Aubrey Plaza is breaking her silence following the death of her husband Jeff Baena at 47

Aubrey Plaza broke the 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. Us Weekly on Monday, January 6. “We are very grateful to everyone who has shown support. Please respect our privacy at this time.”

On Saturday, January 4, news broke that Baena had died a day earlier. According to the forensic expert viewed Us WeeklyBaena committed suicide.

Baena, 40, and Plaza were together for 14 years, dating in 2011, before tying the knot in 2020.

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“A lot of things happened to me during COVID. Yes, we got married. Big deal,” Plaza recalled during a speech in December 2021 on The Ellen DeGeneres Show. “One night we got a little bored. We got married and I’ll tell you how: Onehourmarriage.com. It’s real, look.”

She added: “We were on lockdown. Things have gotten a little crazy, especially in my house. My husband was very into the tie, and when I say tie, I mean 50 shirts a day.’

At the time, Plaza wanted to “do something” special for their decade and came up with an impromptu ceremony in their backyard.

“I very quickly created an altar of love in our yard. The facts of our love, pebbles, smoke, fire. Things like that” Parks and recreation areas alum reminisced 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 vague. But I’m pretty sure it’s legit.”

The following year, Plaza was able to use her wedding as inspiration for herself White lotus character. (She played Harper in Season 2, a character who was also married.)

“That character is me,” Plaza quipped GQ in November 2022 “It’s probably the first project I’ve ever done and I’m like, wow, this is really close to home. … I have no children. My husband and I have been together for 12 years. My attitude is that there are ups and downs in relationships and I go through a rough patch and compare myself to another couple who seems perfect.’

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Plaza and Baena have often kept their relationship private, except for professional collaborations Life after death, Small hours and Spin me.

“She is wonderful. I would work with her if she wasn’t my wife, but luckily she is my wife,” Baena told Reel Talker in August 2022. “To be able to do something creative (together) where we’re both happy is that rare?”

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