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Aubrey Plaza deactivated her Instagram account following the death of her husband, Jeff Baena.

“The White Lotus” star’s page was deactivated on or before Sunday, Jan. 12.

An error message on what used to be Plaza’s account reads, “Sorry, this page isn’t available. The link you followed may be broken, or the page may have been removed.”


  Aubrey Plaza at the 34th Annual Gotham Film Awards. AFP via Getty Images Aubrey Plaza at the 34th Annual Gotham Film Awards. AFP via Getty Images

Plaza’s husband died by suicide on Jan. 3. He was 47.

Baena, who was a writer and director, was found dead by an assistant at his home in the Los Angeles area.

He was pronounced dead at the scene, with law enforcement confirming he died by suicide.


  Jeff Baena and Aubrey Plaza at Sundance NEXT FEST in August 2014. Mark Davis/Getty Images Jeff Baena and Aubrey Plaza at Sundance NEXT FEST in August 2014. Mark Davis/Getty Images

Plaza broke her silence three days after her husband’s passing in a statement from the couple’s family.

“This is an unimaginable tragedy. We are deeply grateful to everyone who has offered support. Please respect our privacy during this time,” the statement obtained by The Post read.


  Jeff Baena and Aubrey Plaza at “The Little Hours” premiere in 2017. Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP Jeff Baena and Aubrey Plaza at “The Little Hours” premiere in 2017. Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP

Two days before Baena’s death, Plaza went to the New York Knicks game at Madison Square Garden with her comedian pal Jerrod Carmichael.

The “Agatha All Along” actress was all smiles sitting front row watching the basketball game.

Baena started dating Plaza in 2011, and they got married 10 years later.


  Aubrey Plaza at the 2024 Academy Museum Gala. FilmMagic Aubrey Plaza at the 2024 Academy Museum Gala. FilmMagic

  Jeff Baena at the 2022 Seattle Film Festival. Getty Images Jeff Baena at the 2022 Seattle Film Festival. Getty Images

Plaza casually referred to the director as “my darling husband” in a May 2021 Instagram post.

Later that year, Plaza opened up about the wedding during an appearance on “The Drew Barrymore Show.”

“The marriage was just like a joke that honestly went too far,” Plaza said at the time.

“We got married on a whim,” she added. “Literally decided at around 5 p.m. and got married at 8:30.”


  Aubrey Plaza and Jeff Baena at the 2017 LA Film Festival. FilmMagic Aubrey Plaza and Jeff Baena at the 2017 LA Film Festival. FilmMagic

Plaza and Baena collaborated on several films together, including 2014’s “Life After Beth” and 2017’s “The Little Hours.”

On “The Drew Barrymore Show,” Plaza talked about balancing her personal and professional relationship with Baena.


  Aubrey Plaza and Jeff Baena in an Instagram photo. Instagram/@plazadeaubrey Aubrey Plaza and Jeff Baena in an Instagram photo. Instagram/@plazadeaubrey

“It’s so great, it’s so complicated,” the “Parks and Recreation” alum said about working with her husband. “It’s, like, extreme highs and extreme, you know, complications. It’s a really hard thing to navigate, but we’ve been together for 11 years. We just muscle our way through it.”

Plaza and Baena’s home is in LA, which has been devastated by multiple wildfires including the deadly Palisades fire and the Eaton fire. It’s unclear if their house has been impacted.

Celebrities who have lost their houses in the fires include Paris Hilton, Adam Brody and Leighton Meester, Milo Ventimiglia, Mandy Moore, Tina Knowles, Anthony Hopkins, Bryan Greenberg and Jamie Chung, John Goodman and Billy Crystal.

If you or someone you know is affected by any of the issues raised in this story, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-TALK (8255) or text Crisis Text Line at 741741.

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