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‘Godzilla Vs Kong’ Child Star Passes Away At 18 As Dad Shares Heartbreaking Message After Fatal Accident

Kaylee Hottle, the deaf actress who portrayed Jia in 2021’s Godzilla vs. Kong and reprised her role in 2024’s Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, has passed away at the age of 18.

The news was announced by her father, Joshua Hottle, via social media on Tuesday, July 21, as he said he was flying from Texas to Maryland to claim her body.

“I am taking a flight that I never would like to take,” he wrote in the caption of the video.

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