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  "id": 14023891,
  "title": "Selma Blair Arrested After Attempting to Open Airplane Door Mid-Flight, Assaulting Crew",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/selma-blair-arrested-after-attempting-to-open-airplane-door-mid",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-12T18:31:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Consequence",
    "slug": "consequence",
    "url": "https://consequence.net/2026/10/selma-blair-flight-assault-arrest/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Selma Blair, the 54-year-old actress, was apprehended on a Delta Air Lines flight after allegedly attempting to open an emergency exit door during the journey, reportedly causing a tumultuous situation with the flight crew, as reported by TMZ and Page Six. Two flight attendants allegedly sustained injuries during the altercation, with one of them being hospitalized for treatment. Blair was subsequently arrested upon the aircraft's landing at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York and transported to a nearby hospital. While en route, she is accused of kicking a Port Authority police officer in the head, according to TMZ. Additionally, she is alleged to have assaulted a nurse at the hospital. Blair is currently facing two counts of assault, and the FBI is investigating the incident, as reported by TMZ. Her representative stated that Selma experienced a medical emergency, which led to the alleged conduct, and that she is currently in stable condition. In a previous incident, Blair was removed from a flight in a stretcher in 2016 following an outburst.",
  "summary": "The actress is also accused of assaulting a Port Authority officer and a nurse. Selma Blair Arrested After Attempting to Open Airplane Door Mid-Flight, Assaulting Crew Alex Young",
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      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "'Selma Blair experienced a medical emergency': Rep responds after actor's alleged mid-flight assault on Delta flight attendants",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/selma-blair-experienced-a-medical-emergency-rep-responds-after-actors",
        "published": "2026-10-12T18:05:23.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Variety",
        "title": "Selma Blair Arrested After Allegedly Biting Flight Attendant and Trying to Open Plane Door; Rep Says She Suffered ‘Medical Emergency’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/selma-blair-arrested-after-allegedly-biting-flight-attendant-and",
        "published": "2026-10-12T18:08:16.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Newsweek",
        "title": "Selma Blair Allegedly Bites Attendant, Tries to Open Door Mid-Flight—Report",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/selma-blair-allegedly-bites-attendant-tries-to-open-door-mid-flight",
        "published": "2026-10-12T18:31:58.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Forbes",
        "title": "Actress Selma Blair Arrested After Allegedly Attacking Attendants Mid-Flight",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/actress-selma-blair-arrested-after-allegedly-attacking-attendants-mid",
        "published": "2026-10-12T19:32:21.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Deadline",
        "title": "Selma Blair Taken To Hospital After Allegedly Biting Flight Attendant & Trying To Open Plane Door",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/selma-blair-taken-to-hospital-after-allegedly-biting-flight-attendant",
        "published": "2026-10-12T19:41:31.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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