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Selma Blair Charged with Second-Degree Assault, Released on Bail
Variety • • general
Key Points:
- Selma Blair has been charged with second-degree assault following a violent incident on a Delta flight from Los Angeles to New York, where she allegedly punched and bit flight attendants and attempted to open the plane door mid-flight.
- Blair was arrested upon landing at JFK Airport, where police and medical personnel took her into custody and transported her for evaluation; two flight attendants sustained injuries, with one requiring hospital treatment.
- The actress posted $20,000 bail and was released after appearing in Queens Criminal Court, where the judge presided over her case.
- Blair’s representative stated she experienced a medical emergency that led to the behavior and confirmed she received immediate medical attention and is currently stable.
- This is not Blair’s first in-flight incident; in 2016, she was removed from a plane after a psychotic blackout, which she attributed to a combination of alcohol and medication.
