Presley Gerber, the son of supermodel Cindy Crawford and businessman Rande Gerber has died at the age of 27.
Gerber died at a rehab facility on Sunday, according to online records of the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner.
The death was confirmed by Allie Jenkins, a representative for Crawford and Rande Gerber, who were married in 1998.
“The family is asking for privacy during this very difficult and painful time,” Jenkins said in an email on Sunday night.
Gerber was a model and the older brother of model and actress Kaia Gerber.
His fashion work included campaigns and runway appearances for brands such as Calvin Klein and Dolce & Gabbana. In 2018, he appeared alongside his mother in Pepsi's Super Bowl LII commercial.
He had previously opened up about his struggles with mental health. In an Instagram post in November last year, he said he had started a series called Mental health Mondays, saying "the goal was to spark real conversations about the stuff most people hide."
During an appearance on the Studio 22 podcast, Presley said: "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."
In August, his sister Kaia Gerber, who is also a model, spoke about her brother's struggles in an interview with Vogue magazine, saying: "When something like that happens in a family, it kind of levels everyone."
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