Selma Blair on Friday apologized following her arrest after an alleged altercation with flight attendants on a Delta flight earlier this month.
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The 54-year-old actress said her lawyers had advised her not to say anything because of the ongoing legal matter, but added that she could say: "Not one day ever have I intended to hurt or frighten anyone a day in my life.
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And so to the people I disappointed, that I hurt, I frightened, alarmed I am so sorry."
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In the emotional Instagram video, taken in what appeared to be her home, she added that she would be taking care of her health and her son "and thinking of you all with gratitude and love."
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Blair was arrested for assault and arraigned on Monday, Oct. 12, on two counts of second-degree assault stemming from alleged attacks on a Port Authority police officer and a nurse following her arrival at John F. Kennedy International Airport from Los Angeles.
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Police had responded to a call about a "physically abusive passenger" aboard Delta Flight 938.
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Blair pleaded not guilty.
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The judge set bail at $20,000 cash/$60,000 bond/ $60,000 partially secured bond.
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She's expected in court in January 2027.
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"On Sunday October 11 at approximately 11pm at JFK Airport, PAPD responded to a call about a physically abusive passenger aboard Delta Airlines flight 938 which was parked at the gate after arrival from LAX," New York Port Authority officials confirmed to Fox News Digital.
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"Suspect was identified as Selma Blair, a 54-year-old woman.
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She was taken into custody and transported to the hospital for evaluation."
According to court documents, Blair was restrained on a stretcher at the airport but freed her leg, and allegedly kicked an officer in the face, neck and chest, causing substantial swelling.
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A nurse at Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, where Blair was taken, alleged that the actress kicked her in the chest while moving her.
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Delta confirmed that law enforcement officials responded to an incident upon arrival to John F. Kennedy International Airport, a flight which departed out of Los Angeles earlier in the day.
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"Delta has zero tolerance for unruly or unlawful behavior, as the safety of our customers and crew always comes first," Delta said in a statement.
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Sources told TMZ that Blair allegedly punched one flight attendant and bit another in the middle of the flight.
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Law enforcement officials confirmed Blair was also separately served with a summons by the FBI, and is currently facing one charge of assault.
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At the time, the New York Post reported that Blair's lawyer told the court that the actress "missed several doses of… a powerful medication that controls severe neurological symptoms."
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Representatives for Blair later shared a lengthy statement with People, saying the actress "did not intend to harm anyone."
"Since Sunday night, the public account of what happened to Selma aboard a flight to New York has been built almost entirely on a police statement and a decade-old headline," the spokesperson said.
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"A handful of journalists have taken the time to report on Selma as a human being rather than a headline, and we are grateful to them," the statement continued.
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"But fair reporting has been the exception, and in the space left by our silence, speculation has hardened into something being treated as fact.
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We can, however, correct the record on a few points already in public circulation.
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Selma Blair experienced a medical emergency on the flight.
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Selma did not intend to harm anyone.
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The statement also addressed rumors the actress does not in fact have multiple sclerosis, a diagnosis she went public with in 2018.
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The spokesperson called those rumors "outrageous," noting, "What Selma has been able to do physically in the years since is nothing short of a miracle."
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It concluded, "There is much more to this story than has been reported, and we ask to consider the entirety of the facts before rushing to judgment, whether in the courtroom or in the court of public opinion."
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