Aubrey Plaza Requested Welfare Check on Late Husband Jeff Baena Months Prior to His Death

Aubrey Plaza asked for a welfare check on her late husband, Jeff Baena, months before his death.

According to the medical examiner’s report obtained by Us Weekly, Plaza, 40, said she had a friend check on Baena’s well-being in October 2024, one month after they quietly separated. (Plaza confirmed to the examiner that she and Baena separated in September 2024.)

“Baena made concerning remarks … which prompted her to call a friend to perform a welfare check on her husband,” the report read. “Baena had been attending therapy since that event.”

The report also stated that Plaza had been in contact with Baena on the day of his death, as he sent her a text message that morning.

News broke in January that Baena died by suicide after he was found unconscious inside his Los Angeles home. Baena’s dog walker discovered his body, per the medical examiner’s report. He was 47 years old.

“This is an unimaginable tragedy,” a spokesperson for Plaza told Us in a statement that month. “We are deeply grateful to everyone who has offered support. Please respect our privacy during this time.”

Plaza and Baena dated for nearly a decade before tying the knot in 2020. While the actress has not further addressed Baena’s death or their split, she seemingly paid homage to her late husband during an appearance at the SNL 50 anniversary special. For the occasion, Plaza donned a tie-dye T-shirt — which Baena had an affinity for — underneath her blazer.

During a December 2021 appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Plaza recalled how she and Baena spent their quarantine together and detailed their impromptu decision to tie the knot.

“We got a little bored one night. We got married and I’ll tell you how: Onehourmarriage.com. That’s real, look it up,” Plaza said at the time. “We were in the lockdown. Things got a little crazy, especially in my house. My husband got really into tie-dying and when I say tie-dying, I mean 50 shirts a day.”

The ceremony took place in her and Baena’s backyard.

“I created a very quick love altar in our yard. Facts of our love, little stones, smoke, fire. Things of that nature,” the Parks and Recreation alum explained. “Then the man from Alhambra showed up in a Hawaiian shirt with a briefcase [to perform the ceremony]. … I can’t remember a lot of it, it was fuzzy. But I’m pretty sure it’s legal.”

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