Millie Bobby Brown is “devastated” over her “Godzilla vs Kong” co-star Kaylee Hottle’s death at 18 on Tuesday.
The “Stranger Things” alum posted a black-and-white photo of the late child star in the 2021 film via Instagram Stories.
“I’m so devastated to hear this,” the 22-year-old told her followers of Hottle’s fatal Maryland car accident.
Millie Bobby Brown (pictured above in May 2019) reacted to her former co-star Kaylee Hottle’s death via Instagram Stories on Tuesday. PA Images via Getty Images
The “Stranger Things” alum told her followers how “devastated” she is by the 18-year-old’s passing. milliebobbybrown/Instagram
She concluded, “You will be deeply missed Kaylee.”
When Brown and Hottle first shared the screen, they played Madison Russell and Jia, respectively.
The duo revised their roles three years later for the next installment in the franchise, “Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire.”
“You will be deeply missed Kaylee,” Brown wrote of Hottle (pictured above in “Godzilla vs Kong” in 2021). Warner Bros. Entertainment via AP
Brown (pictured above with Vera Farmiga in “Godzilla: King of the Monsters”) has shared the screen with Hottle twice. ©Warner Bros/courtesy Everett Collection / Everett Collection
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News broke Tuesday of the deaf actress’ passing after her dad released a tearful Facebook video about flying to Maryland from Texas to claim the teen’s body.
Joshua Hottle explained in the social media upload that he received a call about Kaylee’s crash — then, shortly after, another call that her heart had stopped on the way to the hospital.
Page Six subsequently confirmed the driver of the car Hottle was in “swerved off the road and hit a ditch” in Ijamsville at 3 a.m.
Brown and Hottle respectively played Madison Russell and Jia in “Godzilla vs Kong” (pictured above) and “Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire.” ©HBO Max/Courtesy Everett Collection
Hottle (pictured above in “Godzilla vs Kong”) lost her life in a Maryland car accident early Tuesday morning. ©HBO Max/Courtesy Everett Collection
“Excessive speed is believed to be a contributing factor in the collision,” the Fredrick County Sheriff’s Department wrote in a press release.
The 1995 Honda Accord, operated by a 19-year-old, “traveled off the right side of the two-lane roadway and struck a culvert.”
The car’s other passenger denied medical assistance, while the driver was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Her hear stopped en route to a local trauma center, per her dad, Joshua Hottle. ©HBO Max/Courtesy Everett Collection
The collision Kaylee (pictured above in March 2024) was in is still being investigated. WireImage
Kaylee, transported to a local trauma center, was pronounced dead.
She had been visiting the area, according to emergency dispatch obtained by Page Six, and was “unconscious” when paramedics arrived at the scene.
Frederick County Sheriff’s Office Traffic Unit is still investigating the crash.
