Tragic loss: 18-year-old Kaylee Hottle, known for her role as Jia in Godzilla vs Kong and a Saturn Award nominee, died in a car accident. Her family is deaf, and emergency responders scrambled to find an ASL interpreter to break the news — a heartbreaking echo of her on-screen role communicating with Kong. Her father shared the devastating news in a tearful ASL livestream. Co-stars Rebecca Hall and Alexander Skarsgård learned ASL to connect with her, honoring her legacy. Hottle was a passionate advocate for deaf representation, believing ASL is just another language — and that deaf people are capable of anything. Her passing leaves a void in Hollywood and beyond.
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