Selma Blair has pleaded not guilty to two assault charges after being arrested following an alleged disturbance aboard a Delta flight from Los Angeles to New York.
The 54-year-old actress was taken into custody on Sunday night after authorities responded to reports of a “physically abusive passenger” at John F. Kennedy International Airport.
According to the Port Authority Police Department, two flight attendants reported injuries, with one requiring further evaluation at a hospital.
During Blair’s Monday court appearance in Queens, prosecutors accused her of kicking an on-duty police officer in the face, neck, and chest. She was also accused of kicking a nurse in the chest after being transported to a hospital.
A representative for the Cruel Intentions actress attributed the incident to a health crisis.
Blair “experienced a medical emergency that led to the alleged conduct,” the representative said in a statement. “Upon landing, she received immediate medical attention and is currently in stable condition.”
The representative did not disclose the nature of the reported emergency.
Blair, who has publicly discussed living with multiple sclerosis since her 2018 diagnosis, left the courthouse wearing a white hoodie and aviator sunglasses.
The FBI confirmed it is investigating the incident.
Delta reiterated its “zero tolerance for unruly or unlawful behavior” following the allegations.
Blair’s next court appearance is scheduled for January.
Blair rose to fame in the late 1990s with her breakout role in the 1999 film Cruel Intentions. She went on to star in Legally Blonde, The Sweetest Thing and the Hellboy films, as well as television roles in Anger Management and American Crime Story. In 2021, she shared her experience living with multiple sclerosis in the documentary Introducing Selma Blair.
