tonight if it were not for their influence,” he said. “Finally, tonight my heart is with Aubrey Plaza and Jeff’s family.”

The “Parks and Recreation” star had been announced on Jan. 2 as one of the presenters at the awards show, but she did not attend.

Her husband died by suicide on Friday, according to the Los Angeles County medical examiner. He was 47.

Baena, a screenwriter and director of indie films, was known for credits including “Life After Beth,” The Little Hours” and “Spin Me Round,” all of which featured Plaza. He also co-wrote the 2004 comedy “I Heart Huckabees.”

He and Plaza had been together for over a decade and married in 2021.

“I think that when you’re with someone that is in your field, they understand what you’re dealing with on a deeper level. So obviously you are able to support each other and really understand kind of the journey that we’re both on,” Plaza told People in 2019.

“She’s awesome,” Baena told Reel Talker in 2022. “I’d be working with her if she wasn’t my wife, but luckily she is my wife.”

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