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  "id": 14038372,
  "title": "Actress Selma Blair Is Arrested in Assault on Flight Attendants",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/actress-selma-blair-is-arrested-in-assault-on-flight-attendants",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-12T20:09:02.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/12/us/selma-blair-arrested.html"
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  "summary": "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.\n\nThe 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.\n\nBlair is known for her roles in Legally Blonde and Cruel Intentions, according to The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Rolling Stone",
        "title": "Selma Blair Arrested After ‘Medical Emergency’ Led to Physical Altercation on Flight",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/selma-blair-arrested-after-medical-emergency-led-to-physical",
        "published": "2026-10-12T18:56:35.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "Actress Selma Blair arrested after alleged assault on flight attendants",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/actress-selma-blair-arrested-after-alleged-assault-on-flight",
        "published": "2026-10-12T19:04:02.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "Hellboy actress Selma Blair arrested for allegedly injuring 2 flight attendants",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/hellboy-actress-selma-blair-arrested-for-allegedly-injuring-2-flight",
        "published": "2026-10-12T19:55:53.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BBC News",
        "title": "US actress Selma Blair arrested after allegedly attacking attendants on flight",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/us-actress-selma-blair-arrested-after-allegedly-attacking-attendants",
        "published": "2026-10-12T19:56:22.000Z"
      },
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        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "US actress Selma Blair arrested after in-flight altercation",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/us-actress-selma-blair-arrested-after-in-flight-altercation",
        "published": "2026-10-12T20:46:06.000Z"
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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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