Actor Selma Blair arrested and accused of abusing flight attendants

Los Angeles-based actress Selma Blair was arrested on Sunday evening after flight attendants reported her as a "physically abusive passenger" on a Delta Air Lines flight from Los Angeles to New York, according to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey's police department. The incident occurred on Sunday, and Blair was taken into custody at New York's John F. Kennedy Airport, where she was subsequently transported to a hospital for evaluation.

Two flight attendants reported sustaining injuries during the altercation, with one of them requiring hospitalization.

The airline issued a statement emphasizing their zero tolerance for unruly or unlawful behavior, stating that the safety of their customers and crew remains their top priority. In a video clip of Blair's arraignment hearing in Queens, New York, the actor was also accused of kicking a police officer involved in her arrest and a nurse at the hospital where she was taken afterward. Blair was later released on bond.

A representative for the 54-year-old actress claimed that Selma experienced a medical emergency during the flight, which led to the alleged conduct. She was seen as stable upon her release from the hospital. Blair has been open about her diagnosis of multiple sclerosis, having been diagnosed with the autoimmune disorder in 2018.