Cindy Crawford and Rande Gerber are still struggling to arrange an intimate memorial for their son Presley after his apparent overdose death at 27, sources say, while fighting to keep the farewell private.
Model Presley Gerber died Sept. 20 at a rehab facility in Santa Monica, California, from an apparent overdose. He had checked in that same weekend because, an insider said, he knew he needed help.
Page Six reported that Crawford, 60, and Gerber, 64, are still figuring out details for a small Malibu gathering while the family mourns. Privacy is the priority.
An insider told People it is hard to make those decisions when everyone is struggling emotionally. The parents want the memorial kept private, without media or paparazzi.
"It's hard to make those decisions when everyone is struggling emotionally."
They also face a crowded guest list. Another source said they want the service very intimate, but so many people in Presley’s life loved him that the number who have reached out to attend is high.
The memorial is reportedly planned for Malibu, California, linked to Presley’s love for surfing and the beach. According to TMZ reporting cited in the coverage, he was cremated at Rose Family Funeral Home, and his ashes will stay at his parents’ Malibu home.
Presley had been open on Instagram about depression and opioid addiction, telling followers about his struggles so there could be accountability. An insider said he wanted so, so badly to be free of his addictions.
"They want to keep it very intimate, but there's so many people in Presley's life who loved him, the amount of people that have reached out to attend is high."
Sources pushed back hard on any suggestion that fame left the young man alone. One insider said this was never a situation involving two absent Hollywood parents. They were always there for him and did everything they could to help him. The family has always been incredibly close, and Presley was deeply loved.
His sister, model Kaia Gerber, 25, is taking the loss very hard. An insider told Page Six the siblings were insanely close.
Presley entered rehab the same weekend he died. That timeline leaves little comfort for parents who had stayed involved and still could not outrun the addiction that took him at 27.
Loving parents, open talk about opioids, and a same-weekend turn to rehab were not enough. The memorial in Malibu will be quiet by design, and the gap he left will not be.
