The news hit Cindy Crawford\u2019s family with devastating force over the weekend. Presley Gerber, her only son with businessman Rande Gerber, died Sunday, September 20, at just 27 years old. The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner confirmed that the young model died at a rehabilitation facility, while the official cause remained undisclosed pending further findings. Presley had spent much of his life in the spotlight, first as the child of one of America\u2019s most recognizable supermodels and later through his own fashion career. He began modeling as a teenager and eventually worked with major brands including Moschino, Burberry, Bottega Veneta, Tommy Hilfiger and Ralph Lauren. His family representative said they were asking for privacy during an exceptionally painful time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Presley\u2019s final years had also brought public attention for reasons far beyond fashion. In 2019, he faced a DUI case and later received probation, a DUI program requirement and community service. Then, in 2020, he surprised followers by tattooing the word \u201cMISUNDERSTOOD\u201d<\/strong> across his cheek, explaining at the time that the word reflected how he had long felt. He later had the face tattoo removed, but its meaning remained tied to the more personal side of his public story. Behind the runway appearances and famous family name, Presley had increasingly spoken about mental health, addiction and recovery\u2014and those struggles would become central to understanding the final chapter of his life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In later interviews and social-media posts, Presley became unusually open about treatment and the effort required to keep moving forward. His sister, Kaia Gerber, recently discussed how his addiction had affected their family and praised his willingness to be vulnerable in public. There was no attorney, mortgage, insurance dispute, investment battle, estate fight or court case behind the family\u2019s statement after his death; the immediate focus was grief and unanswered medical questions. Presley\u2019s willingness to discuss recovery stood in contrast with the privacy traditionally maintained by Cindy and Rande, and Kaia described her brother as someone willing to show the world a more human side of their family. Cindy had also continued publicly supporting her son, celebrating his 27th birthday only months before his death as he worked through deeply personal challenges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n That birthday tribute now carries a different emotional weight. The childhood photos and affectionate message came from a mother celebrating her son without knowing how little time remained. Presley\u2019s life had included major fashion campaigns, public controversy and difficult mistakes, but his later years increasingly centered on being candid about the parts of life that rarely appear in polished celebrity photographs. As of September 21, officials had not announced an official cause of death, making it important not to speculate beyond what the medical examiner has confirmed. His family has chosen to keep further details private while mourning alongside Presley\u2019s younger sister Kaia. For many who followed his journey, the lasting image may not be the controversial tattoo or the runway photographs, but a young man repeatedly trying to explain what it felt like to struggle, recover and be understood.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The news hit Cindy Crawford\u2019s family with devastating force over the weekend. Presley Gerber, her only son with businessman Rande Gerber, died Sunday, September 20, at just… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":56551,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-56550","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"views":133,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56550","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=56550"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56550\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":56552,"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56550\/revisions\/56552"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/56551"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=56550"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=56550"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=56550"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}