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Selma Blair Apologizes on Instagram Weeks After In-Flight Assault Arrest

The actress broke her silence in an emotional video, saying she never intended to 'hurt or frighten anyone' after her Oct. 11 Delta flight arrest.

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What to know

  • Blair faces two counts of second-degree assault over an Oct. 11 Delta flight incident involving alleged attacks on flight attendants, a Port Authority officer, and a hospital nurse; she is due in court again in January 2027.
  • Her Oct. 30 Instagram video is her first public statement since the arrest, delivered on her lawyers' advice without discussing the specifics of the case.
  • Her defense has attributed the episode to missed multiple sclerosis medication and exhaustion from work, while her representatives say the full story has not yet been told.

“Since Sunday night, the public account of what happened to Selma aboard a flight to New York has been built almost entirely on a police statement and a decade-old hea…”

Representative for Selma Blair, spokesperson · Fox News ↗

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Selma Blair Apologizes on Instagram Weeks After In-Flight Assault Arrest
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    Blair posts Instagram apology video, breaking weeks of silence

    In an emotional video, Blair apologized to people she 'disappointed,' 'hurt,' 'frightened' and 'alarmed,' said her lawyers advised her not to discuss the legal matter, and said she is focusing on her health and her son.

    “Not one day ever have I intended to hurt or frighten anyone a day in my life.”
    — Selma Blair
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    • 🇺🇸 Actress Selma Blair issuing an apology after her alleged chimp out on a Delta flight this month that led to one flight attendant being hospitalized in a BITING incident. She said, “Not one day ever have I intended to hurt or frighten anyone a day in my life…I am so sorry.”

      @MarioNawfalX12d ago9▲view on X ↗
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    Blair's representatives say there is 'much more to this story' — A spokesperson for Blair gave a lengthy statement saying the public account of the flight had been built largely on a police statement and said she did not intend to harm anyone.

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    Attorneys attribute incident to missed MS medication, exhaustion — Blair's legal team said she had missed doses of medication for her multiple sclerosis and had worked extensive hours on set before the flight, resulting in 'severe confusion and disorientation.'

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    Blair arraigned, pleads not guilty, released on bail — Blair was arraigned on two counts of second-degree assault, pleaded not guilty, and was released after bail was set at $20,000 cash, $60,000 bond or $60,000 partially secured bond; she is expected back in court in January 2027.

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    Selma Blair arrested after violent outburst on Delta flight — Police responded to a call about a 'physically abusive passenger' aboard Delta Flight 938 from LAX to JFK; Blair allegedly punched and bit flight attendants, was restrained, and allegedly kicked a Port Authority officer and assaulted a nurse at the hospital.

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