Selma Blair's team says she 'did not intend to harm anyone'
Selma Blair's team said she "did not intend to harm anyone" and had a medical emergency on a Delta flight to New York, the BBC reported. She has pleaded not guilty to assaulting an officer and a nurse after the flight, the Los Angeles Times reported. Her team denies she tried to open the plane door.
Representatives for actress Selma Blair said she "experienced a medical emergency on the flight" and "did not intend to harm anyone," after she was accused of assaulting people during and after a Delta flight to New York, E! News and the BBC reported. Her team also denied reports that she tried to open the plane's door, according to E! News and the BBC.
Blair, 54, has pleaded not guilty to two counts of second-degree assault, the Los Angeles Times reported. The BBC reported that she pleaded not guilty to charges that she assaulted an officer and a nurse. Prosecutors allege she kicked a Port Authority police officer while being strapped to a stretcher and later kicked a hospital nurse, according to the Los Angeles Times and CNN. Bail was set at $20,000 cash, the Times reported, and she is due back in court Jan. 19, CNN reported.
Two flight attendants were hurt during the Sunday night flight from Los Angeles, and one was taken to a hospital, the Port Authority said, according to the BBC and CNN. The FBI is investigating the in-flight incident and issued Blair a federal summons on an assault charge, the BBC reported.
Her attorney, Shawn Barnes, said in court that Blair had missed doses of her medication, had worked long hours and fell and hit her head on the plane, the Los Angeles Times and CNN reported. Blair revealed in 2018 that she has multiple sclerosis. Her team said she also has pseudobulbar affect, a disorder that can cause sudden emotional outbursts, the BBC reported. "Selma had never been arrested before Sunday night," the statement said, according to the BBC. In 2016, Blair apologized after being removed from a flight from Cancun, CNN reported.
On Friday, Blair made her first public appearance since the incident at 90s Con in Connecticut, E! News reported. She posed for photos with fans, E! News reported, citing a photo published by the Daily Mail. Delta has said it has "zero tolerance for unruly or unlawful behavior," according to the Los Angeles Times and CNN.
What we know: Blair has pleaded not guilty to state assault charges, and her team says a medical emergency led to the incident.
What we don't: What the FBI investigation will find and how the federal assault charge will proceed.
Where outlets agree The BBC and the Los Angeles Times report that Blair pleaded not guilty to assault charges filed after the flight.
Where they differ The outlets cited here report the same key facts so far.