Selma Blair Breaks Silence on Airplane Incident, Posts Emotional Video Statement
Blair said she never intended to hurt anyone and apologized after prosecutors said she injured a flight attendant and a nurse on board.
- On Friday, Actress Selma Blair issued a video apology for the Oct. 11 flight incident, stating, "I take this very seriously" regarding the alleged altercation aboard the Delta flight from Los Angeles to New York.
- Blair faces two 2nd-degree assault charges for alleged attacks on a nurse and a Port Authority officer following the incident; she was released on $20,000 bail the following day.
- Attorney Shawn Barnes argued in court that Blair suffered a "medical emergency" after missing several doses of medication controlling neurological symptoms; she also fell and hit her head during the flight.
- Advised by attorneys to limit public comments, the "Cruel Intentions" and "Legally Blonde" actress is scheduled to appear in court in Queens on Jan. 19 for her arraignment proceedings.
- In her apology, Blair emphasized she never intended to harm anyone, expressing regret to those she "disappointed," "hurt," or "frightened," maintaining the incident resulted from medical circumstances beyond her control.
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Selma Blair apologizes to the ‘people that I dissapointed’ after plane incident arrest
Selma Blair has spoken out publicly for the first time since her arrest on assault charges after an incident on a plane earlier this month, apologizing to “the people that I disappointed.”
Selma Blair Apologizes for Plane Incident: ‘I Am So Sorry’
Selma Blair issued a video apology on Friday for the Oct. 11 incident in which she allegedly injured a flight attendant and kicked a nurse after being removed from a plane at John F. Kennedy International Airport. Blair, 54, is facing two state charges of 2nd-degree assault for the alleged attacks on the nurse and […]
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