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George Clooney and Amal Clooney have stepped into one of the hardest roles a friend can play, showing up in person and staying close as Cindy Crawford and Rande Gerber grieve the sudden loss of their 27-year-old son, Presley Gerber.
According to a source who spoke with PEOPLE on Thursday, September 24, the Clooneys are among a small circle of longtime friends who have not left the couple’s side since Presley died on Sunday, September 20.
The source described an arrangement built entirely around presence, with friends making sure Crawford and Gerber are never left to sit with their grief in an empty house.
That support reportedly began almost immediately. George, 65, and Amal, 48, traveled to Los Angeles as soon as they learned what had happened, and their involvement has gone beyond a single visit or a condolence call.
Sources describe a sustained effort, with the Clooneys helping handle practical matters around the family while also simply being present in the home.
For two people whose own lives are constantly scheduled and photographed, choosing to clear space and stay close to another family’s worst week says something about how deep this friendship runs.
“Taking Shifts” So the Family Isn’t Alone
The most striking detail in PEOPLE’s reporting is how organized this support system has become. A source close to the situation said, “George, Amal and a few of their other close friends have been taking shifts staying with the family so they aren’t alone.”
That phrase, taking shifts, suggests something closer to a rotation of caretakers than a string of separate visits, with friends coordinating so that Crawford and Gerber always have someone nearby in the days following their son’s death.
George’s bond with the Gerber family runs deeper than a typical celebrity friendship. He and Rande co-founded the tequila brand Casamigos together in 2013 before selling the company, and a source close to Crawford described George as essentially family, saying his role in their lives goes well beyond business.
That framing lines up with years of public reporting on the two families, who have vacationed together, kept homes near one another, and shown up for one another at major life events for decades.
The visible piece of that support played out on Tuesday, September 22, when George and Amal were photographed arriving at daughter Kaia Gerber’s Los Angeles home in a black SUV, just two days after Presley’s death.
George was seen waiting beside the vehicle as Amal stepped out before the two headed inside together. It was a quiet, unannounced visit, the kind made for comfort rather than cameras, though photographers were on hand regardless.
Outlets close to the family have also reported that George has known Presley and Kaia since they were children, having spent enough time around them growing up to be considered something like an honorary uncle within the family circle.
What Happened at the Santa Monica Rehab Facility
Presley Gerber died on Sunday, September 20, inside a rehabilitation facility in Santa Monica, California, where he had checked in the night before while seeking treatment for drug addiction.
According to dispatch audio obtained by PEOPLE, a call reporting a drug overdose at the facility went out at 9:35 a.m. that morning, with a separate dispatch describing an individual in cardiac arrest.
Responding officers found Presley unresponsive and administered life-saving measures, but he was pronounced dead at 9:45 a.m., just ten minutes after the initial call came in. The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Office has not yet determined an official cause of death.
In a statement shared with PEOPLE, the office said the investigation remains ongoing and that limited information is currently available, noting that death was pronounced by responding paramedics and that the Santa Monica Police Department is the agency handling the case.
Sources with direct knowledge of the situation told TMZ that Presley’s family was informed he died of a drug overdose, though the Medical Examiner’s Office has deferred his autopsy, meaning a conclusive cause of death could take months to finalize. No foul play is suspected in his death.
Additional details reported by TMZ indicate Presley had a 24/7 sober coach who traveled with him and provided round-the-clock support in the months before his death, though it remains unclear whether that coach was present the weekend he died.
Sources also told the outlet that fentanyl has not come up in the investigation so far, though toxicology testing ordered by the Medical Examiner will ultimately determine what substances were in his system at the time of his death.
A Friendship, and a Family Bond, Decades in the Making
Presley had been open in recent months about the mental health and substance use struggles that led him to seek treatment. He had started a recurring Instagram series called Mental Health Mondays, using the platform to speak candidly about what he was going through.
In a December 2025 post that was later deleted, Presley shared the prescription medications he had been taking, including buprenorphine, Xanax, and valium, explaining that his doctors had prescribed them to help manage panic attacks connected to his mental health struggles and a personal loss he did not name.
He said at the time that he believed honesty was the best approach to talking about it, even as he admitted the process felt uncertain and, at times, frightening.
That openness extended to his treatment, too. In the months before his death, Presley had spoken about undergoing an Ibogaine Flood Dose treatment, telling followers he was afraid going into it but hopeful it would help him reconnect with himself.
Those public disclosures, paired with the private support system his family had built around him, painted a picture of someone actively trying to get better, which makes the timing of his death, just hours after checking into a treatment facility, particularly difficult for those closest to him to process.
A representative for Crawford, Gerber and their daughter Kaia issued a brief statement in the days following Presley’s death, asking for privacy during what the family described as a very difficult and painful time.
Beyond that statement, Crawford, Gerber and Kaia have kept their public comments minimal, leaning instead on the small circle of friends now taking shifts by their side.
George and Rande’s friendship reportedly predates Casamigos by many years, and their families have long overlapped through shared vacations in Los Cabos, Mexico, joint appearances at events like the Clooney Foundation for Justice’s Albie Awards, and even neighboring apartments in New York City.
For now, the family’s focus remains on grieving privately while the investigation into Presley’s death continues. What is clear from the accounts shared with PEOPLE is that Crawford and Gerber are not navigating this loss alone, and that the Clooneys, along with a handful of other close friends, have deliberately chosen to be present in whatever way is needed, one shift at a time.
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