Presley Gerber’s ‘MISUNDERSTOOD’ face tattoo in focus amid death at 27 and mental health battle
Cindy Crawford’s son, Presley Gerber, had previously opened up about feeling misunderstood, addiction recovery and his mental health struggles.
Presley Gerber, the son of supermodel Cindy Crawford and businessman Rande Gerber, passed away at the age of 27 following a mental health battle, addiction, and the pressures of growing up in the spotlight. The model's decision to get a "MISUNDERSTOOD" tattoo across his cheek in February 2020 has resurfaced since his death on September 20, 2023, at a rehabilitation facility.
Gerber's family has requested privacy, and his cause of death remains undisclosed as an autopsy is pending. The face tattoo, designed by celebrity tattoo artist Jonathan "JonBoy" Valena, was intended to represent how Gerber felt he was not understood internally. He defended the tattoo, stating that people did not know how he felt and that they were not in his head.
Gerber, who also had several other tattoos including a barbed wire design on his hand and a gun tattoo near his hip, appeared to have removed the cheek tattoo in August 2021, suggesting he was undergoing removal treatment. Despite the controversy surrounding the tattoo, Gerber had become an advocate for mental health conversations and openly discussed his own experiences with depression, anxiety, and substance abuse.
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