On Tuesday, September 22, 2026, Megyn Kelly faced intense backlash after criticizing Cindy Crawford and Presley Gerber , Crawford’s 27 year old son, days after his death at a Los Angeles rehabilitation facility. Kelly linked Gerber’s past face tattoo and addiction struggles to what she called serious problems inside his family. During The Megyn Kelly Show , Kelly focused on the word “misunderstood,” which Gerber once had tattooed on his face before removing it. Gerber had spoken publicly about substance abuse and mental health challenges, and according to the report, he entered treatment before his suspected overdose. The Internet Was Not Letting That Slide Spencer Pratt argued on X that criticizing grieving parents immediately after the death of their child crosses a basic line, calling Kelly’s commentary “Goblinesque.” New York City Councilwoman Inna Vernikov also pointed to Kelly’s past criticism involving Hayden Panettiere’s family. Online critics accused Kelly of turning a family tragedy into a morality lecture and assigning blame to Crawford just days after Gerber’s death. The sharpest response was also the simplest: addiction can devastate families, but a grieving parent’s private pain is not an open invitation for public diagnosis.