Kaia Gerber Shares Joan Didion Passage While Mourning Brother

Gerber’s Instagram post showed a stack of books, including Joan Didion’s The Year of Magical Thinking. The passage she shared describes grief as unexpected and arriving in waves that can disrupt everyday life. Friends, including Helena Christensen and Rachel Zoe, sent messages of support in the comments, as described in one account of the post.

Gerber wrote about her brother’s death in an October 18 tribute, saying she struggled to find words for the scale of her loss. She described being deeply attached to Presley and said the love she had for him now had nowhere obvious to go. She also called him her best friend and protector.

Their parents, Cindy Crawford and Rande Gerber, joined Gerber in a statement after Presley’s death, saying they were heartbroken and grateful for the years they had with him. The family also thanked people who had offered support.

Presley was found unresponsive on September 20 at a rehabilitation facility in Santa Monica, California, after checking in earlier that day. Paramedics pronounced him dead at 9:45 a.m. The Los Angeles County medical examiner deferred determining the cause and manner of death while additional testing was conducted. Santa Monica police are investigating the death as a suspected overdose; an official cause has not been announced.