Aubrey Plaza Deletes Her Instagram Account Following Husband Jeff Baena's Death

Baena, a writer and director, died by suicide at age 47 on Jan. 3

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Aubrey Plaza

Aubrey Plaza appears to have deleted her Instagram account following the death of her late husband, Jeff Baena.

On Monday, Jan. 13, a message on 40-year-old Plaza's page read, “Sorry, this page isn’t available.”

"The link you followed may be broken, or the page may have been removed," the message continued.

Baena, a writer and director, died by suicide at age 47 on Friday, Jan. 3.

David Crotty/Patrick McMullan via Getty Jeff Baena and Aubrey Plaza

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Jeff Baena and Aubrey Plaza

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In a statement obtained by PEOPLE following Baena's death, Plaza and Baena's family said, “This is an unimaginable tragedy. We are deeply grateful to everyone who has offered support. Please respect our privacy during this time."

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Plaza started dating Baena in 2011, before fans learned that the couple had tied the knot in May 2021 when The White Lotus actress referred to him as her "darling husband" in an Instagram post.

A rep later confirmed to PEOPLE that the couple had tied the knot.

While speaking about their relationship in a 2019 interview with PEOPLE, Plaza said, “I think that one of the great things about our careers is that we are forced to be independent, take little breaks, go off and do our things and come back."

"So it’s kind of fun. Nothing is ever the same. You don’t want to spend too much time a part. But I think that there’s a way that it can work and there’s a balance in that,” she added at the time.

Michael Loccisano/Getty Aubrey Plaza and Jeff Baena

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Aubrey Plaza and Jeff Baena

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Baena — who had multiple directing and film credits to his name — made his directorial debut by writing and directing Life After Beth, a zombie comedy starring Plaza, before creating an anthology series titled Cinema Toast, which aired on Showtime in 2021 and marked Plaza's own directorial debut.

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Plaza previously told PEOPLE of working with Baena on many projects, “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."

“So I think that can be really great,” she continued. “But, you know, working with your partner can always be challenging. There’s a lot of things we do separately and I think that it’s all about balance."

If you or someone you know is considering suicide, please contact the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline by dialing 988, text "STRENGTH" to the Crisis Text Line at 741741 or go to 988lifeline.org.

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