Presley Gerber, the model and only son of Cindy Crawford and Rande Gerber, has died at 27. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner (per AP News), Gerber died on Sunday, September 20, at a rehabilitation facility. However, his cause of death has not been disclosed, and an autopsy is still pending, meaning any attempt to attribute his death to addiction, medication, or another specific cause would be premature. A representative for Crawford, Rande, and their daughter Kaia Gerber told PEOPLE:
The family is asking for privacy during this very difficult and painful time.
The tragedy comes after Gerber had spoken candidly about depression, addiction, panic attacks, and recovery, often using his public platform to strip away some of the stigma surrounding those struggles. But there is currently no official finding connecting those struggles to his death.
Presley Gerber Spoke Candidly About His Mental Health
Presley Gerber’s struggles were hardly hidden behind the polished veneer of his famous family. In a 2023 appearance on Studio 22 podcast, he discussed experiencing depression and said he hoped talking about it could spare someone else from making mistakes similar to his own.
Having struggled with mental health, depression and some other things that come along with that, I think that whether I help one person or a hundred people get out of that place that I was in at one point in my life, that’s all I need to do.
He described looking after his mental health as a “24/7 job.” By 2025, Gerber had started sharing (via E! Online) “Mental Health Mondays” online, which he said were intended to spark conversations about subjects people tend to conceal. He also publicly discussed prescription medications he was taking and his efforts to distance himself from alcohol and unhealthy influences.
His efforts continued into 2026. In March, Gerber shared (via PEOPLE) his experience undergoing ibogaine treatment for addiction outside the United States, writing afterward that he was “praying it’s the last time I have to come back.” Crawford responded that she was proud of him, while Kaia wrote, “That’s my brother I am so damn proud.”
Kaia Gerber Recently Opened Up About Her Brother’s Struggle
Only weeks before Presley’s death, Kaia Gerber discussed the effect her brother’s addiction had on their family in Vogue‘s September 2026 issue.
When something like that happens in a family, it kind of levels everyone.
She explained that Presley’s difficulties contributed to her seeing herself as “the easy one,” leaving her reluctant to ask for help because she felt having two children struggling would be too much for their parents. Yet Kaia also admired her brother’s refusal to disguise what he was enduring. She called him an “absolute teacher” who was willing to be publicly human about experiences the famously private family might previously have kept behind closed doors. The Los Angeles Times highlighted her comments while reporting his death.
Presley had followed his mother and sister into modeling, working with major fashion houses and appearing alongside Crawford in Pepsi’s 2018 Super Bowl commercial. He is survived by Cindy Crawford, Rande Gerber, and Kaia Gerber. For now, the crucial distinction surrounding his death remains unchanged: Presley Gerber had publicly documented mental-health and addiction struggles, but authorities have not announced his cause of death.
As his family grieves, Presley’s own efforts to speak without shame about depression, addiction, and recovery remain an important part of the life he shared publicly. Follow FandomWire for more verified celebrity news and entertainment updates as further confirmed information becomes available.
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