GODZILLA V KONG ACTOR KAYLEE HOTTLE DIES AGED 18
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The deaf actor, who played a major role in Godzilla v Kong and its 2024 sequel, was killed in a car crash in Maryland Kaylee Hottle, who played a major role in Godzilla v Kong and the sequel Godzilla X Kong: The New… Her death was confirmed by her father, Joshua, in a video shared on Facebook.
According to Culture | The Guardian, The deaf actor, who played a major role in Godzilla v Kong and its 2024 sequel, was killed in a car crash in Maryland Kaylee Hottle, who played a major role in Godzilla v Kong and the sequel Godzilla X Kong: The New…
The available RSS description adds: Her death was confirmed by her father, Joshua, in a video shared on Facebook.
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Primary report: Culture | The Guardian
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- Culture | The Guardian: The deaf actor, who played a major role in Godzilla v Kong and its 2024 sequel, was killed in a car crash in Maryland Kaylee Hottle, who played a major role in Godzilla v Kong and the sequel Godzilla X Kong: The New…
- Culture | The Guardian: Her death was confirmed by her father, Joshua, in a video shared on Facebook.
- Culture | The Guardian: The stream was in American Sign Language (ASL) as the Hottle family is all deaf.
- Culture | The Guardian: “I am taking a flight that I never would like to take,” is the name of the video.
- BBC News: She portrayed a young deaf orphan named Jia in the 2021 blockbuster and its 2024 sequel.
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- 21/07/2026, 17:17 PRIMARY FEED GODZILLA V KONG ACTOR KAYLEE HOTTLE DIES AGED 18 (Culture | The Guardian • 3 hrs ago) [Story Intel]
- 21/07/2026, 18:45 RELATED COVERAGE GODZILLA VS KONG ACTRESS KAYLEE HOTTLE DIES IN CRASH AT 18 (BBC News • 2 hrs ago) [Story Intel]
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