Aubrey Plaza'sSafety Not GuaranteedCostar Jake Johnson Mourns Her Husband Jeff Baena: 'I Love You'

Mar. 15, 2025

Aubrey Plaza; Jake Johnson; Jeff Baena.Photo:Taylor Hill/WireImage; David Livingston/Getty; Michael Tran/FilmMagic

Taylor Hill/WireImage; David Livingston/Getty; Michael Tran/FilmMagic

Jake Johnsonis mourning the death ofJeff Baena.

“I love you Jeff. Hate your last move. But still love you,” Johnson wrote in his caption.

Baena was a writer and director whose credits include 2004’sI Heart Huckabees, 2014’sLife After Beth, 2020’sHorse Girland 2022’sSpin Me Round. He and Plaza, 40, began dating in 2011 andmarriedin 2021.

Johnson and Plaza costarred in the 2012 indieSafety Not Guaranteed;Johnson also appeared alongside Plaza in Baena’s 2016 filmJoshy, which he wrote and directed.

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Plaza and Baena’s family spoke out about his death in a statement Monday, Jan. 6: “This is an unimaginable tragedy. We are deeply grateful to everyone who has offered support. Please respect our privacy during this time."

Filmmaker and actor Alex Ross Perry, who also appeared inJoshy, shared a tribute about his friendship with Baena onInstagramJan. 8. “There will be no ‘next time I stay at Jeff and Aubrey’s house,’ which I did countless times. If you’ve seen me in LA in the last 10 years, it is probably because Jeff gave me a place to stay,” he wrote.

Aubrey Plaza and Jeff Baena on Jan. 19, 2017.Michael Loccisano/Getty

Michael Loccisano/Getty

“I loved all of the ideas he has been telling me about upcoming movies and stories he wanted to make and share. They were weird. They were unusual. And they were typical Jeff,” Perry, 40, also wrote in that caption.

“Jeff brought me together with a lot of wonderful talented people, because that is what he loved doing. I hope my connections to them endure, and that we always talk about him. We are all better for having known Jeff.”

source: people.com