Presley Gerber Dies at 27 in Suspected Overdose — SkimNews
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- Presley Gerber died on 20 September at age 27 at a rehab facility in California; the Santa Monica Police Department is investigating the death as a suspected overdose and said there is no indication of foul play.
- Cindy Crawford posted on Instagram that she and her family are "beyond heartbroken," describing her son as "a sweet, beautiful soul who loved and is loved, now and forever" and signing off "Mom, Dad and Kaia."
- Kaia Gerber shared a tribute video and a four-page letter to "prez," writing that she had been too scared to get her own ears pierced so "you went first" — and that when she later held the earring they took from his body, she thought, "That belongs to you."
- Presley Gerber had spoken openly about his mental health challenges and drug use in recent years, regularly posting Instagram videos he called "Mental Health Mondays."
- The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner listed Gerbert's case as pending additional investigation, leaving the official cause of death unresolved.
- Presley Gerber had followed his mother into modeling, making his catwalk debut for Italian label Moschino at age 16.
Why it matters: Presley Gerber's death at 27, under investigation as a suspected overdose at a California rehab facility, reframes the years of candid posts he made about mental health and drug use. Cindy Crawford and Kaia Gerber chose Instagram to memorialize him — Kaia's four-page letter referenced an earring taken from his body — making a private family loss into a very public one for a family already defined by fame.
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