Kaia Gerber says parents used didgeridoo for childhood exorcism

Kaia Gerber said she had an exorcism performed on her with a didgeridoo when she was a child, after her parents believed she was haunted. The model, daughter of Cindy Crawford and Rande Gerber, revealed the ritual in an NBC News interview in February. She explained that the exorcism took place in her family home in Los Angeles when she was about 12 years old. According to Gerber, a local priest who had studied traditional rites used the didgeridoo, an Australian wind instrument, to create a droning sound that he claimed would drive out a “demon” she was experiencing.

The story comes at a time when high‑profile families are increasingly open about mental‑health struggles. Gerber’s parents, who had long worried about her mood swings and anxiety, turned to a spiritual solution after medical professionals could not pinpoint a clear diagnosis. The exorcism was not a mainstream Catholic rite; it was a blend of Catholic prayer and indigenous Australian music. Gerber said the priest performed the ceremony in a small, dimly lit room, chanting prayers while the didgeridoo’s low hum filled the space. She