Presley Gerber was pictured sharing a smile with his mother, Cindy Crawford, and younger sister, Kaia Gerber, in what became his final public family appearance before his death at 27.
His final Instagram update came last month, on August 5, when he modeled clothing from the athleisure label Vuori Clothing.
According to TMZ, the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner confirmed that Presley died Sunday at a rehabilitation facility. Officials had not disclosed his cause of death by Sunday night.
Just four months earlier, the model had attended the RE/DONE x Kaia Gerber Short/Cuts launch in Los Angeles to support his sister.
Cindy Crawford and Presley’s father, Rande Gerber, also joined the family gathering, posing for photographs outside the event. Presley stood beside Kaia, beaming for the cameras.
Later that night, the siblings shared another affectionate moment, with Presley placing an arm around Kaia as they posed together.
Presley Gerber’s final Instagram post was shared last month on August 5, shortly before his death at 27
Four months before his death, Presley was photographed smiling with his mother Cindy Crawford and younger sister Kaia Gerber in his final public family appearance (seen above)
For his final Instagram post, Presley wore a black shirt and matching track pants from the athletic clothing company while posing outside.
Several of the photos captured him smiling, while another showed him bent over and laughing during a playful moment.
Paris Hilton commented on the post earlier Sunday, writing, “Love you bro.”
A representative for Crawford told Our News Outlet that the family was requesting privacy “during this very difficult and painful time.”
Last month, Kaia spoke about the impact her brother’s substance use and mental health challenges had on their family.
“When something like that happens in a family, it kind of levels everyone,” she told Vogue.
In November, Presley said he was taking a break from social media so he could “take care of my own mental health for a bit.”
A month later, he offered a more personal glimpse into his life in an openly candid video shared on social media.
The siblings later posed together, with Presley placing his arm around Kaia in a side embrace (seen above)
Presley’s final Instagram images showed him modeling the athleisure brand’s clothing outdoors in a black shirt and black track pants
Paris Hilton commented on Presley’s Instagram post earlier Sunday, writing, “Love you bro”
Kaia recently discussed the effect of Presley’s substance use and mental health struggles on their family; she is seen in London in 2018
Sister, Kaia, said her brother’s troubles made her want to be the ‘easy’ child.
She explained, ‘I think that’s also why I started to self-identify as the easy one and never wanted to ask for help. Because it felt like too much to have two children who were needing.’
He listed medication he takes for ‘night terrors’ and ‘panic attacks.’
‘I feel like honesty is the best policy,’ he began before sharing that he was on 1mg of Buprenorphine, used to treat both pain and opioid use disorders, twice a day.
Presley also shared that the ‘benzos have been fluctuating up and down depending on what’s been going on in my life.’
Benzodiazepines help ‘slow down activity in your brain and nervous system’ to treat ‘anxiety and related mental health conditions,’ per Cleveland Clinic.
‘Unfortunately, I’ve had a lot of loss in many different forms recently, so that is not an excuse, but it’s the reason why I am where I’m at now,’ he shared.
He did not go into detail about the ‘loss’ he referenced, but went on to explain that he also takes a dose of Xanax at night or when his ‘panic attacks are really, really bad.’
Presley had also listed medication he takes for ‘night terrors’ and ‘panic attacks’; seen in January in L.A.
He did not go into detail about the ‘loss’ he referenced, but went on to explain that he also takes a dose of Xanax at night or when his ‘panic attacks are really, really bad’
The model then listed Valium, admitting that he didn’t know exactly how much he’d been taking as he said, ‘Who f***ing knows anymore.’
He noted in the Instagram reel that ‘doctors say a lot of different things so it’s kind of scary. But hopefully between my research and their research and the world and God, we can finally figure this out.’
Presley also talked about the lack of ‘direction’ he has from doctors when it comes to his medication.
‘I’d like doctors to be like, “Take this three times a day.” But every psychiatrist I’ve had – and I’ve had 15 – are like, “Here’s 20 medications and take this if you feel like this, take this as needed.”
‘And I’m like, “No, don’t give me that much leeway.” I need some direction,’ he continued.
Sister, Kaia, told Vogue that witnessing her brother’s honesty was ‘refreshing.’
