Presley was open about his struggles with addiction and mental health, sharing in 2025 his hope to find “a good community of people who can be good influences on me.”

Presley Gerber, son of Cindy Crawford and brother of Kaia Gerber, dies at 27

Presley was open about his struggles with addiction and mental health, sharing in 2025 his hope to find “a good community of people who can be good influences on me.”

By Ryan Coleman

Ryan Coleman

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September 20, 2026 11:57 p.m. ET

Presley Gerber and Cindy Crawford in Beverly Hills in 2024. Credit:

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- Presley Gerber, the only son of supermodel Cindy Crawford and businessman Rande Gerber, has died at 27.

- Gerber died on Sept. 20 at a rehabilitation facility, according to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner. An autopsy has yet to be performed.

- Presley was also the brother of model and actress Kaia Gerber.

Presley Gerber, only son of supermodel Cindy Crawford and businessman Rande Gerber, has died at 27.

Presley died at a rehabilitation facility on Sept. 20, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner records reviewed by **. The news was first reported by TMZ, which claims an autopsy has yet to be completed, though an investigator has been assigned, according to Medical Examiner records.

When reached for comment, a representative for the Crawford-Gerber family told EW, “The family is asking for privacy during this very difficult and painful time.”

Presley Gerber, Kaia Gerber, Cindy Crawford, and Rande Gerber in Los Angeles in 2026.

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Born to Cindy and Rande in the Brentwood neighborhood of Los Angeles on July 2, 1999, Presley, like his sister, Kaia Gerber, went on to follow in his mother’s footsteps. He signed his first modeling contract with IMG Models at just 15.

He starred in campaigns for major fashion brands like Dolce & Gabbana and Tommy Hilfiger during his time in the spotlight, but took a step back amid mounting legal, mental health, and addiction issues in the late 2010s.

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Presley was arrested in 2019 and charged with a DUI in late 2019, resulting in three years of informal probation after he pleaded no contest.

The following year, he got a tattoo prominently inked on his face that read, “MISUNDERSTOOD.” Responding to the controversy, Presley noted at the time, “Most and a lot of people can get a face lifts, change genders, lip injections, etc and it’s offensive to say anything in today’s age but I get a little face tattoo and now people love to hate me.”

This past December, Presley shared the ups and downs of his struggles with mental health and addiction. After outlining his extensive medication regime and taking fans through its most recent modulations, Presley shared, “I don’t know if it’s a little bit or a lot, who f---ing knows at this point anymore. All these doctors say a lot of different things, so it’s kind of scary, but hopefully between my research and their research and God, we can figure this out.”

He finished that update by noting that he sought “a good community of people who can be good influences on me, as I’ve grown up in Hollywood... I have a feeling that if I say all of this, a lot of people will at least know that there’s someone else going through it.”

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