Deaf actress Kaylee Hottle died in a car accident on Tuesday, at the age of 18. The tragic news was announced by her father and several celebrities have paid tribute to the young star.
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22/07/2026 - 12:59 GMT+2
Kaylee Hottle, the Deaf actress known for playing Jia in Godzilla vs. Kong and its sequel Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, has died at the age of 18.
Her father, Joshua Hottle, confirmed the news in an American Sign Language livestream on Facebook, explaining that his daughter had been involved in a fatal car crash in Maryland, US.
The Frederick County Sheriff’s Office later said Hottle was taken to a trauma centre, where she was pronounced dead.
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