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Selma Blair arrested after alleged mid-flight attack on Delta crew

The actor is accused of punching, biting and trying to open the door on a Delta flight before assaulting a police officer and a nurse on the ground.

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What to know

  • Selma Blair was taken into custody at JFK after a Delta flight from Los Angeles, accused of punching one flight attendant, biting another, and trying to open the aircraft door mid-flight.
  • She is also accused of kicking a Port Authority officer in the head and assaulting a hospital nurse after landing; the nurse has pressed charges.
  • The FBI has filed federal assault charges over the attack on flight attendants, with state charges covering the officer and nurse; Blair's representative attributes the conduct to a medical emergency.
  • Delta has publicly condemned her 'unruly behavior,' while Blair, who has multiple sclerosis, was hospitalized and is reported in stable condition.

“experienced a medical emergency that led to the alleged conduct”

Selma Blair's publicist, publicist · BBC ↗ · Oct 11

Selma Blair Actor, flight passengerDelta Air Lines Operator of the flightPort Authority Police Department Law enforcement responding at JFKFBI Federal investigating agency

Selma Blair arrested after alleged mid-flight attack on Delta crew
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    Wire coverage confirms FBI probe, two crew needed care

    Later coverage confirmed two Delta crew members required medical care after the altercation and that the FBI is investigating the incident.

    1. 11 outlets Selma Blair arrested, accused of injuring flight crew

      first by LA Times, 2d ago · also Washington Examiner, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, ABC Australia, Breitbart, New York Times, NYT Movies +4

      9 more headlines
    2. 11 outlets Selma Blair taken into custody in New York after an alleged assault on a Delta flight

      first by Philadelphia Inquirer, 2d ago · also PBS NewsHour, The Times of India, KSTP-TV, ABC7 New York, ABC News, abc7NY +4

      8 more headlines

    • 🔥🚨 BREAKING — Actress Selma Blair screamed maniacally as she was dragged off a Delta Airlines flight at JFK after allegedly biting one flight attendant and hitting another. The 54-year-old actress was aboard Flight 938 from Los Angeles to New York on Sunday night when Port

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      Selma Blair taken into custody, hospitalized after allegedly attacking flight attendants https://www. upi.com/Entertainment_News/202 6/10/12/selma-blair-hospitalized-after-airplane-incident/5831791839785/ Actress Selma Blair was taken into custody and hospitalized after she allegedly attacked flight attendants on a Delta Airlines flight to New…

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    • 🚨🇺🇲 Actress Selma Blair was SCREAMING while being dragged off a Delta flight at JFK after ASSAULTING flight attendants and trying to OPEN THE CABIN DOOR midflight. She reportedly bit a flight attendant, hit another, kicked a cop in the head, and attacked a nurse. The FBI has

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  2. 5

    Report surfaces Blair posted on social media moments before incident

    Page Six reported Blair had posted content to Instagram from aboard the flight shortly before the alleged altercation began.

    1. 11 outlets Selma Blair Taken Into Custody at New York’s JFK Airport After Allegedly Punching, Biting Delta Staffers

      first by The Hollywood Reporter, 2d ago · also NBC News, The Wrap, Boston Globe, Orlando Sentinel, Baltimore Sun, Mercury News +4

      3 more headlines
    2. 1 outlet Selma Blair arrested after in-flight incident

      first by Fox News, 2d ago

  3. 3

    Blair's rep cites a medical emergency

    Blair's representative said she experienced a medical emergency that led to the alleged conduct and that she is now in stable condition after receiving medical attention.

    “Selma experienced a medical emergency that led to the alleged conduct. Upon landing, she received immediate medical attention and is currently in stable condition.”
    — Selma Blair's representative
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    FBI files federal assault charges, state charges added

    Blair was hit with two federal assault charges by the FBI over the attack on flight attendants, plus state charges for allegedly assaulting the police officer and the hospital nurse.

    1. 22 outlets US actress Selma Blair arrested after allegedly attacking attendants on flight

      first by BBC Entertainment, 2d ago · also Guardian Culture, Guardian, Vulture, The Age, NBC New York, CNN +15

      19 more headlines
    2. 9 outlets Actor Selma Blair is arrested in assault on flight attendants

      first by Philadelphia Inquirer, 1d ago · also Reuters, KSL, Jerusalem Post, Sky News, CTV News, AP News +2

      5 more headlines
    3 more claims →
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    Delta condemns Blair's 'unruly behavior'

    Delta Air Lines issued a statement criticizing Blair's conduct during the flight.

    1. 1 outlet first by NY Post, 2d ago · read ↗

    • Selma Blair was arrested Sunday after an alleged violent incident aboard a Delta flight from Los Angeles to New York: • Blair allegedly tried to open the plane door mid-flight, punched one flight attendant and bit another • She was taken into custody after landing and

      @VarietyX2d ago2.3k▲view on X ↗
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    TMZ details biting, officer kick and nurse assault

    Reporting citing TMZ said Blair kicked a Port Authority officer repeatedly in the head en route to the hospital and then allegedly assaulted a nurse once there, who pressed charges.

    1. 14 outlets Selma Blair arrested for hitting, biting Delta flight attendant, passenger after trying to open plane door mid-flight

      first by The Post Millennial, 2d ago · also Blaze Media, WNYW-TV, Us Weekly, FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul, KFTC-TV, One America News Network +7

      12 more headlines
  7. background

    Port Authority police take Blair into custody at JFK — Police responded to a call about a 'physically abusive passenger' once the flight parked at the gate; Blair, screaming, was dragged off the plane and both she and an injured flight attendant were taken to the hospital.

  8. background

    Blair allegedly attacks crew, tries to open door mid-flight — Aboard Delta flight 938 from Los Angeles to JFK, Blair allegedly punched one flight attendant, bit another, and tried to open the plane's door while in the air; she was restrained on board.

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  1. 4 outlets Selma Blair taken into custody, hospitalized after allegedly trying to open plane door

    first by The Hill, 2d ago · also Variety, NDTV, Yahoo

    3 more headlines
  2. 4 outlets Actress Selma Blair arrested by police responding to abusive plane passenger

    first by SCMP, 2d ago · also Channel News Asia, NPR, Associated Press

    2 more headlines
  3. 3 outlets Selma Blair Arraigned on 2 Felony Charges After Plane Incident Arrest

    first by Yahoo, 1d ago · also Fox News, BBC

    2 more headlines
  4. 3 outlets Selma Blair arrest: Everything we know about 'flight attendants assault'

    first by Evening Standard, 1d ago · also Sydney Morning Herald, CNN

    2 more headlines
  5. 3 outlets Selma Blair ‘bit flight attendant and tried to open plane door’

    first by The Telegraph, 2d ago · also NY Post, Page Six

    1 more headline
  6. 2 outlets Selma Blair released from jail as she faces up to 7 years in prison for violent airplane incident

    first by NY Post, 1d ago · also Page Six

  7. 2 outlets FBI issues actor Selma Blair a summons accusing her of assaults aboard a plane, AP source says

    first by Philadelphia Inquirer, 2d ago · also Associated Press

  8. 2 outlets Actress Selma Blair arrested at JFK after causing chaos midflight from California

    first by Mercury News, 2d ago · also Chicago Tribune

    1 more headline
  9. 2 outlets Selma Blair Arrested After Attempting to Open Airplane Door Mid-Flight, Assaulting Crew

    first by Consequence, 2d ago · also Newsweek

    1 more headline
  10. 2 outlets FBI Takes Action After Actress Melts Down Midflight

    first by Daily Wire, 2d ago · also The Daily Wire

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