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The couple eventually made the beach their full-time home, creating a place around the way they wanted to live and raise their children. Years later, Cindy’s memories of that period – and photos from inside the property – offer a revealing look at the family life they built there.

Cindy and Rande married in 1998 at the Ocean Club in Nassau, according to People. The Baha Men performed at the wedding. Their family soon grew. Son Presley Walker Gerber was born on July 2, 1999, followed by daughter Kaia Jordan Gerber on September 3, 2001.

Years before either child entered modeling, they were already familiar with the attention surrounding their famous mother. According to Today, Presley recalled what happened when strangers recognized Cindy.

“It was definitely the attention, like when people would walk by and you’re like, ‘Oh my God, that’s Cindy Crawford.’ I was like, ‘Yeah, yeah. I think. I’m pretty sure it is,'” he said.

Both siblings eventually followed Cindy into modeling, turning a profession they had grown up around into careers of their own. Presley also appeared in an updated version of his mother’s famous Pepsi Super Bowl commercial, creating a direct link between his work and one of Cindy’s best-known campaigns.

Despite sharing an industry with their mother, Kaia and Presley said Cindy did not take control of their careers. “You are so not a stage mom,” Kaia told her mother. “Not at all,” Presley added.

What Kaia Said About Life Behind the Famous Name

The family’s public profile did not mean everything happened in public. In the final year of his life, however, Presley spoke candidly about his mental health and addiction struggles.

In a November 2025 Instagram post, Presley said he had taken a break from social media to focus on his mental health and planned to return feeling stronger and more focused.

He also discussed Mental Health Mondays, a series he created to encourage people to talk openly about struggles they might otherwise keep private. Presley said he was proud that the project had reached and helped others and hoped to keep those conversations going.

A few months later, in March 2026, Presley shared another Instagram post about undergoing an ibogaine “flood dose” as part of his efforts to address his addiction struggles.

Alongside a video taken before the treatment, Presley described himself as “absolutely terrified.” He said letting go of control had been difficult, but that he had confronted what he had been avoiding.

“I faced what I had been running from, and somewhere in all of it, i started finding my way back to myself,” he wrote.

Presley expressed hope that he would not have to repeat the experience. “Praying it’s the last time I have to come back,” he wrote.

Cindy publicly supported her son in the comments. “You are a warrior! Walked thru the fire to find yourself! So proud! 🙏” she wrote.

By August 2026, Kaia was also speaking about Presley’s openness. In a Vogue interview, she contrasted her brother’s willingness to discuss his struggles with the privacy their parents had maintained for much of their lives. She said:

“My parents for most of our lives were very, very private and didn’t share anything—and now we have this absolute teacher, my brother, who says, ‘I’m gonna be very human for everyone.’ There’s only so much you can hide from the world. And trying to put a lid on something just makes the person feel like you’re ashamed of them.”

Kaia also discussed Presley’s decade-long struggle with drug addiction and how it shaped the role she assumed within the family.

“When something like that happens in a family, it kind of levels everyone,” she said. “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.”

Presley died at age 27 the following month.

Santa Monica Police Department officers responded to a report of a possible overdose in the 1000 block of Berkeley Street at about 9:35 a.m. on September 20, 2026. Officers found an adult man who was deceased, and the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner identified him as Presley.

Police said detectives were investigating the death as a suspected overdose and that there was no indication of foul play at the time. The official cause and manner of death remained for the medical examiner to determine, and the investigation was ongoing.

Cindy’s publicist later gave CNN a brief statement on behalf of the family: “The family is asking for privacy during this very difficult and painful time.” The family’s story looked very different years earlier.

Before the Kids Grew Up, Malibu Was Home

In a 2006 ELLE Decor feature, Presley was 6 while Kaia was 4. Cindy and Rande had first settled in her Manhattan apartment and later moved to her Los Angeles house. Rande’s Malibu bachelor pad became their weekend retreat before they decided to live at the beach full-time.

Building a home there gave the couple their first chance to create a place together. “This is the first place we’ve done together,” Cindy told the publication. “This is our married house.” The project took five years of planning, construction and decorating. Perched above the Pacific, the property sloped toward a private beach.

For its guiding idea, the couple looked to their own vacations. “We wanted to live like we were at a resort, so we tried to think of everything we love about our beach vacations,” Cindy said.

That idea extended beyond the home’s appearance. Pocket doors connected the principal rooms to the decks, while an infinity pool made outdoor life part of the family’s daily routine. With Presley and Kaia still young, Cindy described how often they took advantage of it.

“We feel like we’re on a perpetual vacation,” she said. “Our kids are in the pool five times a week. We live outdoors as much as in, and it’s always casual—we are a no-coaster household.”

The House Was Designed Around the Pacific

The family’s routine reinforced the sense of living at a retreat. Cindy worked from home, Rande had an office nearby, and she said she rarely drove into Los Angeles more than twice a week.

The property also included a fully equipped gym, screening room, and basement “club” for entertaining. Yet its defining feature remained the setting outside.

Architect Oscar Shamamian designed the house, which Cindy compared to “a sugar plantation in the tropics.” Colonial and Caribbean influences met dark wood, light plaster walls, and stone floors. The relatively intimate rooms provided a contrast to the vast ocean views.

That relationship with the Pacific began at the double-height entry, where the view extended through the house toward the sea and sky. Even that space evolved during the design process. Cindy said the couple had the house feng shui’d and learned that the good coming inside was flowing straight out the other side.

A round table from her New York apartment was placed in the hall. The broader interiors required another kind of compromise because Cindy and Rande had different tastes.

“Rande is edgy, modern, and Armaniesque, and I prefer a cozier, more romantic feeling,” Cindy said. “He hates the traditional Oriental rugs I love, and would have just carpeted the whole place.”

Finding common ground pushed them beyond their usual preferences. “We each had to step out of our safety zones and find something we both liked,” she said.

Interior designer Michael S. Smith, an old friend of Cindy’s, helped reconcile those approaches. “The house is a hybrid,” Smith said. “Cindy’s need for warmth and comfort permeates the place, but Rande’s need for drama and sequence makes it memorable.”

The Simple Palette Hid Layers of Detail

That compromise became clearer in the individual rooms. The living room featured custom teak sofas upholstered in Jim Thompson Thai Silk IV, Charles Jacobsen tables, and a Herb Ritts photograph of Cindy above the fireplace.

A Kay floor lamp by Christophe Delcourt for Ralph Pucci, Evreux pendants by Vaughan, and bamboo matting from Patterson Flynn & Martin completed the space.

Instead of relying heavily on pattern, Smith used texture and architectural details. The stone fireplace featured recessed squares, shuttered doors concealed the bar, and carved moldings appeared in the primary bathroom.

Elsewhere, a white-gold-leaf dining room ceiling, bamboo shades, Venetian plaster, textured fabrics, earthy ceiling colors, and Moroccan rugs added layers to the restrained palette. Curtains could turn a sunny room into a more enclosed, tent-like space.

For Smith, the restraint was only the first impression. “It may seem like a one-note idea of a wood-and-white,” he said, “but it’s not. It’s complex and sophisticated. You’re forced into taking a second look.” He described the cumulative effect in simpler terms: “The house is bigger than the sum of its parts.”

The finished interiors brought Cindy and Rande’s different tastes together. Years later, however, Cindy’s favorite room stood out for a different reason.

One Room Kept Bringing the Family Together

In a 2019 interview with Architectural Digest, Cindy still described Malibu as their main home and said she and Rande had owned it for 15 years. Asked about her favorite room, she chose the kitchen/family room.

“Where we live in Malibu, that’s our main house, we have a kitchen/family room, and no matter what, that’s where everyone wants to be,” Cindy said. “Because if you’re hungry, there’s food there, there’s a TV. We have a super comfy sofa, and two chairs with swivels.”

For Cindy, its appeal ultimately came down to the family. “What I love about that room is it just brings everyone together,” she said. By then, Presley and Kaia were no longer the small children seen in the earlier photographs. Their changing lives were beginning to pull the family beyond Malibu.

Cindy said she and Rande had bought a Beverly Hills house the previous year because their children increasingly wanted to be in town. “Malibu’s great when they’re little, but they’re starting to be like, ‘It’s so boring here, we wanna be in town,'” she said.

The midcentury modern property also became another design project. Cindy said some period furniture was too low or uncomfortable, so the couple often made their own upholstery.

Rande was particularly attentive to cushion density and seat depth because he was taller. By then, Cindy said, they knew the dimensions they preferred and could adapt the body style around them.

The children’s changing needs marked a new stage for the family. But the couple’s original Malibu house had been planned with more than their immediate household in mind.

Cindy and Rande Wanted the Kids’ Friends There, Too

From the beginning, the couple wanted their home to be somewhere their children’s friends would choose to spend time. “Rande wants our house to be the place where everyone, including our kids’ friends, wants to come,” Cindy said in the 2006 feature.

That philosophy extended to entertaining. Drinks were served around the fire pit on the deck, while dinner moved indoors or outdoors depending on the weather. “If not, we move to the dining room. But we always end up out by the fire,” Cindy said. Their goal was simple. “We want people to feel like they don’t want to leave,” she said.

Cindy and Rande later pursued another family-centered idea at a lake cottage outside Toronto. In the 2019 interview, Cindy said both parents had spent summers around lakes while growing up. Rande went to summer camp, while she vacationed with her family.

They wanted their own children to have a similar experience. The couple aimed for what Cindy called an almost “log cabin camp vibe,” with an aesthetic she described as “very Ralph Lauren.”

The Canadian cottage was one of three homes Cindy said the couple had at the time, along with their main Malibu residence and a Beverly Hills property.

Their Other Malibu Homes Were Separate Properties

Cindy and Rande also owned other properties in Malibu over the years. Those homes were separate from the longtime family residence featured in the 2006 stor

For years, Amanda Bynes’s life has remained a subject of public interest, with fans closely following her personal journey and rooting for her happiness. Her latest appearance has generated a wave of reactions, ranging from surprise to praise, as observers weighed in on everything from her fashion choices to her overall appearance.

According to photos shared by the Daily Mail on Threads, Bynes was photographed walking in Hollywood in a bold outfit.

Amanda Bynes Steps Out in a Look Fans Can’t Stop Discussing

As seen in the photos, the actress is wearing an oversized white hoodie paired with pale pink micro shorts. She completed the look with a black shoulder bag and carried her phone as she made her way along the sidewalk. Her long blonde hair was worn down, adding to the casual feel of the outing.

What immediately caught attention, however, was the striking contrast between the loose-fitting hoodie and the very short bottoms. The photos, taken from two angles, also showed visible tattoos on her thigh and lower leg as she appeared to head into a shipping or postal store.

The combination quickly became a talking point online, with many viewers debating the unconventional pairing while others focused on Bynes herself rather than the outfit.

Fans Notice More Than Just the Outfit

Beyond the clothing, several commenters said they were encouraged by Bynes’s appearance and overall demeanor. One commenter wrote, “She seems to be doing so much better! Good for her! I‘m rooting for her success, not failure.” Another added, “Knowing she has struggled with body issues in the past, I’m GLAD to see her flaunting her body. Let the woman live.”

Others focused on smaller details, particularly her eyebrows. One netizen remarked, “Her eyebrows are looking better. They were like big black caterpillars before.” Meanwhile, another person shared, “Loving the new brows! A much softer look.” A separate commenter also praised Amanda’s appearance, writing simply, “Her legs look great.”

Amanda Bynes’ Outfit Continues to Divide Fans Online

Not everyone was focused on Bynes’s apparent progress. In another Facebook post, some viewers zeroed in on the hoodie-and-shorts combination that dominated the photographs. One commenter joked, “Did she forget her pants?” Another wrote, “No pants with a heavy jacket is definitely a choice.”

Still, others took a more supportive tone. One person commented, “She looks great. The eyebrows are looking much better.” Another added, “She’s healthy and healing.” Whether people loved the outfit or questioned it, the latest photos succeeded in drawing attention and reigniting conversation around the former actress.

The images offer a closer look at Bynes’s headline-making outfit, revealing the full contrast between the oversized hoodie and the pale pink shorts from both the front and back. They also provide a glimpse of her tattoos, accessories, and overall style during the Hollywood outing — details that have fueled much of the online discussion.

While Amanda’s oversized hoodie-and-shorts combo sparked plenty of debate, it wasn’t the only detail from her recent public appearances to catch fans’ attention. In fact, many followers have become increasingly focused on the former actress’ evolving look in recent months, with one particular beauty change fueling fresh speculation about what could be a much bigger personal and professional transformation.

During a separate outing in Los Angeles, eagle-eyed fans noticed that Amanda’s once-vivid blue eyebrows appeared noticeably different. The change quickly became a talking point online, with social media commentators dissecting new photos and offering theories about what the updated look might mean.

For some observers, the shift was more than a simple style adjustment. Instead, it became the latest sign of a broader evolution in which Amanda has embraced new creative projects, documented personal milestones, and steadily rebuilt her public presence on her own terms.

Bynes was photographed during a solo outing, dressed casually in a black t-shirt and matching biker shorts, her bleached blonde hair worn long in its signature mullet style.

She juggled a Starbucks iced drink and a pack of Marlboro cigarettes in one hand while searching through her quilted black purse with the other.

The blue eyebrows that had become one of her most striking features over recent weeks were visibly lighter — a detail fans were quick to theorise about, as they dissected every pixel.

Fans React

Social media lit up almost instantly after photos from the outing circulated online. Many viewers were convinced the lighter brow color wasn’t just a styling choice.

“Yesss her eyebrows are lighter that means she did laser to take the tattoo off👏👏,” one fan cheered, reading the moment as a deliberate and meaningful step.

Others went further, framing the new look as the opening act of something much bigger. “Amanda is going to have THE comeback and ain’t nobody ready for it,” another viewer declared.

“Amanda Bynes always gets attention whenever she changes her look😭✨,” a third observer marvelled, equal parts amused and charmed. And cutting through all the analysis, one fan kept it refreshingly simple, “She looks great.”

A Year of Bold Transformations

Wednesday’s jewelled brows are the latest in a string of eye-catching beauty moments from Bynes. Earlier this month, she turned heads when she stepped out alongside her boyfriend, Zachary Khan, debuting the striking blue eyebrows — the very look she now appears to be moving away from.

Before that, in August 2025, she informed followers she had gotten lip filler for a fuller pout.

The eyebrow evolution is just one piece of a broader physical and personal transformation Bynes has been openly documenting with her followers.

In December 2025, she shared a candid post on her Instagram Stories, revealing she had lost 28 pounds using the GLP-1 weight-loss medication Ozempic, also known as Wegovy.

“I usually don’t like paparazzi pictures bc I was 180lbs but now I’ve lost 28lbs on ozempic! I’m down to 152lbs,” she wrote. “I know I still look big but this photo is really inspiring to me!”

That announcement came months after she had gone public with her intention to use the medication. Back in June 2025, she shared a video revealing she weighed 173 pounds at the time and hoped to reach 130.

“Oh, I’m going on Ozempic. So excited,” she said. “I hope to get down to like 130, which would be awesome so I look better in paparazzi pictures.”

In February this year, photos surfaced showing her visibly trimmer figure as she stepped out for coffee and lunch at Marmalade Cafe in Los Angeles — a visible sign that her Ozempic journey was well underway.

The journey hasn’t been without its emotional complexity. In March 2024, Bynes had been candid with her followers about gaining over 20 pounds due to depression, stating she weighed 162 pounds at the time and expressing a goal to return to 110 pounds.

Her openness about the highs and lows of that process has earned her considerable support online.

A Creative Renaissance

The physical transformation has run parallel to a notable creative resurgence. In April 2026, Bynes released “Girlfriend,” her first song in four years, on Apple Music and Spotify.

The track features Los Angeles-based rapper Fenix Flexin and was released under Create Music Group — a label with credits including Jason Derulo, Keri Hilson, and Deadmau5.

Bynes mentioned that her musical inspirations for the track were primarily EDM and rap, and the label described it as blending melodic rap with EDM-inspired production and a smooth West Coast bounce.

It wasn’t her first foray into music. Bynes initially entered the rap space in 2021 with a short track called “Diamonds,” which she recorded with her then-fiancé, Paul Michael. The duo later released a longer version of the song, along with another single titled “Fairfax” in 2022.

But “Girlfriend” marks a more polished, professionally backed step — and one she teased as far back as February 2026, when she announced she and Flexin were working on something she called “straight fire.”

Music is just one strand of her creative output. Bynes graduated from the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising in Los Angeles in 2019 — a goal she first announced publicly back in 2017, when she revealed she was enrolled in fashion school and had ambitions to launch her own clothing line.

She participated in an art show and clothing pop-up in December 2024, where she displayed multiple original artworks. She also launched a podcast in 2023 alongside Paul Sieminski and joined OnlyFans in April 2025 — though she was clear with followers that she would not be posting explicit content.

The Road Behind Her

It’s worth remembering how far Bynes has come. After rising to fame on Nickelodeon’s “All That,” she became a household name through “The Amanda Show” and “What I Like About You,” before transitioning to film roles, including the beloved “She’s the Man” and “Hairspray.”

Her departure from the spotlight around 2012 followed a difficult period marked by mental health struggles, substance dependency — including an addiction to Adderall and other drugs — and a series of driving violations, including a DUI and two alleged hit-and-run incidents.

In 2017, speaking publicly for the first time in years, Bynes told “Good Morning America” host Diana Madison she was three years sober and was planning to return to acting. “I do miss acting and I have something surprising to tell you: I’m going to start acting again,” she said at the time.

Her attorney, Tamar Arminak, confirmed she had complied with all conditions of her probation, adding that Bynes was proud of her sobriety and grateful no one had been hurt during her most turbulent period.

Nearly a decade on, with new music, a trimmed-down physique, a jewelled new brow look, and what appears to be a carefully rebuilt life, Amanda Bynes seems to be operating on her own timeline — and on her own terms.

Whether fans were discussing her headline-making outfit, her evolving beauty choices, or her growing list of creative ventures, Amanda Bynes‘ latest appearances have made one thing clear: she continues to captivate public attention.

As she embraces new projects and personal milestones, many supporters see a woman charting her own path forward — and they’re watching with optimism to see what comes next.

Viewers quickly zeroed in on Homer Gere’s appearance, sparking a flood of reactions about body standards, Hollywood expectations, and his striking resemblance to one of his famous parents.

For many fans, the conversation became less about celebrity and more about what a “normal” male body actually looks like on screen.

The ‘Euphoria’ Scene That Started It All

Homer made his highly discussed debut in HBO’s “Euphoria” season three after joining the cast as Dylan Reed, an actor inside the show’s fictional universe.

Soon after photos from the series began circulating online, social media exploded with reactions to the 26-year-old actor’s physique. One Facebook user wrote, “Now that’s a realistic man body.”

Another added, “I love [that] he’s just a normal guy. Every show is incredibly unrealistic with all the perfect male bodies.” The discussion spread quickly across X, where one person commented, “The fat in question being a normal human stomach.”

Others praised his appearance more directly, writing, “This kind of man is perfect,” and “[The] best physique tbh.” One viral post simply declared, “This is far better than any six pack.”

One X user wrote, “peak male physique!” Another joked, “Following in his father’s footsteps. 🥰” But a more critical comment also gained traction, reading, “in the era [of] GLP1s, this is obese.”

The debate quickly turned Homer into an unexpected talking point about changing beauty standards for men in Hollywood. For many viewers, though, the bigger surprise was simply seeing a body type they considered more relatable on television.

Fans Also Saw His Famous Parents

While discussions of the body dominated much of the online chatter, another topic quickly emerged: who Homer resembles most. Many viewers pointed out that the young actor appears to have inherited features from both parents.

Under another viral Facebook post, one person commented, “Looks like his momma.” Another commented, “He has daddys’ eyes. 💖” A third added, “Looks like his mother!”

Homer is the son of Richard Gere and actress Carey Lowell, who married in 2002 before divorcing in 2016. Although Richard Gere has spent decades as one of Hollywood’s most recognizable leading men, Homer has mostly stayed away from public attention until now.

His Big Hollywood Break

Homer described landing “Euphoria” as a whirlwind experience, revealing that he found out he got the role just two days before filming began. Calling it his “first real set experience,” he said the fast turnaround left him with “not a ton of time to overthink.”

Although Richard did not rehearse scenes with him, Homer said his father regularly gives him advice about how to carry himself in the industry. He also shared that they speak every day and are “super close.”

Following “Euphoria,” Homer is set to appear in Ryan Murphy’s The Shards” alongside Kaia Gerber. The project carries an interesting bit of family history, since his dad famously dated Kaia’s mother, Cindy Crawford, during the 1990s.

A gallery of photos also shows Homer Gere’s transformation over the years — from childhood appearances with his famous parents to his recent red-carpet moments.

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Cindy had always made family one of the quieter constants behind her very public life. And long before that birthday post, the stories she told about raising Presley already showed just how difficult it was for her to stop seeing him as her little boy.

Nothing about that summer post suggested that the pictures would soon be viewed under completely different circumstances. Only 2 months later, the date beside it would stand next to news no mother expects to receive.

Years before that birthday message, Cindy had already spoken about the place family occupied in her life. Long before Presley and Kaia were adults, she had rearranged her priorities around being present for them.

One Answer Caught Her Completely Off Guard

In a 2025 conversation, Cindy said becoming a mother made one priority surprisingly simple: “family first.” Presley once gave her an unexpected glimpse of how that choice looked from a child’s point of view.

When his preschool teachers asked what his parents did for work, Presley told them his mother did not work at all. For a woman whose face had appeared on magazine covers around the world, it was quite an answer.

Cindy remembered taking it as a compliment. Her son apparently did not associate her career with a mother who was always somewhere else, despite the travel, shoots, and public life surrounding her work.

That closeness continued once Presley was old enough to want more independence. Years later, Cindy described an arrangement that was technically a move away from home — with a few very comfortable exceptions.

But There Was One Very Mom-Like Catch

Cindy described Presley reaching that strange halfway stage between living with your parents and truly leaving home. He moved into the family’s guesthouse, giving him more privacy and freedom.

There was just one catch: he still came back for every meal and brought his laundry with him. His address had changed, but several parts of life apparently remained exactly where Mom was.

One Tiny Detail Made the Family Resemblance Impossible to Miss

Presley inherited Cindy’s distinctive mole, and both mother and son once considered having theirs removed. Cindy recalled disliking hers as a child, years before it became one of her trademarks.

When Presley later wanted his removed, Cindy took him to a doctor. The doctor explained that removing it would leave a scar, and Presley decided to keep it.

Years later, people were still noticing that shared feature. One person wrote, “Love the matching moles :-)”, while another commented, “That’s the mommy lookalike”.

The visual similarities were easy to spot. The more private parts of the Gerber family’s life stayed largely away from public view for years, even as Presley and Kaia grew up in front of cameras.

Then Cindy Went Back to the Little Boy

In July 2026, Cindy was marking Presley’s 27th birthday. Instead of choosing only a polished adult portrait, she went back to pictures of Presley as a child.

Her caption matched the photos: “I’m so proud of the man you’ve become, but I’ll always see you as my little boy! Love you.” The 27-year-old man and the little boy from Cindy’s camera roll appeared together in the same birthday tribute.

One reaction focused entirely on the relationship shown in the childhood photos: “This is how a mother should behave with his children. Happy birthday @presleygerber”.

The post held different versions of Presley together: the 27-year-old man being celebrated and the small boy Cindy remembered raising. The comments underneath were filled with birthday wishes, remarks about their resemblance, and affectionate reactions to the old pictures.

For almost 2 months, that was all the post was — a warm birthday message, old childhood photos, and people wishing Presley another happy year ahead. There was no reason to look at it as anything more than that, or to imagine how differently those same pictures would feel before the summer was even far behind.

Who could have known what September would bring? On September 20, 2026, Presley Gerber died at age 27. A representative for Cindy, Rande, and Kaia confirmed his death that day and said, “The family is asking for privacy during this very difficult and painful time.”

The Harder Story Had Been Happening Away From the Birthday Photos

Presley revealed in 2024 that he had struggled with a severe opiate addiction for several years. He also spoke about surviving a fentanyl overdose that left him in a coma for days.

By December 2025, he was discussing prescription medication dependency and his experiences trying to find treatment that worked for him. Presley claimed he had seen more than 15 psychiatrists and spoke critically about the amount of medication he said he had been prescribed.

Presley had already begun putting more of that experience into his own words. “I’ve had a lot of loss in many different forms,” he said, adding, “that is not an excuse, but it’s a reason or a part of why I am where I’m at now.”

He also described talking publicly about mental health as intimidating. “It’s kind of scary,” he admitted, while saying he wanted his experiences to help people dealing with depression or other struggles affecting their lives.

In March 2026, Presley posted about undergoing treatment. Cindy responded, “You are a warrior! Walked thru the fire to find yourself! So proud!”

Rande publicly encouraged him too. His father wrote, “I’m so proud of you and your courage. Facing what’s hard takes real strength, and watching you find your way back to yourself is everything. I love you so much.”

Presley Changed One of the Family’s Oldest Habits

For much of Kaia and Presley’s childhoods, difficult family matters remained behind closed doors. Kaia later said their parents had been “very, very private.”

Presley chose a different approach as an adult. He began speaking directly about addiction, medication, mental health, and treatment — subjects the family once would have been far less likely to discuss publicly.

Kaia described what that openness changed inside the family. “There’s only so much you can hide from the world,”she said. “Trying to put a lid on something just makes the person feel like you’re ashamed of them.”

She also spoke about what Presley’s addiction had done to the family around him. Kaia said a struggle like his can “level” an entire family.

Kaia said she had started thinking of herself as “the easy one.” She sometimes avoided asking for help because she felt her parents already had one child who needed so much from them.

She explained that dynamic in her own words, saying she felt her parents already had “one child who was needing” and that she did not want them to suddenly have 2 children needing them at once.

Just 10 Days Before, Cindy Put Adult Motherhood Into Words

On September 10, only 10 days before Presley died, Cindy spoke about the way her relationship with her children had changed as they became adults.

She said she admired how her own mother had learned not to offer advice unless her adult children asked for it. Cindy admitted that she still had to remind herself, “I’ve got to back off here.”

The July birthday caption carried a different side of the same relationship. “I’ll always see you as my little boy” sat beside Cindy’s September admission that her children were adults whose choices were no longer hers to make.

Long before Cindy became a parent, her younger brother Jeffrey died from leukemia after being diagnosed at around age 2. She later spoke about the effect his illness and death had on her parents and sisters.

Cindy remembered experiencing survivor’s guilt, including the childhood feeling, “Well, it should’ve been one of us.”She was still young herself when the family lost Jeffrey.

Presley Gerber reportedly knew he needed help when he entered a Santa Monica treatment facility over the weekend. But details emerging about the hours between his arrival and the following morning have raised troubling new questions about what happened inside the residence overnight.

According to reports published after his death, the 27-year-old son of Cindy Crawford and Rande Gerber had been struggling in the weeks beforehand — yet people close to him said he was actively trying to change course.

Presley Gerber Reportedly Sought Help in His Final Days

A source told Page Six that Presley had seemed “a little off” in recent weeks and that something about him appeared different. According to the source, Presley “felt like he was lacking purpose in his life,” “hadn’t really found his place,” and “didn’t really know where he wanted to go and what he wanted to do.”

The insider claimed further, “He was struggling with a lot of things, but he wanted so, so badly to be free of his addictions.” “He was such a good kid.” The source added that Presley went into treatment because he recognized that he needed assistance.

“He went in because he knew he needed help. He had not been doing well. He’s always suffered from a huge lack of self-esteem and had trouble accepting his real self and feeling fully confident in who he was as a person,” the insider claimed.

Presley had reportedly spent time with his family the week before his death and was particularly close to his loved ones, especially his father, Rande. His last Instagram post, shared on August 5, presented a very different image from the struggles sources later described. In the nine-slide carousel, Presley smiled while modeling a Vuori outfit in a garden.

He Had Checked in Only Hours Earlier

What makes the timeline especially striking is how little time Presley had reportedly spent at the residence before the emergency unfolded. Sources familiar with the situation told TMZ that Presley entered the Santa Monica facility on Saturday night, September 19, 2026, just hours before authorities were called to the property Sunday morning. The co-ed residence provides support for people dealing with substance-abuse issues, mental-health concerns, trauma, and other conditions.

Several other people were reportedly living there at the time. Presley’s reported condition when he arrived has since become another important piece of the timeline. Sources who said they had contact with him during his final hours told TMZ that Presley did not appear sober when he checked in.

According to those sources, he appeared to be under the influence of a substance Saturday night while seeking treatment for substance-abuse issues. That account has not been established as an official medical finding, and authorities have not announced what, if anything, Presley may have taken before or after arriving.

Inside the Santa Monica Residence

The place Presley entered is not described by its own website as a conventional detox unit or hospital. According to TMZ’s report on the facility and its recovery program, the Santa Monica operation describes itself as a “structured recovery residence” intended in part for people transitioning out of more intensive treatment.

Its program works with residents facing substance-abuse problems, mental-health conditions, trauma, eating disorders, and co-occurring disorders. The residence promotes a sober, supervised environment in which people can take part in shared meals, outings, and social activities intended to foster accountability and healthier relationships.

Wellness offerings advertised by the program include exercise, yoga, hiking, beach trips, and art workshops. The property also features decidedly upscale amenities. Residents reportedly have access to 24/7 on-site staff, chef-prepared meals, a stocked pantry, a gym, a movie theater, and indoor and outdoor common spaces.

The company’s website describes the three-story property as being in a prestigious section of Santa Monica with ocean and city views while remaining in a secluded neighborhood. A Daily Mail report identified the residence as Resolutions Living and reported that it was founded and owned by Dr. Reza Nabavi, who also serves as clinical director.

Its stated mission is to provide structure, recreation, life-skills training, vocational coaching, accountability and community to men and women recovering from addiction, mental-health issues and co-occurring disorders.

The outlet noted that it was unclear what Presley was paying to stay there. It cited general figures from Westwind Recovery indicating that luxury sober-living arrangements in coastal communities such as Santa Monica and Malibu can run from roughly $5,000 to more than $15,000 monthly.

A neighbor who lives two doors away told the Daily Mail that ambulances had been seen at the property before. “I saw the ambulance Sunday morning. It’s really sad, but it’s not the first time there have been ambulances here,” the neighbor said.

The resident also complained about the facility’s presence and expansion in the neighborhood, saying the operation occupies two neighboring houses and alleging that each has at least seven beds. The neighbor further complained about noise from a pickleball court and expressed concern that the operation could eventually acquire additional property.

The Daily Mail noted that federal protections, including the Fair Housing Act and Americans with Disabilities Act, limit local governments’ ability to discriminate against qualifying treatment and sober-living residences. The outlet also said it contacted Reza and representatives for the facility but had not received a response at the time of publication.

Then Came the Sunday Morning Emergency

By Sunday morning, the situation had changed dramatically. Dispatch recordings obtained by People show that a call was dispatched to police at approximately 9:35 a.m. on September 20 for a cardiac arrest in the 1000 block of Berkeley Street. Another dispatch indicated that first responders were also responding to an overdose at the same address.

That detail is significant: before Presley’s death was formally pronounced, emergency communications were already describing both cardiac arrest and a possible overdose. The Los Angeles Times similarly reported that Santa Monica police received one call regarding cardiac arrest and another regarding an overdose.

Officers responded to Resolutions Living at about 9:35 a.m., according to the outlet, which described the property as a $7.7 million, seven-bedroom mansion operating as a rehabilitation home.

When officers arrived, police said they found Presley unresponsive. Life-saving measures were performed, but responding paramedics pronounced him dead about 10 minutes later, at approximately 9:45 a.m. He was only 27 years old.

Authorities Are Investigating a Suspected Overdose

The next development brought the circumstances surrounding Presley’s final hours into sharper focus. Sources with direct knowledge told TMZ that Presley’s family had been informed his death appeared to have resulted from an overdose. The outlet also reported that Presley had been living alongside several other people at the treatment facility, although he was staying in a separate house on the grounds.

That does not establish that anyone else was with Presley at the precise moment of the medical emergency. But investigators are now looking closely at the people who were at the facility around the time he died. Santa Monica Police said detectives are investigating the death as a suspected overdose.

Authorities have said there is currently no indication of foul play. The distinction remains crucial because Presley’s official cause and manner of death have not yet been determined. The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner said the investigation was still in its early stages and that only limited information was available.

Police Have Already Interviewed Other Residents

Investigators are now trying to determine not only whether Presley consumed drugs, but potentially where any substances involved came from. Sources close to the investigation told TMZ that police have interviewed people who were living at the facility. Authorities are reportedly examining whether any substances Presley may have taken were prescribed to him or whether they could have come from a dealer, a friend, or another source.

Police reportedly continue to believe foul play was not involved, and there are currently no suspects. Those interviews could become particularly important given how recently Presley had arrived and the fact that several other residents were staying at the property. Still, there has been no official determination that another person supplied him with anything.

Toxicology Could Provide the Missing Answer

An autopsy has been completed, but Presley’s cause of death has been deferred while authorities await additional information. The Medical Examiner’s Office has requested further testing and studies, including toxicology testing designed to determine what substances, if any, were present in Presley’s body.

That means the overdose characterization remains a working investigative theory rather than an official cause of death. For now, the known timeline is painfully short: Presley entered the residence Saturday night while seeking help, emergency dispatchers were contacted Sunday morning, officers found him unresponsive, and paramedics pronounced him dead at 9:45 a.m.

What happened during the intervening hours — including whether Presley consumed anything after arriving and where it may have come from — is now at the center of the investigation.

Presley Had Spoken About Addiction Before His Death

Presley had previously been open about his struggles with substance use and mental health. According to Page Six, he had discussed past abuse involving alcohol, opioids, painkillers, anti-anxiety medication, benzodiazepines including Xanax, and ketamine. He had also been arrested for driving under the influence in December 2018, when he was 19.

A source told the outlet that Presley was dealing with “the full gamut” around the time of his death. “He was such a kind person, but he grew up in that strange Malibu world where it’s very easy to fall into drugs and drinking as you are growing up,” the source claimed.

The insider added that although the lifestyle could appear enviable from the outside, it could also feel isolating and make substances an easier temptation. Presley began modeling as a teenager, following his supermodel mother and later working in the same industry as his younger sister, Kaia Gerber. He was Cindy and Rande’s only son.

His Family Is Now Asking for Privacy

As investigators continue piecing together the final hours of Presley’s life, his family has kept its public statement brief. A representative for Cindy, Rande and Kaia confirmed his death and said the family was asking for privacy during this “very difficult and painful time.” For now, several of the biggest questions remain unanswered.

The dispatch calls point to a medical crisis involving cardiac arrest and a suspected overdose; other residents were present at the facility, and police are investigating where any substances involved may have originated. But until toxicology and the Medical Examiner’s remaining work are complete, the precise, official cause of Presley’s death remains undetermined.

As we previously reported, Presley Gerber had been publicly documenting his fight to get better in the months leading up to his death.

He spoke about changing his habits, reconsidering the people around him, struggling with his mental health, and trying to find a treatment routine he could understand. The polished son of one of the world’s most famous supermodels was increasingly willing to let people see the part of his life that was anything but polished.

At First, the Changes Were Easy to Miss

By December 2025, Presley was talking publicly about things that can sound surprisingly ordinary when someone is trying to reset his life. He revealed in an update about his routine that he had stopped drinking alcohol after his birthday in July, explaining simply, “That is no longer serving me.”

He was also working out, using the sauna, taking baths, and paying closer attention to the people around him. Presley said there were people from the Hollywood world he loved “to death,” but he was deliberately spending less time around some of them while trying to surround himself with better influences.

There was no sweeping announcement that he had suddenly become a different person. He was changing alcohol, routines, friendships, and his environment one piece at a time, but behind those everyday adjustments was another problem that sounded far harder for him to control.

He Kept Looking for the Help He Needed

In the same period, Presley opened up about panic attacks, medication, and the number of doctors he had seen while trying to find stability. Once, he said he had already been to 15 psychiatrists, yet still felt he did not have as much direction as he wanted. He had kept going back for help, but he still described a process that often left him unsure of what was actually supposed to work for him.

“Every psychiatrist I’ve had — I’ve had 15 — are like, ‘Here’s 20 medications and take this if you feel like this,'” he said, explaining that he wanted doctors to give him clearer instructions. He was also frank about the uncertainty surrounding his medications: “The doctors say a lot of different things, so it’s kind of scary.” That uncertainty remained part of his search for an approach that worked for him.

Presley said he hoped that between his own research, his doctors’ research, his faith, and time, they could “figure this out.” He was not presenting himself as someone who had found the answer, and a few months later, he allowed people to see how far he was still willing to go looking for one.

By Spring, the Tone Had Changed

In March 2026, Presley posted one of the rawest updates he had ever shared about recovery. He documented undergoing ibogaine treatment and wrote that he had been “absolutely terrified” before the experience began.

“Letting go of control didn’t come easy,” he wrote, before adding, “I faced what I had been running from, and somewhere in all of it, I started finding my way back to myself.” Presley ended the thought with a hope that sounded much less certain than a victory lap: he was “praying it’s the last time I have to come back.”

His family immediately appeared beneath the post. Cindy told him, “You are a warrior! Walked thru [sic] the fire to find yourself! So proud!” while Kaia wrote, “That’s my brother I [sic] am so damn proud,” and Rande praised his son’s courage.

This Time, His Parents Were Right There

Presley answered his father with a short message of his own: “thank you pops learned it from you [sic].” Weeks later, Presley, Kaia, Cindy, and Rande were photographed together again, with the entire immediate family appearing side by side less than 4 months before his death.

Then came June 11. Cindy and Rande accompanied their son to a mental-health-focused event in Malibu, where Presley joined a panel and made what would become his final public appearance, but this time he was not simply standing beside his famous parents for photographs.

Presley spoke about reaching a turning point around age 23 and trying to distinguish the noise he had been experiencing internally from the person he believed himself to be. “The most free I felt was when I was finally honest with myself,” he said, before offering simple advice for difficult days: move, go outside, get some sun, or simply lie on the grass if that is all you can manage.

Kaia Had Been Carrying Her Own Part of It

Only about 1 month before Presley’s death, Kaia spoke publicly about what his struggles had looked like from inside their family. In an interview, his history was described as a “decade-long struggle with drug addiction,” while Kaia explained that a problem affecting one child could quietly reshape life for the other.

“When something like that happens in a family, it kind of levels everyone,” she said. Kaia admitted that she began identifying herself as “the easy one” and became reluctant to ask her parents for help because it already felt as though they had one child who needed so much of them.

At the same time, she had watched Presley begin dismantling the privacy the family had lived with for years. Kaia called him an “absolute teacher” and recalled his attitude as: “I’m gonna be very human for everyone,” saying that trying to put a lid on difficult things could leave the person struggling with feeling ashamed.

Eventually, He Put a Reason Into Words

By the end of 2025, Presley was no longer leaving people to interpret a tattoo, a difficult public moment, or a change in his behavior on their own; he was speaking directly into a camera about what had been happening to him, even when he did not have a tidy answer for how to fix it.

While discussing his medication and mental health in a December video, Presley finally offered another piece of that story: “I’ve had a lot of loss in many different forms.” Then he immediately drew a line between explaining his situation and excusing it.

“That is not an excuse, but it’s a reason or a part of why I am where I’m at now,” Presley said. He never named every loss behind those words. But he was clear they were part of the story, even as he still called his choices his own responsibility.

But He Didn’t Want the Story to Stop With Him

Presley had already begun explaining what he hoped to do with those difficult years back in 2023. During the Studio 22 podcast, he said, “[Mental health] is an issue. It is such a big part of my life. It’s a 24/7 job, and there’s so much to it.”

Then he explained what he hoped that openness could offer someone else: “That’s really what I want to do: help people, whether you’re depressed, you’re struggling with something that is having a negative effect on your body. I mean it could be anything, and there’s no judgment.” For Presley, talking openly was becoming part of the same process as trying to understand his own struggles.

And when he spoke about what kept him personally invested in that goal, his answer became even more specific. “That’s what’s getting me out of bed these days … is that hope that I’ve made the mistakes for a lot of people,” Presley said. “If they’re like me, well, then they’re going to want to do it the hard way. But if they want to listen, then I could save them a lot of hardship and a lot of struggling.”

By the End, Those Plans Had Moved Off His Phone

Presley’s advocacy was developing alongside his own attempts at recovery, not after them. The same experiences he was still trying to work through — therapy, medication, treatment, fear, and mistakes he wished he had avoided — were becoming the experiences he hoped might help someone else.

That had started with conversations, social-media posts, and a project called Mental Health Mondays, where he wanted to involve professionals who had helped him. By June 2026, he was sitting on a public mental-health panel with Cindy and Rande nearby, doing in person what he had said three years earlier he hoped to do for other people.

He was still describing fear, medication, recovery, and days when simply getting outside felt like an accomplishment. But he was also staying away from alcohol, reconsidering his circle, returning to treatment, talking about loss, and putting fewer walls around a struggle his family had once handled much more privately.

Presley died at 27 with much of that work still in motion. His own words leave the clearest thread running through those final years: he wanted people going through something similar to know someone else had been there. He hoped what he’d learned the hard way might spare somebody else the same struggle.

If you or someone you know is considering suicide, please contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255), text “help” to the Crisis Text Line at 741-741, or go to suicidepreventionlifeline.org.