# 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.
- Title: Selma Blair says she did not intend to harm anyone · BBC News
- Summary: 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…
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- Source: BBC News — https://bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwly3zd1r45ro
- Published: 2026-10-17T01:55:45.46+00:00
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## 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.
## Key takeaway

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.