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The fatal car crash that killed Kaylee Hottle looks even worse upon further review ... a new image shows severe damage to the front of the car.

TMZ obtained a new photo showing the mangled car loaded on the back of a flatbed tow truck ... the front end of the 1995 Honda Accord is almost completely caved in, with the hood crumpled up and the bumper twisted out of shape.

Grass and mud are packed around the bumper and front passenger-side wheel -- where the tire appears to have separated from the rim -- and the windshield looks cracked on the same side.

Aaron Rodgers' family reunion didn't start this week despite what fans may think ... 'cause TMZ has learned the Steelers QB had already reunited with his parents months before he publicly revealed they'd reconciled.

In footage obtained by TMZ from April, Aaron is seen chatting, laughing, and spending time with his mom, Darla, and dad, Ed, at the inaugural Pleasant Valley High School Athletics Hall of Fame dinner in Chico, California, where he was inducted as a member of the first-ever class.

Aaron also gave a speech during the ceremony, thanking his parents ... another sign the family's yearslong rift had already begun to heal well before anyone knew.

The timing is significant because fans only learned the Rodgers family had reunited this week after Aaron posted a series of Instagram photos featuring his parents and brother Luke, captioning the post, "Another bonding week #fam."

Chadwick Boseman's brothers want his widow to be removed as administrator of his estate nearly 6 years after his death ... and they are petitioning the court to have it done ASAP.

Kevin and Derrick Boseman beelined it to a Los Angeles court Friday and submitted legal docs outlining a list of reasons why they believe Chadwick's wife, Taylor Simone Ledward Boseman, has mismanaged the estate and why she should be removed from having control.

In the docs, obtained by TMZ, Kevin and Derrick claim Taylor left the entire family in the dark about the status of his estate ... despite a 2022 court order that said their parents, Leroy and Carolyn Boseman, were legally entitled to a combined 50% share. The court order gave Taylor control of the other half after Chadwick died without a will in place.

But, nearly four years later, Chadwick's brothers allege his widow has not finished distributing the estate's assets and has continued controlling it completely on her own.

Blac Chyna says her ex signed a non-disclosure agreement prohibiting him from talking about her and her famous children ... she just submitted a copy of it in court, and now you can read it all in its entirety.

TMZ obtained the confidential agreement Chyna says her ex-boyfriend Twin Hector signed during their relationship ... and it's an interesting read.

The agreement notes Twin was likely to learn private details about Chyna's business activities, her personal life, and the lives of her children -- King Cairo, whom she shares with Tyga, and Dream Kardashian, whom she had with Rob Kardashian.

The NDA also covers matters related to Chyna's mom, Tokyo Toni.

Kim Delaney's husband, James Morgan, was arrested for public intoxication after allegedly getting into it with the former "NYPD Blue" star and a flight attendant during a recent trip ... TMZ has learned.

Law enforcement sources tell TMZ ... Morgan was arrested and booked Monday after landing at Los Angeles International Airport. We're told he and Delaney flew into L.A. from Detroit on a Delta flight, and the couple allegedly got into an argument during the flight.

We're told Morgan was also involved in a separate incident with a flight attendant. It's unclear what sparked either confrontation.

Tom Brady has folks puzzled over his "beef" with Logan Paul ... but one quarterback from his era tells TMZ Sports he's all in on TB12 settling things in the WWE squared circle.

We caught up with Drew Brees out in NYC on Tuesday ... and asked for his thoughts on a potential wrestling showdown between the GOAT and the Maverick.

"They should!" Brees told us. "They should schedule that."

Djimon Hounsou's huge paydays for some of his movies were revealed as part of his bitter custody battle with his ex, Ri’za Marie Simpson ... and we've got the figures.

TMZ obtained a financial declaration, filed by Djimon, which shows how much he was paid for various projects ... including $1.1 million for "A Quiet Place: Day One."

Djimon made $1.25 million for "Red Car" with Halle Berry and Scott Eastwood, $250K for a couple 'Rebel Moon' films, $400K for the horror film "The Monster," $300K for "The Rising," and another $300K for "The Zealot."

In the docs, Djimon listed his average gross monthly income of around $60K but claims to spend around $85K.

Celeste Rivas' body had liquefied and looked like "mush" in the graphic photos shown during D4vd's preliminary hearing Tuesday ... according to the 14-year-old's family's attorney.

We caught up with Patrick Steinfeld outside court after the hearing, and he tells TMZ the alleged evidence presented against the singer is "damning" based on what he saw inside the courtroom.

Steinfeld says the exhibits were so "extremely painful" for the family to sit through that Celeste's mother, Mercedes Martinez, sobbed throughout the hearing and "never recovered."

7/22/2026 11:48 AM PT -- Kaylee Hottle died from blunt force trauma ... TMZ has confirmed.

11:12 AM PT -- TMZ has obtained dispatch audio of the car crash.

9:22 AM PT -- Authorities say Kaylee Hottle was riding in a 1995 Honda Accord when the driver veered off a Maryland road and slammed into a roadside ditch early Tuesday.

Kaylee Hottle -- a deaf actress best known for playing Jia in two 'Godzilla' films -- is dead.

Her father, Joshua Hottle, tells TMZ ... his daughter was killed in a car accident early Tuesday morning in Maryland.

Joshua also shared the tragic news in a nearly 23-minute-long social live stream ... explaining in ASL that he had to fly from Texas to claim her body.

Joshua says he learned Kaylee was involved in a serious car accident ... and officials called him shortly after this initial shock to inform him her heart stopped on the way to the hospital.

Robert Downey Jr.'s daughter Avri Downey is getting into the family business ... she's set to film a new television show ... and we found out how much she's being paid.

TMZ obtained the minor's contract Avri signed for her role in an upcoming show, "Oswald," and it calls for her to be paid $1,246 for one day of shooting.

The deal was signed last year, and her character was listed as "Family Photo Kid" ... so it sounds like a smaller role.

Avri's daily rate is a far cry from her dad’s reported $100 Million salary in "Avengers: Doomsday" ... but, hey, we all gotta start somewhere.

Wendy Williams' guardian, Sabrina Morrissey, settled the legal battle with A&E Television Networks over the former talk show host's documentary, TMZ has learned. 

According to court docs obtained by TMZ, Sabrina and A&E said they resolved all issues and the lawsuit was being dropped. 

In the original lawsuit, Sabrina demanded the release of the documentary be halted, which did not happen, and for additional damages. She claimed Wendy was dealing with “very serious medical issues” that rendered her “effectively incapacitated.” 

Terry Dubrow wants Vicki Gunvalson to shut up about how he and Heather Dubrow made their money ... and thinks he can squash the speculation with a not-so-friendly wager.

We got Terry outside Steak 48 in Beverly Hills Monday, and he had a lot to say about "The Real Housewives of Orange County" star running her mouth.

Here's the deal ... VG's saying Terry and Heather didn't work for their wealth, but actually inherited it from Terry's late brother, Kevin.

But the Dubrows say Vicki's full of it.

Here's the aftermath of the fatal car crash that killed Kaylee Hottle ... the front of the vehicle is a mangled wreck ... and it looks like the result of a heavy impact.

Kaylee was a passenger in the 1995 Honda Accord ... and in our photo, the car is being loaded into the back of a flat-bed tow truck. The hood is smashed up, the hubcaps are missing and the tires appear damaged ... possibly from a fire.

The passenger side door is hanging off at an angle ... seemingly unable to close properly ... and there's damage to a side-view mirror.

Bella Hadid's ex Adan Banuelos was apparently the last to know their relationship was over ... 'cause TMZ has learned the horse trainer was blindsided to learn the supermodel is single.

Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ ... as far as Adan was concerned, he and Bella were still in a relationship ... and he only learned about their updated relationship status when we dispelled rumors that she was dating her friend's brother, Nathan Lacy.

In our story Monday, we revealed Bella is single ... and our sources say Adan didn't know that was the case until he saw our reporting.

It sounds like Adan had reason to be caught off guard ... according to our sources, the pair had been spending plenty of time together recently.

We're told Bella and Adan recently took a trip together to Aspen, where they went out to dinner several times and attended multiple rodeos ... including one in Snowmass on June 29 and another in Silver City on July 1.

We obtained a photo of them breaking bread on June 29 ... and they were also spotted at Aspen hotspot Kemo Sabe on July 4.