Actor Selma Blair was taken into custody at John F Kennedy airport in New York on Sunday following an incident aboard a Delta Air Lines flight arriving from Los Angeles. Port Authority officials responded to reports of a physically abusive passenger on flight 938 at approximately 11pm. Two flight attendants reported injuries, with one requiring hospital evaluation. Blair, 54, was transported to a hospital for medical assessment.
Multiple news outlets reported that Blair allegedly punched one flight attendant, bit another, and attempted to open the airplane door during the incident. Her publicist stated that Blair experienced a medical emergency that preceded the alleged conduct and received immediate medical attention upon landing, with her condition described as stable. An air traffic control recording captured the pilot reporting that one flight attendant and one passenger sustained minor injuries, including a bloody nose and bite marks.
Following the aircraft incident, Blair faced separate charges in Queens for two counts of second-degree assault. A police officer alleged that while securing Blair to a stretcher for transport to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, Blair kicked her repeatedly in the face, neck and chest. A hospital nurse also reported being kicked in the chest by Blair. A judge set bail at $20,000 cash or $60,000 bond, with the next hearing scheduled for January.
The FBI, which investigates crimes occurring on aircraft, issued Blair a notice charging her with assault related to the airplane incident. Those charges will be processed through federal petty violations court in Brooklyn. Delta Air Lines stated it maintains zero tolerance for unruly or unlawful behavior, prioritizing customer and crew safety.
This marks at least the second reported incident involving Blair on an airplane. In 2016, she was removed on a stretcher from a flight from Cancún after screaming uncontrollably. Blair subsequently apologized, attributing that episode to mixing alcohol with medication that caused her to black out.
Article Attribution | Read More at Article Source
Article summary produced by Claude AI