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Selma Blair says she did not intend to harm anyone
The Legally Blonde actress faces assault charges after an incident on a Delta flight to New York, but her team says she experienced a medical emergency.
In brief
The Legally Blonde actress faces assault charges after an incident on a Delta flight to New York, but her team says she experienced a medical emergency. Selma Blair pleaded not guilty to assault charges after an altercation on a flight to New York. Her publicist says she experienced a medical emergency related to her…
Actress faces assault charges
Selma Blair, star of Legally Blonde, has been accused of assaulting multiple people on a Delta Airlines flight to New York on Sunday evening. She pleaded not guilty to all charges.
What happened on the flight
Two flight attendants were hurt, one taken to hospital. A pilot reported a bloody nose and some bite marks. Blair was arrested and issued a federal summons by the FBI for assault.
Medical emergency, her team says
Blair's publicist said she experienced a medical emergency on the flight and did not intend to harm anyone. The statement noted she is still fighting multiple sclerosis, diagnosed in two thousand eighteen.
“did not intend to harm anyone”
Pseudobulbar affect explained
Blair also has pseudobulbar affect, a neurological disorder that causes sudden involuntary episodes of laughing, crying or anger that do not match how a person actually feels.Her team says this bears directly on medical episodes.
Team disputes media accounts
Blair's publicist said the public account had been built almost entirely on a police statement and denied reports she attempted to open the aircraft door.She was released on bail after being taken off the plane.
The bottom line
Selma Blair pleaded not guilty to assault charges after an altercation on a flight to New York. Her publicist says she experienced a medical emergency related to her multiple sclerosis and pseudobulbar affect.
