Actress Selma Blair Is Arrested in Assault on Flight Attendants

Actress Selma Blair was arrested late Sunday night after an incident on a Delta Air Lines flight traveling from Los Angeles to New York. According to the South China Morning Post, the 54-year-old was taken into custody by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey while the plane was parked at a gate at John F. Kennedy Airport.

The South China Morning Post and CBC News reported that Blair was arrested for being physically abusive and injuring two flight attendants. NYT Arts noted that police responded to a call regarding a physically abusive passenger on the flight that landed at Kennedy Airport on Sunday night.

Blair is known for her roles in Legally Blonde and Cruel Intentions, according to The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald.

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