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Actress Selma Blair has been arrested after an incident on board a Delta Airlines flight from Los Angeles to John F. Kennedy International Airport Sunday night.
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Selma Blair alleged assault on Delta flight
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Current state
Actress Selma Blair was arrested after an alleged altercation on a Delta flight and has pleaded not guilty to two assault charges; her representatives have since said the episode was a medical emergency and that she did not intend to harm anyone.
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What changed
Selma Blair's representatives newly stated she did not intend to harm anyone and cited a neurological disorder as the cause of the outburst.
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CBS
Selma Blair arrested after allegedly biting flight attendant
Actress Selma Blair has been arrested after an incident on board a Delta Airlines flight from Los Angeles to John F. Kennedy International Airport Sunday night.
CBS
Selma Blair pleads not guilty following alleged mid-air assault on Delta flight
Actress Selma Blair is accused of attacking flight attendants on a plane, a police officer and a nurse on the ground and is now facing federal charges. She pled not guilty to two assault charges on Tuesday. Kris Van Cleave reports.
Euronews
US actress Selma Blair accused of attacking cabin crew members on flight to New York
US media said that Blair punched one flight attendant and bit another. The 54-year-old then reportedly assaulted a police officer and nurse as she was transported to hospital.
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Sky News – Front Page Sky
Actor Selma Blair accused of kicking officer and nurse after assaults on flight
Selma Blair has been arrested after she allegedly attacked two cabin crew on a flight, then kicked a police officer and a nurse after landing.
News24
US actor Selma Blair arrested after flight altercation
US actor Selma Blair was arrested after an alleged altercation on a flight from Los Angeles to New York City that injured at least two cabin crew members, authorities said Monday.
CBS
Selma Blair allegedly hit 1 flight attendant, bit another on flight before arrest
Actress Selma Blair was arrested after a cross-country flight over the weekend. She's accused of hitting one flight attendant, biting another and then trying to open a plane door. Kris Van Cleave reports.
PBS
Selma Blair taken into custody in New York after an alleged assault on a flight
Authorities say actor Selma Blair was taken into custody after a flight from Los Angeles to New York for being physically abusive and injuring two flight attendants.
NPR – US NPR
Actor Selma Blair removed from plane by police after altercation
Authorities say Blair was physically abusive and injured two flight attendants while traveling from Los Angeles to New York. A Blair representative said she had a medical emergency aboard the plane.
NYTimes – US NYT
Actress Selma Blair Is Arrested in Assault on Flight Attendants
The police responded to a call about a “physically abusive passenger” aboard a flight that landed at Kennedy Airport on Sunday night, officials said.
Guardian
Selma Blair arrested at JFK after she allegedly attacked flight attendants
Several news outlets reported Blair allegedly punched a flight attendant, bit another and tried to open plane door The actor Selma Blair was arrested on Sunday at John F Kennedy (JFK) airport in New York on allegations that she attacked flight attendants on a Delta Air Lines flight, according to officials. Blair’s arrest happened at about 11pm, after Port Authority of New York and New Jersey officials said they resp…
ABC News
Selma Blair arrested after alleged altercation on Delta flight
Blair's representative said the actress experienced a medical emergency aboard a Delta flight to New York City on Sunday.
