Jan. 7 (UPI) -- Aubrey Plaza and Jeff Baena's family have released a joint statement about the filmmaker's recent death. "This is an unimaginable tragedy. We are deeply grateful to everyone who has offered support," Baena's loved ones said in the statement Monday. "Please respect our privacy during this time."

Aubrey Plaza is speaking out after the death of her husband, director Jeff Baena, who died on Jan. 3 at the age of 47.

Aubrey Plaza and the family of her late husband, Jeff Baena, broke their silence on his death on Monday, Jan. 6, asking for privacy after the 'unimaginable tragedy.' The writer-director died by suicide on Friday,