Selma Blair’s Rep Speaks Out After Actress’ Arrest and Plane Incident: ‘Selma Did Not Intend to Harm Anyone’
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Selma Blair’s spokesperson has challenged accounts of her arrest, saying she experienced a medical emergency on a Delta flight and did not intend to harm anyone. The statement says she did not try to open the aircraft door and urges people to consider the full facts before judging her.
Blair was arrested on 11 October after allegedly assaulting two flight attendants, then a police officer and a nurse after being taken off the plane. She was charged with second-degree assault, posted $20,000 bail and was released; the FBI is investigating, and federal charges may follow. Her spokesperson cited Blair’s multiple sclerosis and pseudobulbar affect, and said authorities took her service dog.
- Blair’s spokesperson says a medical emergency preceded the alleged conduct.
- Her representative disputes claims she tried to open the aircraft door.
- Blair faces an assault charge; the FBI is investigating.