Eugenie became friends with Trachtenberg when she lived in New York City and worked for the art auction start-up Paddle8 from 2013 to 2015. Their friendship first became public in December 2013, when they were photographed courtside at a Knicks game alongside actor Michael K.

Blake Lively, Sarah Michelle Gellar, David Boreanaz, Ed Westwick, Kim Cattrall, Kenan Thompson, Melissa Joan Hart and more shared tributes to Trachtenberg.