Baena died from suicide in January at age 47. Jeff Baena and Aubrey Plaza had separated before the filmmaker's death. Two months after the Joshy director's death from suicide in January, the County of Los Angeles Department of Medical Examiner released an autopsy report for Baena,

Investigators also said that Plaza called a friend in October and asked them to do a welfare check on Baena after she heard him say remarks she found "concerning."