US actress Selma Blair charged with assault after alleged flight altercation

American actress Selma Blair has been charged with assault after an alleged altercation on a flight from Los Angeles to New York City, in response to court docket paperwork.

The “Legally Blonde” and “Cruel Intentions” star was detained at John F Kennedy Airport after her Delta Air Lines flight landed late Sunday, October 11, following studies of a bodily abusive passenger.

US media stated that Blair punched one flight attendant and bit one other. The 54-year-old then reportedly assaulted a police officer and nurse as she was transported to hospital.

Blair was charged with two counts of second-degree assault on the police officer and nurse at a New York state court docket late Monday, October 12, in response to court docket paperwork.

She pleaded not responsible to each counts and was launched on bail. The subsequent listening to within the case is scheduled for January 19.

The FBI additionally issued a summons accusing Blair of assaults on the aircraft, in response to a federal judicial supply.

A consultant for Blair stated that “Selma experienced a medical emergency that led to the alleged conduct.”

“Upon landing, she received immediate medical attention and is currently in stable condition,” the consultant stated.

A spokesperson for Delta stated the airline “has zero tolerance for unruly or unlawful behavior, as the safety of our customers and crew always comes first.”

In 2016, Blair was faraway from a aircraft on a stretcher after an outburst on a flight.

“I mixed alcohol with medication, and that caused me to black out and led me to say and do things that I deeply regret,” she informed Vanity Fair after that incident.

She additionally described in her 2022 memoir having bitten a number of celebrities, together with Kate Moss, usually in conditions the place she had been ingesting alcohol.