Director Jeff Baena's death ruled suicide

Hollywood screenwriter and director Jeffrey Baena, who was married to actor Aubrey Plaza, died by suicide, the Los Angeles county medical examiner said in a report released over the weekend.

Baena, 47, died in his residence on January 3.

Baena co-wrote David O Russell's 2004 film I Heart Huckabees and wrote and directed five of his own films, mostly dark comedies.

Plaza starred in his directorial debut, the 2014 zombie comedy Life After Beth, and appeared in two of his other films: The Little Hours and Spin Me Round.

Plaza, 40, rose to fame playing April Ludgate on the television series Parks and Recreation and was nominated for an Emmy for her role on The White Lotus. The couple married in 2021.