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  "id": 14042169,
  "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-14042169",
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  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-12T20:52:06.000Z",
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  "summary": "US actress Selma Blair was arrested at John F. Kennedy Airport following an alleged in-flight altercation on a Delta Air Lines flight from Los Angeles to New York. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey stated that authorities took the 54-year-old into custody late Sunday night while the plane was parked at the gate.\n\nAccording to the South China Morning Post, Blair was arrested for being physically abusive, an incident that resulted in injuries to two flight attendants. NYT Arts reported that police responded to a call regarding a physically abusive passenger on the flight, which landed on Sunday night.",
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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"
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      {
        "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"
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        "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"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "NYT Arts",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-10-12T20:09:02.000Z"
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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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